TOP NEWS
Special Coverage
TOP NEWS
Living away from home; challenges of student life in dormitories and guesthouses
Findings from interviews conducted by Salam Watandar with 20 students who have come to Kabul from 8 provinces to continue their education indicate that rising economic hardship is one of their main challenges.
Special Coverage
Exclusive: Spike in murders, suicides of women underscore grim crisis
Salam Watandar’s analysis of data on female murders and suicides in Afghanistan reveals that 92 cases were reported in the solar year 1403 (2023-2024), underscoring an ongoing crisis.
Latest News
Most Read
Most Read
Politics
Canada plans assistance for Cuba as U.S. sanctions rise
US accuses China of expanding its nuclear arsenal
US and Japan unveil $36bn energy and minerals projects
Women in Afghanistan
Human Rights & Free Media
Women's Rights
OCHA: Returning women and girls are among the most vulnerable
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has stated that women and girls returning to the country are among the most vulnerable.
Adoption and its hidden consequences; the stories of adopted girls
Findings from Salam Watandar’s interviews with 13 girls who were given to adoption show that these girls face identity confusion and, in some cases, discriminatory behavior.
Democracy & Free Media
Australia allocates $5 million to support Afghan women
The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a $5 million allocation from the Australian government to support women and girls in Afghanistan.
Exclusive: Spike in murders, suicides of women underscore grim crisis
Salam Watandar’s analysis of data on female murders and suicides in Afghanistan reveals that 92 cases were reported in the solar year 1403 (2023-2024), underscoring an ongoing crisis.
Security
Humanitarian Crisis
Society
Economy
Security
UNAMA: 50 people killed each month by mine explosions
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that Afghanistan ranks as the third country in the world in terms of having the
Humanitarian Crisis
OCHA: Returning women and girls are among the most vulnerable
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has stated that women and girls returning to the country are among the most vulnerable.
Society
Living away from home; challenges of student life in dormitories and guesthouses
Findings from interviews conducted by Salam Watandar with 20 students who have come to Kabul from 8 provinces to continue their education indicate that rising economic hardship is one of their main challenges.
Economy
‘Omid’ cookie-baking workshop; a source of income for girls in Maimana
A young girl in Maimana, the capital of Faryab province, has created an income source for herself and several other girls by starting a small cookie-baking workshop.
Migration
International News
