Tag: Red Cross

Red Cross suspends activities after Taliban ‘ban’

KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday it had suspended work in Afghanistan after the Taliban announced a “ban” against the...

Dozens dead, wounded in attack on Yemen bus carrying children: Red...

SANAA: An attack on a bus carrying children in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday left dozens of people dead or wounded, the International Committee...

Red Cross sends war surgeons, supplies to Gaza

GENEVA: The International Committee of the Red Cross is sending two teams of war surgeons to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in...

International Red Cross to ‘drastically’ cut Afghan operations after attacks

KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross will “drastically” cut back its operations in Afghanistan following attacks that have killed seven of its...

Afghan Red Cross workers ‘killed by IS’

Six Afghan Red Cross workers have been killed by suspected Islamic State (IS) group gunmen in the northern Afghan province of Jowzjan, officials say. The...

Pakistan Red Crescent Society extends network to Thatta

Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in collaboration with German Red Cross (GRC) has established district branch Thatta for effective community resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction...

Red Cross sounds alarm on rising casualties in ‘ignored’ Afghanistan

The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral", the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Friday,...