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Afghanistan: Leaked map has got more no-go zones for aid missions

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 @ 05:40 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Afghanistan
Topics:: Humanitarian, War & Conflict

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Español:	Afganistán: Mapa filtrado tiene más zonas peligrosas para los trabajadores de las misiones de ayuda...
فارسی:	افغانستان: سرزمین خطرناک...

Carl Robichaud reacts on the recent article in The Times with the leaked information about new map for aid missions in Afghanistan. According to this UN map, almost half of Afghanistan is now too dangerous for aid workers to operate in.

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