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Families Wait in Agony as 14 Afghan Migrants Remain Missing After Deadly Desert Crossing
NIMROZ, Afghanistan — Desperate families are clinging to faint hope as they await any news of 14 Afghan migrants who have been missing for days after their group became stranded in…
Five Arrested Over Afghan Migrant Smuggling Across Bulgaria-Serbia Border
Europol announced on Friday that it has dismantled a suspected human smuggling network responsible for transporting Afghan migrants from Türkiye through the Balkans to Western…
17 Million Afghans Face Acute Food Insecurity as Funding Crisis Deepens, U.N. Warns
Afghanistan’s already dire humanitarian situation is deteriorating at an alarming rate, driven by a catastrophic shortfall in international funding that is forcing aid agencies to…
Turhan Saleh Appointed New UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced that Turhan Saleh officially assumed his duties as the agency’s new Resident Representative in Afghanistan on July 15,…
UK Pledges £420 Million in Humanitarian Aid for Afghanistan Through 2029, with Focus on Women and Girls
The United Kingdom has pledged £105 million ($141 million) annually in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan through 2029, reaffirming its long-term commitment to one of the…
UNICEF: Professional Skills Unlock Critical Pathways for Asia-Pacific Youth Amidst Crisis
As the world marked World Youth Skills Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a powerful reminder that technical and vocational education is not merely a pathway…
Russia Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan as Polio Cases Surge and Infant Mortality Soars
Russia has issued a stark warning over Afghanistan’s deteriorating humanitarian situation, highlighting a sharp rise in polio infections and persistently high infant mortality…
U.S. Judge Strikes Down Four USCIS Policies That Delayed Afghan and Other Immigration Cases
A U.S. federal judge has struck down four immigration policy directives issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), ruling that the agency overstepped…
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…