The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Tajudeen Oyewale, has stated that the ongoing water crisis in the country is posing a significant threat to the lives of Afghan children.
The Afghanistan Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 18 million US dollars on Sunday, January 19.
The exchange marriages refer to a type of union where two families exchange their daughters to marry off their sons aimed at reducing the heavy costs of weddings, but according to the 11 Afghan women interviewed in this report, this has had devastating consequences.
Afghan citizens in several provinces have expressed serious concerns over their lack of access to fuel, fearing the coming days of severe cold.
