Afghanistan
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
December 1, 2022
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
A total of 300 people, most of them children, have been infected with whooping cough in Zabul province, in southern Afghanistan, and two children have died from the disease, according to Abdul Hakim Hakimi, director of public health in the…
19 killed, 24 injured after blast in Afghanistan, AFP reported
December 1, 2022
19 killed, 24 injured after blast in Afghanistan, AFP reported
At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan’s northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP. There have been dozens of blasts and attacks targeting…
The Taliban plans to expand religious schools to graduate extremist generations
November 29, 2022
The Taliban plans to expand religious schools to graduate extremist generations
The Taliban movement plans to increase religious schools in Afghanistan, which constitutes the movement’s investment in graduating new generations who believe in the movement’s ideology, as the Ministry of Education of the Taliban movement plans to build a large religious…
UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan
November 29, 2022
UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan
UN experts have demanded an investigation into the suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan as a form of gender persecution as the situation of women in Afghanistan has been deteriorating with every passing day due to Taliban’s suppression of basic…
The United Nations: Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity
November 26, 2022
The United Nations: Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity
A team of experts from the United Nations announced that Taliban’s treatment of women may amount to crimes against humanity and must be investigated and held accountable under international law. The United Nations experts said, in a statement, that Taliban’s…
Statement of Shia Rights Watch condemning the massacre of the Afghan village of “Seok Sheber”
November 26, 2022
Statement of Shia Rights Watch condemning the massacre of the Afghan village of “Seok Sheber”
Confirmed reports have been received from Afghanistan that the village of “Seok Sheber” in the Nili district of the “Daykundi” province, which has a Shia majority of the Hazara nationality, was subjected to a brutal campaign on Thursday, November 24,…
The International Committee of the Red Cross: Malnutrition cases for Afghan children rise by 90%
November 25, 2022
The International Committee of the Red Cross: Malnutrition cases for Afghan children rise by 90%
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it has recorded a sharp rise in malnutrition cases among children in Afghanistan with the onset of winter and the worsening economic crisis. The committee stated, in a report published on…
Al-Mustafa Foundation gifts winter clothes for the poor families in Mazar-i-Sharif
November 24, 2022
Al-Mustafa Foundation gifts winter clothes for the poor families in Mazar-i-Sharif
As part of its ongoing humanitarian initiatives, the Al-Mustafa Cultural and Charitable Foundation, affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, gifted quantities of winter clothes to poor families living in the poor neighborhoods of the…
World Bank: Living conditions in Afghanistan are “terrible”
November 24, 2022
World Bank: Living conditions in Afghanistan are “terrible”
Two-thirds of Afghan households have difficulties meeting their basic food needs, according to a new World Bank survey, which showed precarious living conditions for families in the country. The investigation examined the living conditions of the Afghan population between June…
Afghanistan: Lack of teachers and academic facilities leave students in frustration
November 23, 2022
Afghanistan: Lack of teachers and academic facilities leave students in frustration
Students in the Afghan capital, Kabul, have expressed concerns over the lack of academic facilities and teachers, and complained that the situation has made it difficult for them to pursue education, Tolo news reported. Student Muhammad Sultan said: “In winter,…