Afghanistan
OCHA: Afghanistan faces severe climate crisis amid ongoing economic, social challenges
January 9, 2024
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
January 8, 2024
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
January 7, 2024
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
January 6, 2024
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
January 5, 2024
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
January 4, 2024
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
December 30, 2023
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
December 29, 2023
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
December 28, 2023
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
December 25, 2023
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…