2004

SCA response on critical remarks from ICRC and MSF

B. Kristiansson & L. Hjelm-Wallén, December 20, 2004

This article was published in Development Today

SCA signed a letter ahead of a summit NATO conference in Istanbul last June, and appealed to NATO to provide more troops for assisting Afghanistan in its efforts to establish security to its citizens and aid workers. » Read more...

Attacks on schools linked to the elections

PRESS RELEASE, Kabul, October 8, 2004

Since June there has been a wave of serious attacks on SCA-supported schools in the provinces Wardak, Baghlan and Laghman. Five of the eight schools are girls’ schools. Most attacks are believed to be linked to the election process. » Read more...

NGOs call for the respect

PRESS RELEASE, Kabul, September 1, 2004

The deliberate confusion of military and humanitarian actors in Afghanistan is seriously hampering the ability of NGOs to deliver aid to all communities in need. » Read more...

School under fire in clash between police and insurgents

PRESS RELEASE, Kabul, May 3, 2004

A school in Ibrahim Khil in Zurmat district, Paktia province, was attacked in a nightly gun battle between Afghan police and unknown forces on 1 May. Several police and one civilian are reported to have been killed in the clash, which also involved US helicopters firing rockets to defend the post from the attackers. The school is supported by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) and has 366 students in classes in classes 1-6, including 59 girls. » Read more...

SCA Condemns Attacks on Girls' Schools

PRESS RELEASE, Kabul, April 1, 2004

In the past month, three girls' schools supported by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) have been attacked and completely or partially destroyed by unknown assailants. On 19 February, at night, Jar-e-Shah Baba girls' school in Keshem, Badakshan, was attacked and burnt to the ground. On 10 March Sangana school in Rokha, Kapisa province, was bombed and three classrooms were completely destroyed. In the latest attack on 17 March, Harmal Girls school in Laghman was targeted by armed men who tied up three guards and set fire to doors, windows, school books and official documents. No person was injured in the attacks. » Read more...