Asia Afghanistan Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrasas in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and lack of sufficient funds is hampering repair work
Asia Afghanistan Despite the challenges they face, women-run businesses in Afghanistan continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience, serving as vital pillars of economic stability and hope amid adversity, according to UNDP report
Asia Afghanistan Turkey-based construction company 77 INSAAT has reportedly expressed interest in establishing a cement plant in Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan, near the border with Turkmenistan
Asia Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Iqbal, president of Kabul Polytechnic University, said the first international water conference of this atheneum will be held by the end of September this year
Asia Afghanistan Kyrgyz mining company "ALLATOY" expressed interest in investing in Afghanistan's mineral resources, particularly gold mines, during a meeting with the Taliban movement's acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum
Asia Afghanistan 10 million doses of bivalent oral polio vaccine have been donated to Afghanistan by the Indonesian Agency for International Development
Asia Afghanistan Researchers claim that dozens of archaeological sites have been demolished to allow 'systematic looting', with satellite images providing first visual evidence that looting trends began under the previous government and continued under the Taliban
Asia Afghanistan The World Food Programme announced it has provided food and cash assistance to nearly 19 million people in Afghanistan over the past year to strengthen local communities, prevent malnutrition and improve student learning
Asia Afghanistan The Afghan power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat settled a two-year debt with Uzbekistan for the supply of electricity
Asia Afghanistan The Global Partnership for Education has approved grants totalling $110 million to support children's education in Afghanistan over the next two years; programmes are expected to reach more than 7,66 million children across the country
Asia Afghanistan The United Nations Development Programme for Afghanistan has presented a socio-economic report highlighting that restrictions on women's rights and the weakening of the banking system are urgent problems that require international cooperation
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan, Vietnam and Russia have been named the most dangerous countries for journalists: according to a 2023 report by Reporters Without Borders, there were at least 21 cases of journalists arrested in Afghanistan
Asia Afghanistan The Islamic Development Bank, as trustee of the Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan, signed two agreements with UNICEF to increase access to safe and sustainable water and new infrastructures for essential health services to remote rural communities