Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan's exports reached a value of $1,8 billion in the calendar year according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan defeated Maldives in the third match and clinched a place in the semifinals of the Four-Nation Volleyball Cup
Asia Afghanistan According to Saturday's Guardian report, the governemnt banned the sale of all contraceptive drugs and devices to women in Afghanistan
Asia Afghanistan Outlining UN programmes for 2023, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Afghan women and girls were being 'isolated' due to restrictions imposed by the country's interim regime
Asia Afghanistan UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, was in Kabul for a four-day visit to urge the government reconsider and reverse the bans on women's participation in public life; she believes progress is being made
Asia Afghanistan A suicide bombing in front of the Foreign Ministry left several people dead; police in Kabul said five people were killed, but another Taliban official put the death toll at 20
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban-led Afghan administration on Thursday signed its first international contract to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya Basin with Chinese company CNPC
Asia Afghanistan After Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, International Rescue Committee announced the suspension of operations in Afghanistan following the ruling Taliban's decision to ban women from working in non-governmental organisations
Asia Afghanistan Some 79% of Afghan households reported severe water shortages, which means it is difficult to access clean and safe water, according to a UNICEF survey
Asia Afghanistan The government reportedly said that India could restart 20 stalled projects in several provinces of the country
Asia Afghanistan The name of the American University of Afghanistan has been changed to the Afghan International University, reportedly declared newly appointed Minister of Higher Education Mawlawi Neda Mohammad Nadim
Asia Afghanistan Women have banned from visiting all parks in Kabul, further excluding them activities out of home; a spokesman for the Ministry of Vice and Virtue reportedly said that managers of parks in the capital have been told not to let women in
Asia Afghanistan More than 200 media professionals have suffered abuses, such as arbitrary arrests, in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations said, noting a significant increase in press freedom violations