PAKTIA (SW) – A number of patients seeking treatment at the 30-bed hospital in Zurmat district of Paktia have voiced their grievances regarding the inadequate health facilities and equipment in the hospital. These patients are facing challenges and difficulties due to the lack of essential health resources in the medical facility.
KABUL (SW) – In the Deh-Afghanan area of Kabul city, a growing number of residents and street vendors are facing a dire plight due to unemployment. Over the past two years, a significant portion of the population has become jobless, leading many to take to the streets in search of livelihoods, resorting to peddling as a means to survive.
MONITORING (SW) – China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy’s growth potential.
FAIZABAD CITY (SW) – Residents of Faizabad, the center of Badakhshan, have raised concerns about the inadequate staffing levels and the specialist personnel in the emergency department of the Provincial Hospital.
KABUL (SW) – To explore ways and means of processing agricultural products for the country’s economic growth, the Academy of Sciences held a one-day scientific research seminar on Sunday.
KABUL (SW) – In a devastating incident on Thursday, January 11, an explosion rocked the Dasht-e Barchi area in the western part of Kabul, resulting in two fatalities and injuring 12 individuals.
KABUL (SW) – United Nations Development Program (UNDP) officials express concern over the rising poverty in Afghanistan, highlighting a significant decrease in donor aid and an alarming situation where “Around 85% of Afghans live on less than US $1 a day”.
KHOST city (SW) – The residents of Gharshin, an isolated area 14 kilometers from the Khost City, say that they still lack access to basic services and encounter numerous challenges.
KHOST (SW) – A man has reportedly killed five members of his wife’s family in Khost province, officials confirmed.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that in 2024, approximately half of Afghanistan’s population will require humanitarian aid.
KABUL (SW) – The General Directorate of Passports at the Ministry of Interior has announced that starting this Wednesday, in-person applications for passports will be resumed in the capital due to the insufficient capacity to handle a high volume of online applications.
PARWAN (SW) – A number of residents of Parwan say that they and their relatives are suffering from cracked heels disease, expressing concern over its increase. They add that so far, they have not been able to find an effective way to treat it.
