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Around 25 women and girls attended the demonstration, carrying placards and chanting slogans 'freedom, work, education,' 'wise mother strong nation,' and 'education is our right,' organizers said. 

Islamabad - A small group of female activists staged a protest rally in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Sunday, demanding that Taliban authorities reopen sch

A member of the Canadian parliament has called on the Liberal government to lift barriers preventing Canadians from providing aid in Afghanistan. On Thursday, a motion from New Democratic Party Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson was adopted unanimously by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, calling on the government to immediately

Kabul Municipality has launched a tree planting drive in the city and plans to plant over 600,000 saplings, including fruit trees, this year. Speaking at a ceremony on Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul on Tuesday, officials said anyone caught destroying trees will be fined 2,000 afghanis. “No one is allowed to cut down a

The United Nations Office in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that within a month, the new school year starts and schools and universities will open across Afghanistan, but millions of girls will be denied an education. In a tweet Tuesday UNAMA asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to act now to support life, livelihood and future

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has said that no change has taken place in Tehran’s stance towards the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government. This comes after reports emerged on Monday that the Afghan embassy in Tehran, which has been run by diplomats from the former government, will be handed over to the

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 of food supplies and agricultural necessities. “Some $2.59 billion is needed to provide food assistance and agriculture support to 21.2 million people in 2023,” UNOCHA said on Monday.

KABUL — Here at Pol-e Sokhta, in a spot in western Kabul where hundreds of drug addicts gather each day, Afghan government workers have become a regular presence.
The government workers have been given the mission to round up the citys drug users and move them to a former NATO base, less than 10 k...