Afghanistan

A new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sheds light on the significant obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported today. The study, based on interviews with over 3,100 women, found that 73% of Afghan…

Since the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan, the Hazara ethnic minority and Shia Muslim population have faced a devastating campaign of escalated violence, systematic discrimination, and social isolation, the Jurist reported in an article yesterday. The Taliban’s discriminatory policies have stripped…

In the wake of a catastrophic flooding event in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, the humanitarian organization Save the Children has expressed grave concern over the devastating impact on the local population, particularly the estimated 40,000 children who have been left without…

Afghanistan’s voting rights in the United Nations General Assembly have been suspended due to unpaid membership dues, Khaama Press reported citing the country’s acting UN representative, Nasir Faiq.  According to Faiq, countries that fail to pay their UN dues for…

UNICEF reported that out of nearly 300 people who died in recent floods in northeastern Afghanistan, 51 were children, Amu TV reported yesterday. The international organization issued a report warning of an increasing death toll and stated that most of…

Heavy monsoon rains have ravaged northern and northwestern Afghanistan, with the UN Food Program reporting at least 300 confirmed fatalities, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The flash floods have destroyed over 1,000 homes in the Baghlan province alone, according to the…

At least 50 people lost their lives after flash floods hit several parts of Afghanistan on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The floods hit at least two provinces in the north and northeastern parts of the country, causing heavy damage,…

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban work and cooperation with Afghanistan International Radio and Television, calling it a violation of the country’s media laws, Khaama Press reported today. In a statement issued on Thursday, the…

A bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s volatile northeastern Badakhshan province Wednesday killed at least three Taliban security personnel and wounded six others. Multiple sources, including residents and area hospital officials, confirmed the casualties. They said that a “sticky improvised explosive device”…

Shia residents in the province of Herat, Afghanistan are feeling anxious about the possibility of sudden terrorist attacks in the future, as witnessed in the past two weeks and in previous years. Observers of the Afghan situation told Shia Waves…