Asia Afghanistan The mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has been extended until 2026, upon initiative of the UN Security Council
Asia Afghanistan The country is facing a critical health emergency with a dramatic rise in acute respiratory diseases, affecting children in particular; WHO has documented a 54,1% increase due to environmental and social factors and the use of poor quality fuels
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan is one of the countries with the highest levels of mine and unexploded ordnance contamination; the International Committee of the Red Cross, who made the statement, in 2024 informed 243.000 people in five regions about these dangers
Asia Afghanistan Mahtab Karami, a student at a Scottish university, is creating a digital archive of artworks created by Afghan women artists over the last 20 years so that they are always visible, regardless of where the physical works have ended up
Asia Afghanistan In its recent annual report, the Taliban's Central Security and Settlement Commission, a division of the Afghan Ministry of Defence, accused Pakistan of destabilising Afghanistan and fostering regional terrorism