Traffic incident in Nimruz claims three lives, injures 43
NIMRUZ (SW) – A traffic incident in Nimruz has claimed three lives and injured 43 people, according to officials.
Category: Afghanistan
UN to hold a meeting on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that the Security Council of this organization will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 20 regarding Afghanistan.
MSF concerns over diminishing health services in Northern provinces of Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has released a report about the decrease in the supply of health services in the northern provinces of Afghanistan, expressing concern and saying that due to a shortage of health workers, insufficient budgetary allocations, and a lack of essential facilities, the Afghan healthcare system is under considerable pressure.
water crisis compels families to abandon their homes in Atghar district of Zabul
ZABUL (SW) – A number of residents of Atghar district of Zabul say that besides lacking water for the crops, they also face challenges due to the unavailability of drinking water.
Over $835,000 worth medical equipment provided to health centers in Helmand
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has provided medical and non-medical equipment to health centers in Helmand at the expense of over 835$ thousand. This assistance is made possible with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank and the cooperation of the Institute of Health Administration and Development (OHPM).
Armed conflicts in Afghanistan experience a 41% decrease, says Guterres
KABUL (SW) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres in his latest report, titled “The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Consequences on Global Stability,” has said that armed conflicts in Afghanistan have decreased by 41% this year compared to 2022.
Japan donated $7 million to Afghanistan for combating contagious diseases
KABUL (SW) – Japan has donated approximately $7 million to address and combat contagious diseases in Afghanistan.
Political leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan convened for bilateral talks
KABUL (SW) – Sardar Ahmad Shakib, the head of the Afghan embassy in Islamabad, recently held a meeting with Fazal-ur-Rehman, the president of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Pakistan.
Decrease in domestic resources: Kabul grapples with escalating electricity shortages
KABUL (SW) – A number of residents and businessmen in Kabul have raised concerns about the recent surge in power supply issues, saying that they are compelled to rely more on generators and gas to meet their daily needs which imposes additional costs on their expenses.
The global toll on journalists: 94 dead in 2023
KABUL (SW) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in its latest report, has documented the tragic loss of 94 journalists and media workers this year. A significant number of these casualties occurred during recent clashes in Gaza.
“One in three children in Afghanistan will go into 2024 in crisis of hunger”
KABUL (SW) – Four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are currently experiencing malnutrition, says the World Food Program (WFP).
Herat accident claims four lives, injures six
HERAT (SW) – Four people have died, and six others were wounded in a traffic accident in Herat on Friday.
