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Top UN official highlight plight of Afghanistani people as they face massive poverty

The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. more

Afghanistan: Young graduates in Balkh forced to take up taxi driving due to lack of jobs

Balkh: Young graduates in Afghanistan's Balkh province have now turned to taxi drivers due to a lack of jobs, media reports said.

New World Bank Survey offers a snapshot of living conditions in Afghanistan

The World Bank today released results of a household survey conducted in Afghanistan in the fall of 2021 to assess changes in basic living conditions in the early days of the interim Tali ...

WFP chief says situation in Afghanistan is 'horrific'

Kabul: A top official of the UN's World Food Program (WFP) has termed the condition in Afghanistan as ' catastrophic' where women are even forced to sell their children ...

Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans

New York; The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from fall ...

Half of Afghanistan's population face acute hunger as humanitarian needs grow to record levels: UN

Kabul: More than half the population of Afghanistan – a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, according to the latest Integrated Food Security ...

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