Category: Afghanistan

Pervasive shadow of hunger: 16 million Afghans struggle for food

KABUL (SW) – Sixteen million people in Afghanistan require food assistance, stated the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday. Concurrently, the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States House of Representatives also reported that over 12 million people in Afghanistan are experiencing severe hunger, with two million households headed by women.

Exclusive: Sixth grade graduated girls demand Islamic Emirate to reopen school gates

KABUL (SW) – After the de-facto government assumed power in Afghanistan, schools for female students above the sixth grade have been closed until further notice by Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate. Over this period, female students in Afghanistan have successfully completed the sixth grade in three rounds, but they have been unable to continue their studies beyond this level.