Women workers must cover up ‘even with a blanket’, say Afghan Taliban
Kabul – Women working in Afghan government departments must cover up even with a blanket if necessary or they... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
5-year-old boy trapped for three days in Afghan well has died, officials say
Kandahar – A five-year-old boy trapped for three days down a well in a remote Afghan village has died, several... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Rescuers near boy trapped in Afghan well, but rock blocks progress
Kandahar – Rescuers worked through the night to try to reach a five-year-old boy trapped for three days in... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
‘Are you okay my son?’ – dad says as rescuers battle to save boy trapped down Afghan well
Kandahar – Rescuers were desperately scrambling on Thursday to reach a nine-year-old boy trapped for two days down a well... Read more
17 Feb, 2022
Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens
Kabul – In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
Geneva – The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
Afghan baby lost in US airlift chaos reunited with family
Kabul – A baby lost during the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans at Kabul airport has... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan
Kabul – Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday,... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
UN says Afghanistan faces ‘unprecedented’ economic shock
Kabul – Afghanistan’s GDP could contract 20% within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday, saying... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks
Doha – The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
