Asia Afghanistan Amid spiralling poverty, the lack of jobs and 40% inflation, girls have no future: local culture contemplating the habit of selling young daughters into marriage for dowry adds to the Taliban veto on schooling over grade 6
Asia Afghanistan Nearly five million patients with respiratory illnesses were registered in government hospitals over the past three months according to Minister of Health data, a significant surge from around 3 million last year
Asia Afghanistan 91 kilometers of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India TAPI gas pipeline are now prepared for installation in western Herat province; TAPI extends 1.800 km linking Turkmenistan to India through Afghanistan and Pakistan 816 km run through Afghanistan
Asia Afghanistan Doctors in Kabul advised that people use air-purifying masks when outdoors to avoid serious and harmful consequences of rising levels of air pollution, a recurrent issue in winter days
Asia Afghanistan A historic landmark, Kabul’s Ariana Cinema has been demolished to make way for a commercial market, sparking concerns over the city’s cultural heritage