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Afghanistan’s Gender Bans Cost $84 Million Annually and Threaten Its Future
Restrictions on women’s education and employment are inflicting a heavy toll on Afghanistan’s fragile economy, costing the country at least $84 million per year equivalent to…
Bulgarian Border Police Detain 35 Afghan Migrants Hidden in Passenger Vehicle
Bulgarian authorities have apprehended 35 undocumented migrants all Afghan nationals during a targeted operation near the southeastern border town of Malko Tarnovo, the country's…
India Sends Another Consignment of Medicines and Medical Supplies to Kabul Amid Deepening Healthcare Crisis
India has dispatched a fresh consignment of essential medicines and medical supplies to a hospital in Kabul, as New Delhi continues to scale up its humanitarian engagement with…
Swiss Court Rules Some Afghan Asylum Seekers Can Be Returned, Sparking Rights Concerns
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the return of certain Afghan nationals to Afghanistan is not automatically prohibited, provided the individuals face…
Former President Karzai Urges Education for All Afghan Children on Independence Day, Warns of National Decline Without…
As Afghanistan marked the 106th anniversary of its independence from British rule, former President Hamid Karzai issued a solemn call for national renewal, emphasizing that the…
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Amid Rising Disaster Concerns
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan early Wednesday, with tremors felt as far as the capital, Kabul, and across several neighboring…
OCHA Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Afghanistan Amid Growing Crisis and Funding Gaps
The United Nations humanitarian office in Afghanistan has issued an urgent appeal for sustained international support, warning that escalating humanitarian needs and a severe…
EU-Funded IOM Program Aids Over 393,000 Vulnerable Afghan Returnees Amid Escalating Crisis
KABUL / GENEVA – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday that more than 393,000 vulnerable Afghan returnees received critical humanitarian…
UN Women Chief: The Exclusion of Afghan Women Must Never Be Normalised
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, has issued a stark warning on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power: the systematic exclusion of women and girls in…
Bennett Warns Afghan Women Face Growing Costs From Rights Restrictions as Taliban Grip Tightens
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has issued a stark warning that the Taliban’s escalating restrictions on Afghan women and girls are…