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Education for All Genders Is Key to Curbing Child Malnutrition, Says Former Afghan President Karzai
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a urgent appeal for intensified efforts to combat the country’s deepening child malnutrition crisis, emphasizing that equal access…
13 Afghan Doctors, One Medical Student Detained in Pakistan Despite Pending Visa Applications
Pakistani police have detained 13 Afghan doctors and one Afghan medical student in Multan, Punjab province, and transferred them to a deportation center, despite the group saying…
UN: 10.7 Million Afghan Women and Girls Face a Humanitarian Crisis
More than 10.7 million women and girls across Afghanistan are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
Edit and Expansion: Fresh Testimonies Emerge in UK Forces’ Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry
New witness accounts have surfaced in the ongoing Afghanistan Inquiry, casting further scrutiny on the conduct of UK special forces during the country’s two-decade-long conflict.…
India Delivers Family Tents to Support Returning Afghan Refugees Amid Worsening Crisis
India has delivered a consignment of family-sized tents to Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, as part of its ongoing efforts to support Afghan…
Turkey Detains 20 Undocumented Afghans, Arrests Three Suspected Migrant Smugglers in Bolu Operation
Turkish authorities have detained 20 undocumented Afghan migrants and arrested three individuals suspected of migrant smuggling during a targeted operation in the northwestern…
The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’
Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to…
UNICEF Sounds Alarm as 3.7 Million Afghan Children Face Malnutrition Crisis Ahead of Peak Wasting Season
KABUL, July 2026 – UNICEF has issued a stark warning that 3.7 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition, as worsening food and…
WHO Warns Closure of 150 Health Centres Threatens Healthcare and Polio Eradication in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning that the closure of more than 150 health centres across Afghanistan since the start of 2026 is severely restricting…
India Announces 1,000 Online Scholarships for Afghan Students for 2026–27 Academic Year
KABUL/NEW DELHI – In a significant expansion of its long-standing educational partnership with Afghanistan, India has announced 1,000 online scholarships for Afghan students for…