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Da Afghanistan Bank announces lifting restrictions

KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank has announced that restrictions on the salaries of government and non-government employees have been lifted in accordance with the strategic restructuring plan for the financial and banking sector.

Afghanistan facing the highest maternal death rates in Asia

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Asia and the Pacific region at 638 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the situation is expected to get worse without timely and appropriate interventions for maternal health.

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.