Afghanistan

On the beginning of the month of mercy (month of Ramadan), the office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini Shirazi, in collaboration with the Al-Kawthar Cultural Charitable Foundation, launched a humanitarian initiative Food baskets…

A company in Kabul is helping women artisans to sell their handmade crafts globally through online stores, Khaama Press reported. The company has created online platforms for many talented female artisans to showcase and sell their products, including traditional Afghan…

The Political Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban has announced that the government will consider proposals put forth by the members of the Shia Ulema Council of Afghanistan during a recent meeting, some local media reported. The announcement has not…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, north of Afghanistan, has announced its humanitarian and charitable programs for the holy month of Ramadan. According to the statement released by the office, the…

23 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance this year, with women representing 52 percent of this figure, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced recently. In 2023 alone, 8 million girls and 9.2 million…

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, has called on the Taliban to end the restrictions imposed on women. In a statement released on its website on International Women’s Day, the mission urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to…

Hazara women residing in Australia have launched a 12-month campaign to draw attention the women and girls under the Taliban ruling regime, the Australia-based Women’s Agenda reported. The campaign, titled “We stand with women and girls in Afghanistan”, was launched on…

The Indonesian government announced Friday the donation of 10 million doses of the bOPV polio vaccine to Afghanistan, Amu TV reported yesterday. The delivery was made in response to an appeal for the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the…

Afghanistan has experienced significant snowfall recently, resulting in the unfortunate loss of 39 lives across various provinces and injury of 30 others. The heavy snowfall has caused communication routes in provinces and districts to become blocked, and led to the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a surge in measles cases in the past two months, with children under five years old accounting for 80% of the suspected cases. Over 7,000 suspected measles cases and 29 deaths were reported in…