Overwhelming majority of Afghans lack access to clean drinking water
KABUL (SW) – An overwhelming majority of Afghans lack access to clean drinking water, said officials on Wednesday.
Day: December 22, 2021
Air pollution in Kabul hits new toxic levels
KABUL (SW) – Health experts have warned citizens of the dangerous effects of increasing air pollution in the capital city, Kabul.
U.N. proposing paying nearly $6 million to Taliban for security
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations is proposing to pay nearly $6 million for protection in Afghanistan to Taliban-run Interior Ministry personnel, whose chief is under U.N. and U.S. sanctions and wanted by the FBI, according to a U.N. document and a source familiar with the matter.
Biden urged to open up access to economic reserves for Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – More than 40 House Democrats on Monday called on President Biden to open up access to economic reserves for Afghanistan in order to prevent “imminent mass starvation.”
