‘With frail bodies and empty stomachs’: Afghan children risk lives at Torkham border
According to Pakistani officials, the minors were being used by criminal networks to carry goods such as cigarettes, ...
Inter Press Service20d
Women and Girls in Afghanistan Bear the Brunt of the Country’s Crisis
Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human rights have begun diminishing for over 14 ...
UN tells Afghan rulers: no prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
More than half of Afghanistan’s population — some 23 million people — need humanitarian assistance, a humanitarian crisis caused by decades of conflict, entrenched poverty, climate shocks and large ...
World Bank9y
Poverty Reduction in Afghanistan: Despite Economic Growth, Widening Inequality
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 ...
EURACTIV3y
Afghanistan faces near universal poverty within a year
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: What happens to single moms under Taliban rule?
Being a single mother in Afghanistan often means fighting for survival. Under the Taliban, options to earn money are few and ...
Taliban leader cites Quran in Eid message calling for unity and reconciliation in Afghanistan
Hassan Abbas, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington D.C. and author of the “Return of the Taliban,” ...
The Media Line6d
Desperation Drives Afghan Children Into Dangerous Border Trade
Afghan and international authorities have yet to implement comprehensive protections. The Afghan government has downplayed ...
The Diplomat12d
Getting Out of Afghanistan’s Opium Quagmire
According to the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2019, opium harvesting provided the equivalent of up to 119,000 full-time ...
Khaama Press6d
UN urges restoration of girls’ education in Afghanistan
UNICEF has warned that if these restrictions persist, by 2030, as many as four million girls could be denied their right to education in Afghanistan. This alarming prediction underscores the urgency ...