© UNICEF/SH. Noorani Women wait in a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. UNICEF: Afghanistan faces acute shortage of personnel in education and health Women Restrictions on girls’ education and […]
UN report: Afghanistan’s human rights situation is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
Afghan women and children receive humanitarian aid in rural areas. UN report: Afghanistan’s human rights situation is ‘rapidly deteriorating’ Human rights The situation of Afghan people, especially women […]
UN: Afghanistan’s isolation increases risks for regional and global security
Georgette Gagnon speaks at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. UN: Afghanistan’s isolation increases risks for regional and global security Peace and Security Afghanistan […]
The situation in Afghanistan: clashes on the border with Pakistan, an influx of returnees from Iran
Afghan families returning from Iran to Afghanistan. The situation in Afghanistan: clashes on the border with Pakistan, an influx of returnees from Iran Peace and security The intensification […]
From the Pamirs to Wakhan: hunger, hope and the struggle for survival in the mountains of Afghanistan
Haji Rasul receives food assistance from WFP in the Wakhan district of Badakhshan province. From the Pamirs to Wakhan: hunger, hope and the struggle for survival in the […]
Despite the bans: Afghan women continue to successfully do business
The Shaista Hakimi restaurant in Mazar-i-Sharif is open to women only; men order online. Despite the bans: Afghan women continue to successfully do business Women How to continue […]
Afghanistan: Opium poppy area has fallen sharply, but drug trafficking in the region is growing
Farmers’ income from the sale of opium was almost halved. Afghanistan: Opium poppy area has fallen sharply, but drug trafficking in the region is growing Peace and Security […]
New earthquake in Afghanistan: UN agencies provide assistance to victims
UNICEF is providing support to families affected by the earthquake in northern Afghanistan. New earthquake in Afghanistan: UN agencies provide assistance to victims Humanitarian assistance UN humanitarian agencies […]
Afghanistan: communications blackout endangers lives and health
The communications blackout in Afghanistan has disrupted humanitarian operations and medical care. In the photo: a boy injured in the earthquake. Afghanistan: communications blackout endangers lives and health […]
Education in spite of prohibitions: women’s radio in Afghanistan
Women entrepreneurs in Parwan province, eastern Afghanistan, participate in business development training. Education in spite of prohibitions: women’s radio in Afghanistan Women Nearly 70,000 women in Afghanistan listen […]