Afghanistan
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Bangladesh announces humanitarian support for Afghan people
Dec 20, 2021Bangladesh has issued a humanitarian aid package for Afghans that includes food and medical help. According to a foreign ministry press statement issued today, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen presented the information during the OIC’s 17th... -
Afghan families go back to making carpets as economy unravels
Dec 12, 2021Four Afghan brothers have dug out their family’s carpet loom from storage in the hope of making a living as the country’s economy teeters on the brink of collapse. The Haidari brothers now spend their days... -
World Bank says donors approve release of $280 mn for Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2021The World Bank announced Friday that international donors have agreed to deliver $280 million in aid to Afghanistan, following repeated warnings that more than half of the country’s population could experience “acute” food shortages this winter.... -
UN warns of a “quickly unraveling disaster” in Afghanistan
Nov 24, 2021As winter approaches in Afghanistan, humanitarian workers are racing against the clock to distribute aid, according to UN authorities. The situation on the ground is already dire, and it “appear to be getting worse.” UNICEF warned... -
Prevent Afghanistan from becoming source of terrorism: Modi
Oct 13, 2021Indian PM Narendra Modi urged the international community to guarantee that Afghan territory does not become a source of radicalization and terrorism, and he called for a coordinated global response to bring about the needed change... -
Taliban meet EU-US delegation, Brussels pledges 1 bn euros aid
Oct 13, 2021The Taliban met with a joint US-EU team in Qatar for the first time Tuesday, as Brussels committed one billion euros ($1.2 billion) in funding for Afghanistan. The message to the Taliban was the same at... -
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
Oct 8, 2021A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the worst assault since US forces departed the country. Scores more victims from... -
Half of Afghanistan’s children under five expected to suffer from acute malnutrition as hunger takes root for millions
Oct 5, 2021Wrapping up a two-day visit to Herat, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and WFP Afghanistan Representative and Country Director, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, sounded the alarm on the dire state of malnutrition and food insecurity... -
Afghan women demand their rights under Taliban rule
Sep 19, 2021On Sunday, a group of Afghan women gathered in Kabul to demand the right to work and study under the Taliban’s new government. Fundamentalist insurgents have enforced draconian rules on girls’ education and women’s engagement in... -
Blast targets Taliban truck in eastern Afghan city
Sep 19, 2021Local media said that a bomb targeted a pickup truck carrying Taliban fighters in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, a day after at least two people were killed in a succession of explosives in...
