Category: News Report

UN pushed to scale up development projects

Din Mohammad Hanif, the Acting Minister of Economy of the Islamic Emirate, has called on the United Nations to focus more on implementing development projects in Afghanistan this year, according to an official from the ministry.

DAB vows to safeguard the value of afghani in the monetary market

As the value of the US dollar continues to rise against the Afghani currency, officials at Afghanistan’s Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) state that the bank is committed to maintaining the value of the Afghani and preventing fluctuations in the country’s monetary market.

Health system fails to meet needs of pregnant women, experts say

Findings from Salam Watandar’s interviews with eight obstetrics and gynecology specialists, as well as 30 women who have gone through pregnancy show that the programs by the Ministry of Public Health under the Islamic Emirate and other health institutions in Afghanistan have “failed” to fully address the challenges faced by pregnant women.