Asia Afghanistan The country tops the list of countries affected by terrorism in 2021, according to the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which calls Afghanistan the most terror-affected and least peaceful country
Asia Afghanistan UNICEF will pay Afghan teachers a monthly wage for at least two months, as salaries haven't been paid for months due to the economic crisis
Asia Afghanistan UNICEF has expressed concern over the situation of malnourished children in the country, adding that Indira Gandi Hospital in Kabul receives up to 8 malnourished children every day
Asia Afghanistan Some public universities opened for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with very few women in attendance
Asia Afghanistan NGOs trying to provide emergency aid in the country have started turning to cryptocurrencies to avoid US sanctions, failing banks and the Taliban; among them is "Code to Inspire", an NGO teaching computer programming to young Afghan women
Asia Afghanistan UN human rights experts expressed their concern about the exclusion of women, particularly women from ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities such as the Hazaras, Tajiks, Hindus, who are found to be even more vulnerable
Asia Afghanistan Engagement with the world and self-sufficiency are the core policy for the 2022; Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said that its recognition is both the need of the Islamic Emirate and of the international community
Asia Afghanistan 231 newspapers have had to close and 6400 journalists have lost their jobs since the Taliban took control of the country, according to a survey conducted by Reporters without Borders, RSF, and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association
Asia Afghanistan Several Afghan families are returning to carpet making, a very old, traditional but exhausting activity that many had abandoned for more comfortable jobs, seeking a source of income as the economy teeters on the brink of ruin
Asia Afghanistan Sharbat Gula, the 'Afghan girl' on the 1985 National Geographic cover, joins the thousands of Afghans who have fled to Europe
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban have asked the EU for help with the country's airports, promising that Afghans and foreigners will be allowed to leave if they wish and assistance with airport operations should guarantee this can take place
Asia Afghanistan While economic crisis gets harsher in a country estimated to have over a trillion dollars in natural resources, local miners in natural marvelous and material-rich Nuristan have reported spotting foreigners staking out areas for future exploitation
Asia Afghanistan A nationwide polio vaccination campaign has begun for the first time since the Taliban took control of the country in August; according to Unicef, the UN agency has received authorization to carry out the campaign in the country