Afghanistan

Afghanistan–Pakistan Trade Slumps After Prolonged Border Closures ……….. Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has dropped by up to 45 percent following the near three-month closure of major border crossings between the two countries, according to Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment,…

Taliban Launch $120 Million Aluminium Can Factory in Herat ………. Taliban authorities have launched a $120 million aluminium can manufacturing project in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, describing it as the country’s first facility of its kind, Amu TV reported.…

Taliban Authorities Declare Hazara-Inhabited Land as State Property in Ghazni, Raising Displacement Concerns —————————– Authorities in Ghazni province under the Taliban administration have declared nearly 1,843 acres in the Shahrak Nawab area of Ghazni city to be government-owned land, a…

WFP Warns of Worsening Child Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan ……….. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s most severe nutrition emergencies, with more than 3.5 million children under the age of five…

Taliban Shut Down Shiite Cultural and Educational Center in Kabul ……….. Local sources in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, reported that the Taliban have closed the Imam Hussein Cultural and Educational Complex in the Afshar Dar al-Aman area, without issuing an official…

Taliban Identify Thousands With Mental Health Conditions Across Afghanistan …….. Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice says it has identified nearly 6,000 people with mental health conditions nationwide over the past three months,…

Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Delivers Winter Fuel to Vulnerable Families in Northern Afghanistan ……… The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has launched the first phase of its annual winter relief program in…

Taliban Carry Out Public Floggings in Kabul Amid Rising Use of Corporal Punishment ………….. Taliban authorities have publicly flogged 11 people in Kabul after convicting them of drug trafficking and alcohol-related offences, according to a statement from the Taliban-run Supreme…

Afghan Traders Report Heavy Losses From Prolonged Pakistan Border Closures …………. Afghanistan’s business community says extended closures of major border crossings with Pakistan have caused significant economic losses, including the spoilage of large volumes of agricultural exports, Amu TV reported.…

AEWA introduces education directory for Afghan women barred from universities ———————— The Alliance for the Education of Women in Afghanistan (AEWA) has launched a public directory aimed at helping them find alternative learning opportunities, three years after the Taliban barred…