Asia Afghanistan In western Farah province construction has begun on the Bakhsh Abad Dam; expected to be completed in five phases, the major project will be able to irrigate more than 100.000 hectares of land, as well as generate electricity for the population
Asia Afghanistan Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed Mawlawi Abdul Kabir as the new interim prime minister of Afghanistan in a special decree
Asia Afghanistan An agreement with China and Pakistan will extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, which could potentially attract billions of dollars to finance infrastructure projects
Asia Afghanistan The UN chief appointed Turkey's Sinirlioglu as special coordinator for Afghanistan to provide an independent assessment of how to address the situation in the country
Asia Afghanistan The UN has warned that it will withdraw from Afghanistan in May if the Afghan Taliban does not allow local female personnel to return to work; UNDP also published a study warning that restrictions on women's rights will worsen the economic catastrophe
Asia Afghanistan The country has been ranked in position 137 out of 137 nations according to the latest World Happiness Report
Asia Afghanistan The impressive show of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan secure a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I on Sunday 26 March, their first ever series win against Pakistan
Asia Afghanistan UN stated that Taliban restrictions on the rights of women and girls have 'effectively trapped' most of them in their homes, turning Afghanistan into the 'most repressive' country in the world for women
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