New UNICEF representative takes charge in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Dr. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, of Mali, has assumed his responsibilities as UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, confirmed an official statement.
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Foreign ministers of the US, Qatar discuss Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The foreign ministers of the US and Qatar have met in Germany and discussed the situation in Afghanistan, said an official statement.
Teachers receive cash assistance via UNICEF
KABUL (SW) – All public sector teachers in the capital Kabul and surrounding Logar and Maidan Wardak provinces have been paid with cash assistance, said officials on Saturday.
UN chief warns about risks of terrorist spillover out of Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The risks of terrorist spillover out of Afghanistan show how adept they are at exploiting “power vacuums” and subverting “fragile” states, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, voicing concern over the threat of global terror looming over the world.
Zabuli child loses battle of life in a well
KABUL (SW) – Days-long operation has failed to rescue a child stranded in a well in Zabul province, officials confirmed on Friday.
Operation underway in Zabul to save the stranded child
KABUL (SW) – A major operation has been underway in Zabul province to save a stranded children fallen in a well.
Female patients at Paktia health centers grappling with medicine shortages
KABUL (SW) – Lack of facilities and staff at health centres across Paktia has been hitting the local population hard.
Pakistan’s Khyber Medical University to set up campus in Kabul
MONITORING (SW) – The Khyber Medical University of Pakistan has planned to set up its campus in Kabul, Afghanistan, to provide health education to Afghan students at their doorsteps.
MSF warns against measles outbreak in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The Doctors without Borders (MSF) has raised alarm over the measles outbreak in Afghanistan.
UN chief says conflict prevention, support to Afghanistan among main priorities
MONITORING (SW) – Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan – should bolster their cooperation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Islamic Emirate repeating past mistakes, says West
KABUL (SW) – Thomas West, the US State Department’s special envoy for Afghanistan, has said the Islamic Emirate was repeating a mistake that denied them a chance to rule the country in 2001.
WHO delivers medical aid to stranded families in Badakhshan
KABUL (SW) – After months of almost no access to medical services, the World Health Organization joined a team that transported by air essential medicines for the most inaccessible communities of Darwaz Districts in Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan on 15 February.
