Afghanistan Emergency Archives: 2001-2003
Through its office in Afghanistan and with its ecumenical partners, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is working to help the people of Afghanistan to recover from twenty-three years of wars, ethnic conflict, repressive regimes, drought, famine and earthquakes. Current news UMCOR's response to the Afghanistan emergency is here.
Onsite and Partner News Archives
2003 News Archives
- United Methodist Committee on Relief Allocates More 9/11 Grants, UMNS, October 24, 2003.
- Delighted Afghan Children Receive UMCOR School Kits, UMCOR, October 17, 2003.
- UMCOR Hotline, September 19, 2003.
- UMCOR in Afghanistan: Helping the Returnees, Henry Hamilton, New World Outlook, May/June, 2003.
- UMCOR Housing Project Brings Families Back Together in Bagram, Afghanistan, UMCOR, March 6, 2003.
- Afghan Kids Say "Thank You" for School Kits, UMCOR, February 12, 2003.
- Thank You Letters from Afghan Refugees at The Nazoo Anna Education Center.
- Afghan Children Study Under the Trees, UMCOR, October 23, 2002.
- Afghanistan One Year Later: Rebuilding Homes and Lives, UMCOR, October 2002.
- UMCOR Afghanistan Archives 2001-2002.
2002 News Archives
- Afghanistan One Year Later: Rebuilding Homes and Lives, UMCOR, October 2002.
- UMCOR Responds to Earthquakes in Afghanistan, UMCOR, March 27, 2002.
- How Many Zarehs Are There? Finding Hunger in Afghanistan, ACT, March 7, 2002.
- Beginning Again in Northern Afghanistan: UMCOR/Mercy Corps Shelter Kits Arrive (Photo Essay).
- UMCOR/Mercy Corp Shelter Project: Assessment Visit (Photo Essay).
- Bishops See Quilting as Sign of Hope in Pakistan, UMNS, February 22, 2002.
- "We are Still Standing Because of Them": Trail of Wartime Aid Leads to 23,000 Homes, ACT, February 13, 2002.
- Three Days in Kabul: A Reflection, ACT, February 4, 2001.
- First Day in a Camp on the Moon (Aghan Refugees Photo Essay), ACT, February 1, 2002.
- Preparing to Pick up (some of) the Pieces in Kabul ACT, January 30, 2002.
- Across the barbed wire - ACT members help, ACT, January 11, 2002.
2001 Archives
- 51 Photos of Afghan Refugees by Paul Jeffrey, December 2001.
- UMCOR Makes Major Grants in Sept. 11 Response, UMNS, December 20, 2001.
- Afghan Refugee Women Struggle to Survive in Pakistan, Paul Jeffrey, ACT, December 5, 2001.
- Despite Uncertainties, ACT Agencies Respond to Afghan Crisis, Paul Jeffrey, ACT, November 26, 2001.
- Aid Groups Wait on Border of Afghanistan, Paul Jeffrey, ACT, November 17, 2001.
- UMCOR Continues Response to Afghans, UMNS, November 6, 2001
- Life is More Precious than Property, ACT, November 5, 2001
- Afghan Refugees, Map showing where they are, October 2001.
- No Food, No Money: Afghan Refugees' Plight, ACT, October 26, 2001
- Ajmal Wants to Become a Doctor, ACT, October 23, 2001
- The Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Deteriorates, IAM, October 18, 2001
- Thousands of Afghan Families Suffering, ACT, October 12, 2001
- UMCOR Responds to Afghan Crisis, UMNS, October 8, 2001
Photos: An Afghan boy enjoys his newly built home in Bagram Province. Credit: UMCOR/NGO 2003.