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AFGHANISTAN: EMERGENCY’S HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN LASHKAR-GAH AND MAIDAN SHAHR HIT BY ROCKETS AND BULLETS
Two of EMERGENCY’s healthcare facilities in Afghanistan have been hit by crossfire in the last 24 hours. This evening (Monday 9 August), a rocket exploded in the compound of EMERGENCY’s Lashkar-Gah Surgical Centre for War Victims. A rocket also landed next door in the compound of Boost Hospital, which is supported by MSF. Fortunately, there…
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LASHKAR- GAH: “We Are Here to Help.”
Fighting has been ongoing for days now in Lashkar-Gah, Southern Afghanistan. It is taking place close to our hospital. “The fighting is right outside and we had to move patients to the most protected areas of the hospital, away from the windows” says Viktor, Medical Coordinator at the EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre for War Victims in…
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Your Work Is Immense, As Is Your Courage
If anyone ever wanted to talk about heroes in the midst of war, If anyone ever wanted to talk about heroes in the midst of war, here they are: Nurses, doctors, logisticians, technicians, guards, cleaners… our local colleagues in Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan. Fighting has been ongoing in the city for days now and they have been…
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Fighting Continued in the Centre of Lashkar-Gah Last Night.
Fighting continued in the centre of Lashkar-Gah last night, the capital of Helmand province in Afghanistan. There was heavy shelling, they used machine guns, and shots were fired from helicopters – it was loud. This morning, we received three severely wounded people, adding to the 14 others admitted in the previous 24 hours. There are…
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Afghanistan: Fighting Rages in Helmand Province. Patients are Arriving in Need of Major Surgery.
Relentless violence resulted in a surge of admissions at our Surgical Centre for War Victims in Lashkar-Gah. Clashes between government forces and the Taliban are taking place across Afghanistan. After taking over many government-held districts (more than half of 400 in the country), the Taliban are now advancing towards Lashkar-Gah – the capital of Helmand…
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It Is Time For a Ceasefire – More Violence Can Never Be the Solution.
When conflict devastates a country, civilians bear the heaviest toll. UNAMA’s latest report confirms that the situation in war-torn Afghanistan is dire. It recorded 5,183 civilian casualties in the first half of 2021, with 1,659 deaths and 3,524 injuries – a 47% increase on the same period last year. Record numbers that define this conflict,…
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Afghanistan: The Situation is Steadily Worsening
“I went out to feed the animals. Suddenly a rocket exploded in the courtyard.” Nassir, a survivor of the conflict in Afghanistan, tells us his story. He is 18 years old and has a dream that not even war can extinguish: to go to university. The activities within EMERGENCY First Aid Posts and Surgical…
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AFGHANISTAN: ROCKETS LAND CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN KABUL
EMERGENCY: SIX PATIENTS RECEIVED – THE MOST SERIOUS ARE IN THE OPERATING THEATRE OUR HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN WORKING DAY AND NIGHT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH Three rockets landed close to the presidential palace in Kabul this morning during an Eid prayer ceremony attended by President Ashraf Ghani and other senior politicians. “We heard…
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Today, He Cannot Imagine Any Future.
“I told my children not to leave the house,” says Jalad Khan, sitting in his wheelchair in front of the hospital ward where he is being treated. He is afraid for his wife and seven children who live in Darkh, where violence is a daily occurrence. He has experienced the consequences himself. “In the last…
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The Violence Continues to Worsen in Afghanistan.
The war has been devastating for a long time, but this year is particularly bad. There was a 29% increase in civilian casualties from the violence in the first four months of this year compared to last, and we have seen this first hand in our hospitals across Afghanistan. ©️ Mathieu Wilcocks In Lashkar-Gah ,…