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
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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.
Water scarcity adds to the woes of residents reeling from harsh winter
KABUL (SW) – With an unprecedented drop in temperatures, residents of the capital Kabul and a number of other provinces across Afghanistan are finding it
Unprecedented cold wave proves deadly for 45 people in 5 provinces
KABUL (SW) – An unprecedented wave of harsh winter wave has claimed at least 45 lives in five provinces. In a situation where a large
Kabul experiences electricity blackouts during harsh winter
KABUL (SW) – As Kabul experiences unprecedented cold and the need for electricity increases, citizens say that they have access to electricity for only one
Care International resumes operations in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The Care International will be resuming its health and nutrition operations in Afghanistan after obtaining the necessary assurances from the Ministry of
Malnutrition resulting in high child mortality in Ghor
GHOR (SW) – Officials at Ghor provincial hospital say that the number of people suffering from malnutrition and the number of deaths due to it
Harsh winter makes life difficult for residents of remote areas
KABUL (SW) – Heavy snowfall during the harsh winter has made life difficult for many residents in the rural and remote corners of Afghanistan. A
Save the Children partially resumes operations in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Three weeks since the Taliban announced that Afghan women were banned from working for any non-government organisations (NGOs), Save the Children said
