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OCHA: Afghanistan faces severe climate crisis amid ongoing economic, social challenges

OCHA: Afghanistan faces severe climate crisis amid ongoing economic, social challenges

Afghanistan is grappling with a severe climate crisis, marked by its third consecutive year of drought-like conditions, reported the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) on Monday. This follows the worst year-round drought in 30 years…
UN decries deadly terrorist attack on Afghan Hazara community

UN decries deadly terrorist attack on Afghan Hazara community

The United Nations has urged Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban to bring to justice the perpetrators of an overnight deadly minibus bombing in Kabul that targeted members of the minority Hazara-Shiite community. Saturday’s attack in the western Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of the Afghan…
At least 2 civilians dead, 14 wounded in Kabul after minibus explosion

At least 2 civilians dead, 14 wounded in Kabul after minibus explosion

A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred in the city’s western Dasht-e-Barchi Shiite Muslim…
Amnesty International urges end to Taliban’s crackdown on women

Amnesty International urges end to Taliban’s crackdown on women

Amnesty International demanded the Taliban immediately cease their crackdown on women in Afghanistan, including “the detention of those not complying with stringent dress codes requiring only their eyes to be visible”. The global rights group condemned these actions as severe…
Afghanistan: Shirazi-affiliated Orphanage distributes heaters to tens of disadvantaged families

Afghanistan: Shirazi-affiliated Orphanage distributes heaters to tens of disadvantaged families

As part of its humanitarian activities, the Orphans House —one of the centres affiliated to Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra Complex in the Afghan capital Kabul—has distributed heaters to tens of disadvantaged families recorded on its list. The humanitarian campaign was carried…
Afghan women resort to virtual learning amid education ban

Afghan women resort to virtual learning amid education ban

Two online universities in the UK and the US say the ban on women’s education has led tens of thousands of Afghan girls to turn to their online educational programs. According to them, business and English language courses are among…
AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan

AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) says in an annual report that in 2023, 168 incidents of journalists’ rights violations occurred in Afghanistan, including the arrest of 61 journalists by the Taliban. The center highlighted that these incidents predominantly involved killings,…
WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees driven out of Pakistan empty-handed

WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees driven out of Pakistan empty-handed

Concerns about the situation of Afghan refugees being deported from Pakistan and their uncertain fate are increasing every day, with thousands forcibly repatriated to Afghanistan empty-handed, the World Food Program (WFP) said. WFP published a video on Wednesday of an…
IRC: 1 in 3 Afghan Children forced into arduous labour

IRC: 1 in 3 Afghan Children forced into arduous labour

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in its latest report has highlighted that the needs of 40% of children in Afghanistan are unmet, emphasizing that one-third of children in the country are engaged in laborious work. The agency reported on Wednesday,…
WFP: 4 million Afghan mothers and children suffer from malnutrition

WFP: 4 million Afghan mothers and children suffer from malnutrition

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that more than four million mothers and children in Afghanistan suffer from malnutrition, stressing that international aid provided to prevent and treat malnutrition in this country is used for its intended purpose. The House…
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