KABUL (SW) – Officials in Kabul expressed concern about a significant decrease in the groundwater levels in the city. They stated that over the past five years, the groundwater level in Kabul city has decreased by 15 meters.
KABUL (SW) – On Monday, the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate has signed contracts worth 4 billion Afghanis for four projects in the electricity production and establishment of commercial center with private companies. The signing took place in a meeting at the Government Information and Media Center (GIMC), attended by senior officials and members of this government’s cabinet.
KABUL (SW) – Officials from the National Tuberculosis Control Program at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) say that in 2023, 49,533 positive cases of tuberculosis (TB) have been recorded across Afghanistan, among which at least 9,900 individuals have lost their lives.
MONITORING (SW) – Sediqullah Quraishi, the information manager of the Nangarhar Information and Culture Directorate (ICD), says that the Torkham border crossing has been closed by Pakistani authorities.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced that during the last month, it assisted six million hungry people in Afghanistan to feed their children.
KABUL (SW) – Khobaib Ghofran, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC), stated that the de-facto government has pledged comprehensive cooperation to MCC Chinese Company for the extraction and exploration of the Aynak copper mine in Logar only if considering the preservation of historical heritage.
KABUL (SW) – Thomas West, the Special Representative of the United States for Afghanistan, has stated that during his visit to India, he discussed on adopting an “unified diplomatic approach” with Indian officials to support collective interests related to Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – Sardar Ahmad Shakib, Head of the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad, tells Salam Watandar that in his meeting with Asif Durrani, the special representative of this country’s for Afghanistan, it was agreed that Pakistan’s air attacks on Afghan territory would not be repeated.
KABUL (SW) – Findings by Salam Watandar indicate that during the year (solar year) 1402 (21 March 2023 to 20 March 2024) at least 17 sorts of new restrictions were imposed on women in Afghanistan on top of the 49 earlier restrictions imposed in the previous two years under the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate.
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Public Health report that in 2023, 114 people died as due to contracting Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Afghanistan, showing an increase compared to the previous year.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan has stated that the two years in review report’s recent data from 2023 highlights the magnitude of the challenge of water crisis, with 67% of households in Afghanistan affected by drought-related hardships, and an additional 16% impacted by floods.
KABUL (SW) – Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, says that “This is a desperately sad time” for Afghanistan and every day going forward, as long as the ban remains in place.
