International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Kidnapped Red Cross staffer released in Kunduz

An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff member who was abducted last year in Kunduz province, has been released.Juan Carlos, was abducted on December 19 while traveling from the ICRC office in Kunduz to the office in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Jan 16, 2017, 12:59 PM IST

Aleppo evacuation: Thousands of trapped civilians and rebels in desperate wait for evacuation from opposition-held areas

Families spent the night in freezing temperatures in bombed out apartment blocks in Al-Amiriyah district, which was the departure point for evacuations before they were halted on Friday.

Dec 17, 2016, 17:14 PM IST

12 killed in strike on aid convoy in Aleppo: Syrian monitor

Twelve people were killed in an attack on an aid convoy in Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that 32 civilians had been killed in total across the region.

Sep 20, 2016, 13:08 PM IST