Countrywide beggars on the rise in Afghanistan
KABUL: The unemployment crisis under the Taliban has seen thousands of men and women resort to begging in the streets or at their neighbors’ doors for…
ACLED-APW Report Tracking Disorder During Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
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US announces $150 million worth of aid for Afghanistan
KABUL: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced providing three aid packages totaling $150 million to Afghanistan…
Afghanistan food crisis: WB warns of severe repercussions
KABUL: Afghanistan is one of six countries worldwide facing a food and debt crisis, according to a recent World Bank (WB) report.
Afghan farmers worried 80pc crops yield parched this year
KABUL: Due to lack of rainfall, about 80 percent of crops in rain-fed lands in Afghanistan have been destroyed, according to Afghan farmers.
Ghazni residents irked by unjust aid distribution
GHAZNI: Starvation, unemployment, and humanitarian crises have intensified across Afghanistan amid a corrupt system wherein the true eligible benefici…
Over 100,000 children suffer malnutrition in Afghanistan
KABUL: More than 100,000 children in Afghanistan have been infected with severe malnutrition since the beginning of this year, according to the United…
Over half of Afghanistan’s population faces hunger
KABUL: Following the collapse of Afghanistan’s republic government, millions of people in the country are now facing hunger and food shortages.
India urges world not to forget Afghanistan crisis
KABUL: India has urged the international community to remember Afghanistan’s security and humanitarian crises while focusing on the Ukraine war.
Netherlands vows to donate €20 million to Afghanistan
KABUL: The Netherlands on Tuesday pledged to donate an additional €20 million for Afghanistan to address humanitarian crisis and fight hunger, bringin…
Food prices soar in Afghanistan
KABUL: Food prices have soared in Afghanistan with the Eid-ul-Fitr festival around the corner, triggering public outcry.