As the delivery of cash by the United Nations to Afghanistan continues, the country’s central bank-Da Afghanistan Bank- receives another batch of $32 million in cash on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
‘Forgotten’ dad trapped in Afghanistan says there’s ‘double standards between us and Ukraine’ and fears Taliban will find family
The father-of-two has been hiding from the Taliban for months and says he hasn’t been afford the same help as Ukrainian refugees …
Feature: U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan undermine tourism industry in Bamiyan’s Band-e-Amir lakes
The picturesque Band-e-Amir was a popular tourist destination in the past but the U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan have ruined people’s joy here. Mohammad Sadat, 25, from the capital city of Kabul, came …
Feature: Beekeeping — livelihood to replace opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
The beekeeping and honey production industry in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar has been expanding after long years of insecurity and heavy fighting. “Running a beekeeping farm is a …
Beekeeping by Afghan refugees helps boost Pakistan’s honey business
High in Pakistan’s rolling hills, a mountain valley is a refuge not only for bees, but also refugees from Afghanistan.
Pakistan-funded hospital in Afghanistan facing severe economic crisis
Islamabad/Kabul: Jinnah Hospital, a Pakistan-funded health facility in Afghanistan, is facing serious administrative and operational issues due to the non-availability of funds, media reports said on …
China forays into Afghanistan eyeing its lithium reserves
While the whole world is focussing on the Russia-Ukraine crisis China is eyeing the minerals of the war-torn country which has reserves of untapped lithium min …
Yakuza boss tried to buy surface-to-air missiles stolen from military base in Afghanistan: NYC feds
A Yakuza boss was busted in an elaborate sting trying to buy surface-to-air missiles supposedly stolen from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, Manhattan prosecutors announced Thursday. Takeshi …
A Woman’s Fight to Educate Girls in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
The Taliban has cracked down on girls going to school, but Razia Jan, a school leader and activist, hasn’t given up hope.
A Woman’s Fight to Educate Girls in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
The Taliban has cracked down on girls going to school, but Razia Jan, a school leader and activist, hasn’t given up hope.