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WHO warns: 80% of Health Centers in Afghanistan at risk of closure due to funding shortage
WHO Warns: 80% of Health Centers in Afghanistan at Risk of Closure Due to Funding Shortage, violation of human and women rights.
WHO flags funding shortage risk in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the agency is concerned about funding shortages in Afghanistan which could force closure of 80% of WHO-supported essential health care services.
WHO says 80% of Afghanistan operations risk shutdown by June
The World Health Organization said on Monday that 80% of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage. The U.N. health agency said the cash shortfall, …
‘The air was on fire’ — Army captain recalls 2012 battle in Afghanistan
Army Capt. James McDaniel was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury by doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs after the 2012 attack.
The Cost of Afghanistan’s Instability
Pakistan has borne the brunt of Afghanistan’s instability, enduring consequences that have been both far-reaching and devastating. Pakistan’s suffering is a direct result of conflicts in its …
Nepal: Where making a profit is a crime
With an average annual income of $315 per capita, Nepal is the second poorest country in Asia after Afghanistan and one of the ten poorest countries in the world. Poverty is clearly visible in the …
Cutting Aid to Afghanistan Could Push Taliban Closer to Russia and China, Foreign Policy Expert Tells TML
A January 2025 SIGAR report emphasized that the Taliban—whom the US does not recognize as Afghanistan’s government and has sanctioned—has no legal claim to billions in US funds. It urged the US to …
“Bacha Bazi” or “boy toy” – The barbaric custom of child abuse in Afghanistan
The customary sexual – and not only – abuse of young boys in Afghanistan – Children as young as 10 years old are dressed in women’s clothes and turned into sex slaves for the country’s elite …
Sugar sent to Afghanistan was not smuggled but exported for first time: finance minister
Giving updates on country’s economic progress, finance minister says remittance inflow for Feb 2025 has reached an impressive $3.1bn.