Kabul residents unable to prepare for Eid due to dire economy
KABUL (SW) – Every year, as Eid approaches, Kabul residents head to the city to prepare for hosting their guests during the Eid days.
Category: Soceity
Over 1000 SK of Afghanistan’s land still contaminated with war ordnance
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has recently released a report stating that while over 3000 square kilometers of land in Afghanistan have been cleared of war remnants mines, more than 5000 identified cases remain to be cleared.
Iranian authorities plan to expedite deportation of Afghan refugees
MONITORING (SW) – Iranian authorities have once again expedited the deportation of Afghan refugees lacking legal documents for stay in Iran.
Applicants wait for months for processing of identity documents
KABUL (SW) – A number of applicant seeking to obtain the identity documents at the Saray Shamali office of the Ministry of Interior Affairs say they have to wait for weeks for the processing of documents.
Landmine blasts claim lives of 10 children in Ghazni, Herat
MONDAY, APRIL 1 (SW) – At least 10 children have been killed as a result of landmine explosions left over from the war in Ghazni and Herat provinces, confirmed officials.
Foundation laid for a new school in Kunduz
KUNDUZ CITY (SW) – Work has begun on a new school for children in Kunduz with the financial backing of a charity organization.
Daikundi residents faced with acute shortage of ENT, eye specialists
NILLI CITY (SW) – Among other miseries and shortcomings, residents of Daikundi province are faced with an acute shortage of ear, nose and throat doctors as well as eye specialists.
Humanitarian crisis deepen in Afghanistan as millions face food insecurity
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has reported the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan with a massive funding shortfall leading to the suspension of food assistance to 10 million people in 2023.
Exclusive: Women in Afghanistan feel increasingly harassed in online arena
KABUL (SW) – In an interview with Salam Watandar, 17 women in Kabul city say they have been repeatedly harassed through social networks and their safety in the social pages has been compromised.
Germany donates eur15 mln to Afghan needy
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a contribution of EUR15 million (US$16.4 million) from Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
WFP assisted 6 mln needy in Afghanistan in one month
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.
Number of children suffering from measles surge by 70%
KABUL (SW) – Doctors at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Health Hospital in Kabul have told Salam Watandar that the number of children suffering from measles has increased by 70% in the last one and a half months.
