Afghanistan

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever outbreak raises concerns in Afghanistan

Jul 13, 2023 05:18

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever outbreak is claiming more lives and infecting a growing number of people in Afghanistan. It has put the country's health system under immense pressure to provide adequate treatment for the patients.
Afghan interpreter who escaped Taliban shot dead in US gun violence

Jul 09, 2023 11:42

A former Afghan interpreter for the occupying US forces in Afghanistan has been shot dead in Washington DC's gun violence while working as a rideshare driver after fleeing his country following the Taliban takeover.
Afghan Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ghadir

Jul 07, 2023 04:42

Muslims in Afghanistan celebrate Eid al-Ghadir on the 18th of Dhul-Hajjah which marks the day Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.
2008 US airstrike that turned wedding into a funeral still haunts Afghans

Jul 06, 2023 11:32

On July 6th, 2008, an airstrike by the United States on a wedding party in the Haska Meyna district in eastern Afghanistan killed 47 Afghan citizens.
Thousands of Afghan refugees face homelessness crisis in UK

Jul 05, 2023 05:57

Thousands of Afghan refugees are at risk of homelessness in the United Kingdom if the government presses ahead with plans to evict them from hotels, local councils have warned.
1,000 civilians killed since Taliban takeover in Afghanistan: UN

Jul 03, 2023 08:59

A new UN report has shed more light on civilian casualties in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in the country in 2021.
World Food Program says food assistance for Afghans running out

Jul 02, 2023 05:46

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it lacks the funds to provide food assistance to millions of hungry people in cash-strapped Afghanistan.
US review blasts failures of humiliating Afghanistan withdrawal

Jul 02, 2023 05:42

The US State Department has released a report on “detrimental consequences” of the country's humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, criticizing the government for its failure to prepare for the swift collapse of the Afghan government in 2021.
World Food Program says food assistance for Afghans running out

Jul 01, 2023 14:19

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it lacks the funds to provide food assistance to millions of hungry people in cash-strapped Afghanistan which has been under US occupation for two decades.
Economic crisis, sanctions overshadowing Eid al-Adha preparation in Afghanistan

Jun 27, 2023 05:44

As Muslims around the world gear up to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, many Afghans are struggling to afford basic necessities amid an economic crisis and Western sanctions.