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UN allocates $3.8 million to forcibly repatriated Afghan migrants from Pakistan

UN allocates $3.8 million to forcibly repatriated Afghan migrants from Pakistan

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has announced that it has allocated $3.8 million to assist involuntary returnees from Pakistan. The World Food Program stated in a press release on Thursday that this money will be used for…
In wake of deteriorating health system, Norwegian organization opens first maternity clinic in Afghanistan

In wake of deteriorating health system, Norwegian organization opens first maternity clinic in Afghanistan

The Norwegian organization “Norwegian Afghanistan Committee” announced the opening of a specialized maternity health center in the city of Gardiz in eastern Afghanistan to save women from the dangers of childbirth, amidst poor healthcare services in the country. The director…
1.8 million people contract respiratory conditions in one month: Afghanistan’s Health Ministry

1.8 million people contract respiratory conditions in one month: Afghanistan’s Health Ministry

After the World Health Organization reported on the increase in acute respiratory infections in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Public Health of the Taliban government also confirmed the rise of this disease in the country. Shirafat Zaman, the spokesperson for the…
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan falls 12 places to 162 in global corruption index

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan falls 12 places to 162 in global corruption index

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has fallen 12 places down to 162 in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2023 compared to the previous year, Transparency International said in a report released Tuesday. More details in the following report: In a new report…
Amid freezing temperatures, UN report shows majority of Afghan families have no electricity

Amid freezing temperatures, UN report shows majority of Afghan families have no electricity

The United Nations Development Program announced in its new report that Afghanistan is facing a major electricity crisis, adding that only 40% of the country’s population has access to electricity. The report emphasized that the lack of electricity has negative…
Afghanistan: Respiratory illnesses on rise in Herat, hospital reports

Afghanistan: Respiratory illnesses on rise in Herat, hospital reports

Doctors at Herat Regional Hospital, a public health facility, have observed a significant rise in respiratory illness cases over the past month. These cases constituted about 25% of hospitalized patients. Dr. Daud Hashemi, the hospital’s chief, noted an increase in…
Afghan nationals worldwide mount protests against genocide of Hazaras, gender apartheid

Afghan nationals worldwide mount protests against genocide of Hazaras, gender apartheid

Yesterday, Afghan citizens mounted protests in more than 30 cities and three continents of the world and demanded recognition of the “genocide of the Hazaras” and “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan by the United Nations and the international community. Report: Protests…
Russian flight carrying six goes missing over Afghanistan, crash reported

Russian flight carrying six goes missing over Afghanistan, crash reported

A Russian-registered charter plane with six people on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan a day earlier, Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday, after Afghan police said they had received reports of a crash. The plane was a charter…
Taliban detains two journalists in Kabul in another infringement of press freedom

Taliban detains two journalists in Kabul in another infringement of press freedom

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has reported the detention of two journalists in Kabul, stating that they were summoned and subsequently detained by the intelligence agency of the Taliban. According to the center’s news release, on Thursday, Ahmed Jawad Rasouli and…
Blast in Northeastern Afghanistan kills 3, injures 6

Blast in Northeastern Afghanistan kills 3, injures 6

Local authorities in Kunar province report that an explosion in the province has claimed three lives and left six individuals injured. The security commander in Kunar province mentioned that this incident took place on Saturday, January 20th, in the “Trink”…
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