Disho residents hit hard by crippling droughts, lack of development
LASHKARGAH (SW) – Cripling droughts and lack of development has made life difficult for the residents of Disho district in southern Helmand province. Disho is
Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Islamic Emirate downplays concerns about returnees
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities have downplayed concerns raised by aid organisations in regard to the return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan
Work begins on new housing units for earthquake victims in Herat
HERAT CITY (SW) – Work has begun on at least 730 residential units in Rabat Sangi district of Herat province for the earthquake victims, confirmed
Child returnees from Pakistan contracting diseases
KABUL(SW) – With the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, some of them in special camps for returnees in Kandahar and
Chickenpox spreading in Parwan, Panjshir and Kapisa
CHARIKAR (SW) – A number of villagers in Parwan, Kapisa and Panjshir provinces, whose children have contracted “chickenpox”, told Salam Watandar that this disease has been
WFP says $ 16 million needed to help the needy in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Program says it needs 16 million dollars to help the needy in addition to returning refugees in Afghanistan. The
Diabetes on the rise in Afghanistan, warns health experts
KABUL (SW) – In connection with the World Diabetes Day, the officials in the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan told Salam Watandar that the
Over 200,000 Afghans returned back from Pakistan
MONITORING (SW) – A total of 220,398 Afghan migrants have been returned to their country so far, reported Pakistan’s state broadcaster, Radio Pakistan. The repatriation
New school built in Paktika
SHARANA (SW) – The officials of Paktika Department of Education say that the building of a school in this province has been put into operation
Exclusive: The paradox of midwives’ shortage and lack of work of them
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 36 midwives from different provinces of Afghanistan show that women in different sectors even lose their lives
Over 3 million children facing malnutrition
KABUL (SW) – This year, more than three million children in Afghanistan have suffered from malnutrition, said officials. Mursal, a resident of Paghman, Kabul, whose child
Pakistan blamed for politically exploiting Afghan refugees
KABUL (SW) – Following the reactions to the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan, Amnesty International has recently issued a statement saying that Pakistan
