Afghanistan faces multiple crises rooted in failure to build a robust health system
The health system in Afghanistan continues to struggle with a lack of funds and structure while pressures increase. Governmental policies and climate change and adding to the burden
700,000 Afghans have lost their jobs since Taliban takeover, says UN expert’s report
US sanctions, job losses, business closures, and the reluctance of foreign investors to engage in Afghanistan have had catastrophic impacts on the lives of millions of Afghans. Two thirds of households are facing difficulties in meeting basic food and non-food needs
Taliban authorities detain professor for opposing ban on women’s education
Despite facing threats to his life, professor Ismail Mashal has stood defiantly against the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in the country
Daily Round-up | Palestinians protest Israeli displacement in Khan al-Ahmar & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of protests against displacement in Palestine, discussions of a common currency in Latin America, a UN report on the state of Afghanistan, and more sanctions on Iran
Prince Harry’s “cruelties” will be “remembered by history”
Protest and condemnation follow revelations that the British royal killed 25 Afghans while on tour with the military
Female students stopped from entering Badakhshan University in Afghanistan
Videos shared on social media show security personnel using force to disperse the students who are banging on the doors trying to enter the university
Afghan people face a deadly humanitarian crisis
As winter approaches, the UN Security Council should set aside differences and urgently focus on how to send assistance to Afghanistan’s impoverished people
Suicide attack in Kabul kills 21, injures dozens
Kabul’s police officials confirmed that as many as 21 civilians died in the explosion, including the imam of the mosque. Five children were among those critically wounded
UNAMA condemns series of terror attacks in Afghanistan, calls for more security
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged the Taliban administration to provide greater security after consecutive blasts targeting Shia-dominated areas shook Kabul in the first week of August
UNAMA report notes large number of casualties and rights violations under Taliban rule
While the security situation in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban takeover, extremists groups continue to attack vulnerable ethnic and minority groups, resulting in at least 700 deaths between August 2021 to June 2022
20 million Afghans experiencing acute food shortage: IPC
“With 38% of the population targeted for humanitarian food assistance, nearly 20 million people – representing half the country’s population – is still experiencing high and critical levels of acute food insecurity,” IPC’s findings note
Afghan activists raise concern over burqa edict, call it gender apartheid
While in the past the Taliban maintained that women would be accorded their rights, in work, education and society at large, the latest decision to enforce a dress code in public and allow them to leave their homes only in cases of necessity has raised alarms internationally
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