More than an estimated 5,000 women are expected to directly benefit from a new initiative led by Ghazanfar Bank, one of Afghanistan’s leading commercial banks, to improve Afghan women’s access to …
Polio vaccinations resume in Pakistan and Afghanistan after Covid-19 delays
Fight to eradicate disease getting ‘back on track’ after surge in cases due to pause in vaccination campaigns …
It’s time to leave Afghanistan
The U.S. military has done everything it has been asked to do by Washington. But they shouldn’t be asked to stay in a holding pattern until tranquility blossoms throughout Afghanistan.
This Business Student-Turned-Engineer Is Transforming Afghanistan One Solar-Powered Food Cart at a Time
Women in Afghanistan face high rates of poverty and violence. Farhad Wajdi’s efforts have helped women to gain a greater degree of economic and social independence, in line with the United Nations’ …
Polio vaccines return in Afghanistan, Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus
Pakistan and Afghanistan have restarted Polio vaccinations after their campaigns were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic months ago, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Tuesday.
Pakistan blast: 6 killed, 22 injured in a town bordering Afghanistan
Earlier in May, seven soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed in a bomb blast and an exchange of fire with militants.
Esper confirms drawdown in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said thousands more troops are coming home by November but indicated the security situation could change that. — Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to fully fund …
War tech business innovates Afghan peace goals
A business based in Canada has played a crucial role in Afghanistan’s peace and war efforts by struggling for the last many …
Peace in Afghanistan is possible, but only when the US is willing to walk away from its Taliban deal
It has now been almost six months since the United States entered into a peace deal with the Taliban. On Sunday, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh announced that …
With Final Prisoner Release, Afghanistan Takes a Giant Step Toward Peace
The 21 members of the Afghan negotiation team headed by Massoum Stanikzai (former chief of the National Directorate of Security) is likely to depart Afghanistan for Doha, Qatar once the prisoners are …