John Owens VOA News November 30, 2016 ATHENS — They risked their lives crossing continents and seas, but for 90 minutes a week the biggest hurdle for these young men is avoiding the offside trap. A new football team with big-name backing is aiming to make an impact in the Greek leagues, despite the difficulty of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 15, 2016 A group of migrants clashed with Serbian police as they tried to enter Croatia on their way to Western Europe. Some 100 migrants broke a Serbian police cordon on November 14 and tried to enter Croatia across fields, but were stopped by police forces from both countries, who
Hasib Danish Alikozai VOA News | November 10, 2016 Afghanistan will reportedly take in more than 1.5 million Afghan refugees by the end of the year, challenging the government at a time when Kabul is already struggling against resurgent Taliban militants and an emerging Islamic State group (IS). Based on figures compiled by the United
VOA News October 24, 2016 Men and women carrying suitcases and personal possessions have begun leaving the soon-to-be-demolished refugee camp known as “The Jungle” in the northern French port city of Calais. France’s government said the relocation operation is “humanitarian” and will allow the closing of the country’s largest shanty town. The evacuation of possibly
Tolo News: The Italian branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Centro Astalli, raised concerns over an agreement between the Afghan government and the European Union (EU) to cooperate on deportations of Afghan migrants. Centro Astalli head called it the latest blow by the EU to the dignity of human life, aggravated by a disproportionate waste of
Marthe van der Wolf VOA News | October 5, 2016 BRUSSELS — The international community pledged 15.2 billion dollars for Afghanistan’s development on Tuesday for the coming four years. The pledge, at comes at a time when the United States military is conducting airstrikes to support Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. The pledge, at a donors’
Press TV October 5, 2016 The European Union (EU) is holding a fund-raising conference for the cash-strapped government in Afghanistan, which has to tackle with a host of issues, including rampant militancy in the country. Leaders from more than 70 countries and 20 international organizations and agencies have gathered in the EU’s de facto capital
Masood Farivar VOA News October 3, 2016 Afghanistan is appealing to European donors to open their wallets at an international donors’ conference Wednesday, arguing that jobs created through development projects will help stem the tide of migrants that is destabilizing the European continent. High unemployment combined with growing insecurity drove nearly 200,000 Afghans to Europe
Hasib Danish Alikozai VOA News / October 1, 2016 The international community is looking for signs of progress on key issues ahead of an international conference on Afghanistan in Brussels next week, said Ambassador Richard Olson, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. The European Union and the National Unity government of Afghanistan will
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 29, 2016 A senior U.S. official says an international conference scheduled for next week in Brussels is expected to bring pledges totaling more than $3 billion in development support for Afghanistan through the year 2020. Richard Olson, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, made the remarks on September