Malnutrition rate doubles in Daikundi
NILI (SW) – Officials at Daikandi public health department say that due to drought and poverty in this province, the number of malnourished children has increased
Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
UNSC to meet over ban on women in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Linda Thomas, the representative of the US in the UN, has said that the UN Security Council will hold a meeting regarding the
UN staff in Afghanistan on strike against ban of females
MONITORING (SW) – In protest against the ban imposed by the Islamic Emirate, the UN has asked its local female employees not to go to
Cut in humanitarian aid would aggravate the situation, warn analysts
KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear drastic cuts in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan would further aggravate the lingering crisis in the country. The United Nations Organization
Islamic Emirate defends arresting Wesa
KABUL (SW) – After the request for the release of civil activists by the disbanded Human Rights Commission, Bilal Karimi, one of the deputy spokespersons of
Turkey deports 598 Afghan migrants
MONITORING (SW) – The general directorate of immigration in Turkey has announced that 2018 illegal migrants, including 598 Afghans, have been expelled from this country. This
Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality rate in Asia
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has stated that Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality rate in Asia. This UNHCR has tweeted
Lack of funds forces deep cuts to life-saving assistance
MONITORING (SW) – The UN food agency in Afghanistan has announced that a lack of funds has forced deep cuts to life-saving assistance in March
Thousands of Afghans arbitrarily detained in the UAE, says the HRW
MONITORING (SW) – Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arbitrarily detained between 2,400 and 2,700 Afghans for over 15 months in the “Emirates Humanitarian City,” a
Daily wage workers faced with hunger
KABUL (SW) – A number of daily wage workers in Kabul say that they are fed up with poverty and unemployment and return home empty-handed three
Dire state of health services in Paktika
SHARANA (SW) – Paktika province in the southeast of Afghanistan has been reeling from dire state of health services for years now. Officials at the
200 schools in Helmand have no proper buildings
LASHKARGAH (SW) – Mohammad Awad Ansari, the director of education in Helmand, has told Salam Watandar that among the 357 active schools in this province,
