Afghanistan’s economy has ‘basically collapsed’: UNDP
Kanni Wignaraja, Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, who recently visited the country, told correspondents in New York that 69 per cent of Afghans are “subsistence…
Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery
The report paints a bleak picture of socio-economic conditions since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, with the erosion of women’s rights and a banking system near collapse,…
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de facto authorities were responsible…
WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system
Afghanistan continues to face a humanitarian crisis brought on by decades of instability, exacerbated by severe drought and natural disasters. As a result, millions are living with poor or no…
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Afghanistan, one of the world’s largest producers of heroin and methamphetamine – most of it smuggled abroad – is home to an estimated 3.5 million drugs users, according to the…
A car bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province killed the deputy governor
File photo The deputy governor of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province was killed in a car bomb blast. According to Afghan media, the car bomb explosion took place in Faizabad, the capital…
Several countries are interested in investing in Afghanistan’s lithium reserves
Afghanistan is one of the largest lithium reserves. The spokesman of the Afghan Ministry of Mining and Petroleum Humayun Afghan has said that several countries have shown interest in investing…
Afghanistan’s polio virus has reached Lahore, anti-polio campaign will be conducted again
A female volunteer is administering polio drops to a girl at Lahore Railway Station. Afghanistan’s polio virus has arrived in Lahore, it has been decided to run the anti-polio campaign…