Martin Griffiths meets Amir Khan Mutaqqi in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, has met with Amir Khan Mutaqqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Nationwide polio vaccination drive begins
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health has announced that it has started the first sub-round of door-to-door polio vaccination campaign until Thursday. Sharaf
Death toll from extreme cold reaches 104
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the disasters management authority say that the death toll from extreme cold has reached 104 people in 16 provinces of the
Afghanistan’ Kyrgyz minority longing for basic needs of life
KABUL (SW) – The Kyrgyz, an ethnic minority of Afghanistan, who live in Wakhan district of Badakhshan, are yet to get the basic needs of
UN demands to reverse the curbs imposed on women, girls in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – A high ranking UN delegation has urged the Islamic Emirate authorities to reverse the restrictions imposed on women and girls. On behalf
Barring girls from classrooms could create “a lost generation”
MONITORING (SW) – Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in education and create “a lost generation”,
Harsh winter claims dozens of lives in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, officials have said, deepening a humanitarian crisis
School girls turn to roadside bread selling stalls to support families
TALUQAN (SW) – Poverty and sadness is everywhere in the air when you walk through Taluqan, the capital city of Takhar where young school girls
Visiting UN delegation reiterates call for women’s right to work, education
KABUL (SW) – The visiting UN delegation has reiterated the call for women’s right to work and education in Afghanistan. Amina Mohammad, the Deputy Secretary
Selling household items to survive
KABUL (SW) – Daily-wage laborers in Kabul say they have been forced to sell household stuff to survive. At the Haji Yaqoub intersection in Kabul,
WHO warns of crumbling health system in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The World Health Organization has warned of crumbling health system in Afghanistan. In its latest report on the access of Afghan citizens
Uruzgan residents protest against poverty, lack of jobs
TARINKOT (SW) – Dozens of Uruzgan residents on Wednesday took to the streets to stage a protest demonstration against poverty and lack of job opportunities.
