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The UN’s Humanitarian Chief urged donors to immediately provide $770 million for Afghanistan as people battle hunger, climate change and conflict. Martin Griffiths told the United Nations Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple crises; humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial – and that donors should immediately provide $770m to help …

 August 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover, but it’s not a happy occasion for Afghanistan, and the fundamental human rights of Afghans continue to be violated. Afghanistan is under occupation. There have been many reports detailing the forced displacement and systemic genocide against the Hazara population, targeted violence …

 One year after the Taliban seized control of the country, secondary schools for girls in many parts of Afghanistan have not been allowed to reopen, but secret schools have sprung up in rooms of ordinary houses across the country. Afghanistan’s education system was thrown into uncertainty after the Taliban seized …

A bomb hidden in a cart went off on Friday near a mosque in a minority Shia neighborhood of the Afghan capital, killing at least eight people and wounding 18.The Islamic State (Da’esh) claimed responsibility for a deadly blast. At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in …

This year, the ten-day commemoration of Muharram by Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims follows a wave of bloody attacks. While intention, to hurt Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims, has very much been in evidence, especially over the last year, they fear further attacks on large gatherings during Muharram 2022 . Black, green and red banners can …

Commandos in the United Kingdom’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances during a six-month tour of Helmand province from November 2010 to May 2011, but the military chain of command concealed concerns, according to a BBC media network investigation. Unarmed Afghan men …

Taking a swipe at the U.S. and NATO for wreaking destruction and bloodshed on Afghanistan, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on the Taliban to push for the formation of a broad-based government including all ethnic groups. In a meeting with chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of …

 Iran sent consignments of medical supplies to Afghanistan on Wednesday in the wake of a strong earthquake that has killed over 1,000 people in the neighboring country. The Iranian Embassy in Kabul said in a message on Wednesday that Iran has dispatched two planes loaded with first aid supplies to …

 A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Afghanistan on Wednesday (22 June 2022) morning, killing at least 950 people and injuring more than 600. The quake struck 44 km from the city of Khost in south-eastern Afghanistan at a depth of 51 km. Paktika province was reported to have suffered the most …

 A volunteer at the local branch of the One Nation humanitarian charity in Rochdale, a town in Greater Manchester, England, is raising money to build a Mosque in Afghanistan. Fahad Akram, 30, is aiming to raise £7,000 to build the house of worship. To date, he has raised £3,780 through …