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Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides financial aid to orphan families

Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides financial aid to orphan families

The Office of the Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, provided financial aid to hundreds of orphan families. The charitable work, carried out on Monday, came as part of the humanitarian charitable activities…
‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says

‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says

The UN Women in Afghanistan said that “women make-up the majority of the displaced populations in Afghanistan. The inability to exercise property rights or seek legal help means women in informal settlements live every day in fear of being evicted.”…
Afghanistan, African countries are most at risk of humanitarian crises, IRC reports

Afghanistan, African countries are most at risk of humanitarian crises, IRC reports

Conflict, climate change and economic turmoil are accelerating crisis conditions in these countries, according to the International Rescue Committee. Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and 17 other countries will face the greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian emergencies in 2023, according…
Afghanistan: Shias of Ahlulbayt revive martyrdom of Lady Fatima, disseminate culture of Ahlulbayt

Afghanistan: Shias of Ahlulbayt revive martyrdom of Lady Fatima, disseminate culture of Ahlulbayt

 Despite the tragic conditions that the Shia Afghans live through, the most dangerous of which is the terrorist attacks, they did not hesitate to revive the rituals of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) and to remember the great calamities…
WFP’s report on humanitarian and food situation in Afghanistan

WFP’s report on humanitarian and food situation in Afghanistan

Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan are acutely food-insecure, including more than 6 million people on the brink of famine-like conditions in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), according to WFP. 4 million people are acutely malnourished, including 3.2 million children under…
Afghan girls sit exams despite not attending schools for a year

Afghan girls sit exams despite not attending schools for a year

Afghan education authorities have organised graduation exams for high school girls across much of the country despite most of them being barred from attending classes since the Taliban’s return to power last year, according to media outlets. The education ministry…
World urged to help Afghanistan deal with worst-ever food crisis

World urged to help Afghanistan deal with worst-ever food crisis

Experts blamed poor Taliban governance and international policies for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where more than 90 percent of the households go hungry, says a report published on Monday. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has already described this…
The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides 400 Shia families with winter fuel

The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides 400 Shia families with winter fuel

With the sharp drop in temperatures, the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayywd Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, announced today, Tuesday, the distribution of fuel to poor families in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The office of the…
Seven dead in bus bombing in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

Seven dead in bus bombing in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said. “The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It was detonated as the bus arrived,” said Asif…
Women publicly flogged for venturing out without male companion

Women publicly flogged for venturing out without male companion

Years have gone by, generations passed, but nothing has changed for women in Afghanistan, who continue to face atrocities under the Taliban. Yet another evidence of barbarity against women surfaced from the languishing country as a video showing brutal flogging…
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