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Doctors Without Borders starts return to Afghanistan
15 November 2001

(As a human rights oriented Web site—we’re here to raise funds for human rights as well as to expose cutting edge pop—Rockbites occasionally brings you non-music-related stories. Here’s one.)

International medical aid & human rights organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins San Frontières on Tuesday started returning international teams to war-ravaged Afghanistan. On 14 September DWB had evacuated 70 staff members out of fear for their safety, although some 400 Afghan DWB employees remained to continue relief work. Doctors Without Borders has been working in Afghanistan continuously since 1979. They also maintain teams in Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
The four person team that returned to Kabul on Tuesday are assessing the city’s remaining health infrastructure and surveying the urgent health needs of the local population. Just yesterday, DWB health teams returned to Mazar-I-Sharif and to Taloqan. As always, the organization is accepting direct donations through their Website. | Doctors Without Borders | | donate to DWB | | top of page |

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