Afghanistan

Budget for Afghanistan aid revised down by over $1 billion

UN says restrictions of women working for NGOs has constrained the operational capacity of partners in an already ‘complex’ situation

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Afghanistan: Poverty pushes more children into labor in Takhar

Some of the children do boot polish while others carry carts to transfer people’s goods from shops to their homes.

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Afghanistan: Over 80 students poisoned at Sar-e-Pul schools, say sources

Sources said that 88 female students and teachers were poisoned in two schools in Sancharak district over the past 24.

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Afghanistan polio case load rises to four

The father of a 4-year-old boy in Nangarhar, who has been diagnosed with polio, urged parents to vaccinate their children

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Afghanistan

Delays continue to plague Jalalabad-Torkham highway project

Work on the second lane of the key highway is still incomplete, 16 years after the Pakistan-initiated projected was first.

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Afghanistan

Activist arrested last month freed from Taliban custody

Two other activists in Taliban custody still have no access to legal representation nor are their relatives allowed to visit.

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Afghanistan

Central Asian leaders call for Taliban to uphold rights and freedom of women

Leaders of five Central Asian countries have underlined the importance of the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan: People react to news of Australian soldier losing defamation case

An Australian soldier on Thursday lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused him of involvement in the unlawful.

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Women

‘Dance in despair’: Women hold symbolic move to protest Taliban restrictions on their rights

The women said that they will not stop their fight from having access to their rights and freedoms in society.

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Afghanistan

UNSC to host meeting about Afghanistan’s situation

The UN Security Council is expected to host a meeting within later this month to discuss the ongoing situation in.

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