Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

WHO scales up healthcare support in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The World Health Organization (WHO), in order to fill the gap in providing health services, has increased its support to 25 hospitals

WFP says lack of funds forcing it to suspend aid delivery in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The United Nations’ World Food Program has warned that if the program does not get the required funds, it will completely stop

90 % of water in Aqcha district unfit for consumption

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – Residents and officials in Aqcha district of Jawzjan district say that 90 % of water here is unfit for consumption. Abdul Sattar

Ghazni public hospital overwhelmed with needy patients

KABUL (SW) – The Ghazni provincial hospital has a small area and old rooms, but with many visiting patients and overcrowding. Omidullah, a young local

Aid not reaching to the needy, says Faryab farmers

MAIMANA (SW) – A number of farmers in Faryab say that the distribution of agricultural aid by aid agencies is not fair and does not

EXCLUSIVE: Women entrepreneurs facing absolute losses

KABUL (SW) – During interviews with 23 businesswomen in four provinces of the country, Salam Watandar found that majority of them are faced with absolute

Paktia residents faced with depleting water table

GARDEZ (SW) – A number of residents of Paktia say that due to the lowering of the water level, all the wells in the area

Humanitarian aid declining, says officials

KABUL (SW) – Officials in the Ministry of Economy say that the aid of foreign aid organizations has decreased this year compared to last year.

Malnutrition on the rise in Jawzjan

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – Officials at the Afghan-Turk children’s hospital in Jawzjan say that the number of malnourished children in this province has increased by 20

International sanctions blamed for poverty and hunger

KABUL (SW) – Abdulrahman Habib, the spokesman of the Ministry of Economy, says that although the government is trying to improve the economic situation of