Poverty compels father to offer child for ‘sale’
MAIMANA (SW) – Crippling poverty has compelled a dejected father to offer his children for ‘sale’ in Faryab province.
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State-owned bread factory resumes operations in Kabul
KABUL (SW) -The state-owned bread factory ‘Silo Markazi’ in Kabul, has been reactivated and has resumed production after decades of production stoppage.
Analysts fear for fallout of unrest in Kazakhstan on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the mounting unrest in Kazakhstan would eventually have its impacts on Afghanistan as well.
Street vendors faced with ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Maimana
MAIMANA (SW) – A number of street vendors in Maimana, the capital of Faryab province say they are faced with a humanitarian catastrophe amid lack of jobs and income.
More child workers on Kabul streets since Taliban came to power
KABUL (SW) – She desperately wishes to start school again and study, but the hardships of the times do not allow it, forcing her to work for a livelihood.
Mounting poverty causes concerns among Paktia residents
GARDEZ (SW) – Mounting poverty and joblessness have caused serious concerns among residents of southeastern Paktia province.
Price hike leads to drop in size of bread
KABUL (AA) – Amid evident hike in the prices of many basic commodities, Kabul residents said they were now witnessing drope in the weight of a standard loaf of bread as well
Poverty compels a family to sell off their three children
PUL-E-KHUMRI (SW) – Poverty has compelled a family in Baghlan province to sell off their three children to make ends meet.
80 % of Farah residents grappling with poverty
FARAH CITY (SW) – An overwhelming majority of Farah province residents in Afghanistan are grappling with acute poverty.
Poverty compells grandmother to sell loved ones
GHOR (SW) – Poverty has compelled an old grandmother in Ghor province to bring her grandchildren for sale in the market.
Coronavirus disrupts progress in achieving SDGs in Afghanistan
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the progress recorded in the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) till 2030, as the globally recognizable agenda for fostering inclusive development.
Migration is not way out of poverty
KABUL (SW) – Sharif is a 35-year-old man who, many years ago, embarked on the thorny path of irregular immigration along with his wife and three children to Iran and Turkey.
