UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Thursday warned of the “severe” humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. “More than half of the population, that’s 23 million human beings, are...
The most important thing right now in Afghanistan is to feed the nation, UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva said on Thursday. “We are trying to mobilize all...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that three out of four Afghan families borrow money to buy food. On average, a family’s debts are AFN...
Addressing an international forum in Beijing, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Sadr Azam Usmani, said on Thursday that if the world wants to reduce...
In 2023, Afghanistan scored 30.6 and ranked 114th in the index.
IOM said in a statement that approximately 70 percent of Afghans migrating to Iran cited the lack of job opportunities as the main factor driving their...
Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir called for sanctions against the Islamic Emirate leaders and the banking system to be lifted.
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is gravely deteriorating, and a new approach is urgently needed, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
In a message on the occasion of the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund asked traders to reduce the...
Poverty affects one in every two Afghans, while about 15 million people are food insecure, the World Bank said in its latest report on Afghanistan published...
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding...
Roza Otunbayeva, the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, says that the poverty level in this country is very high, and that most of the humanitarian...
The people of Afghanistan need sustainable solutions to avoid a catastrophe, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s country director in Afghanistan said in a statement on Monday. “Two...
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s report on food crises, Afghanistan is among the seven countries whose citizens are facing acute poverty and...
Local officials in Balkh say that after Kabul and Kandahar, a campaign to round up beggars has started in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif and they have...
In order to fight poverty and reduce unemployment in the country, there is a need to expand vocational training programs, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA)...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that a significant budget is required to provide assistance to Afghans in terms...
Bayat Foundation launched its winter aid program in Kabul, delivering food essentials to dozens of needy families in the western part of the city. Foundation officials...
The number of people facing severe levels of hunger in Afghanistan has increased to 6.6 million, Save the Children said in a report released Thursday. In...
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told a Security Council meeting this week that 97 percent of Afghans live...