Women in Balkh grapple with spike in mental illnesses
MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – Health experts in Balkh province say women and girls here are faced with evident surge of mental illnesses and disorders of late.
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ACCI underlines quality and standard as supreme for exports
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) say that Afghanistan’s export goods are of high quality and ready to meet the standards of other countries in the export sector.
Distressing rise in vision disorders and allergic eye diseases
KABUL (SW) – There has been a distressing rise in the number of people suffering from vision disorders and allergic eye diseases, ophthalmologists told Salam Watandar.
Over 24% of children in Afghanistan suffer from anxiety: UNICEF
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has expressed concern over the rising mental health issues among children in Afghanistan, stating that more than 24% of children aged 5 to 17 in Afghanistan suffer from anxiety and 15% experience depression.
1,141 lives lost in traffic accidents in six months
KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan has witnessed 2,829 traffic incidents over the past six months, resulting in 1,141 fatalities and 3,717 injuries, officials reported.
8 million children to get polio vaccines in fresh immunization drive
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health announced that the four-day polio vaccination campaign has started in 23 provinces.
Japan allocates $10 mln for alternative livelihoods in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Takayoshi Kuromiya, Japan’s ambassador to Kabul, has announced that the country has allocated $10 million to combat drug trafficking in Afghanistan and provide alternative livelihoods.
Afghanistan has fallen off the global spotlight, says Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev
MONITORING (SW) – On Saturday, during a meeting of the Organization of Turkic States in Shusha, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated that global conflicts
Afghanistan’s mine crisis: 70 fatalities spark calls for action
KABUL (SW) – Since the beginning of the year, at least 111 incidents involving explosions of leftover mines from wars have resulted in 70 fatalities and nearly 180 injuries.
Islamic Emirate announces fresh appointments at key posts
KABUL (SW) – Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the de-facto government, stated new appointments had been made to a ministry and a number of departments based on the decree of Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate.
Da Afghanistan Bank to auction 15 million US dollars
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Monday, July 8.
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing
MONITORING (SW) – Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday.
