The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan's Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are "unattainable" until they ...

Pakistani authorities have intensified abusive tactics and other pressure on Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan, where ...

Strong economic growth during the pre-transition period of 2007-08 to 2011-12 did not reduce poverty and contributed instead to widening inequality in Afghanistan. According to the latest Afghanistan ...

Without major financial and logistical support, the people of Afghanistan face a future of poverty and humanitarian crisis, warns Achim Steiner. Disclaimer - All opinions in this column reflect ...

Afghanistan is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world, with massive reserves of copper, gold, oil, and rare ...

Persistent high poverty levels, unemployment, limited resources, and weak purchasing power continue to leave millions of Afghans vulnerable in a country reeling from years of conflict and natural disa ...

Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human rights have begun diminishing for over 14 million women. Heightened gender inequality has exacerbated the pre-existing ...

Through revamping rural institutions, infrastructure and technology, Afghanistan has the opportunity of more-rapid agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and boosting of shared prosperity. More than ...

aiming to alleviate economic hardships and generate more job opportunities in the poverty-stricken nation. KABUL, March 14 (Xinhua) - Construction has commenced on four development projects in ...

The reconstruction of 32 school buildings will begin in various parts of eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province, a local ...