Afghanistan launches mass polio vax drive
Technically and financially supported by the Unicef and the World Health Organization (WHO), the campaign will cover 9.9 million Afghan children …reports Asian Lite
Afghan currency takes record dive
At the beginning of 2020, the afghani had traded at some 76 for one dollar, and at 77 in this January, 81 in July
Gender bias worsens poverty in Pakistan
Analysts noted that women who are employed and have access to income and financial resources can work far better than men in promoting the
Taliban begin reconstruction works in Kandahar
A total of 53 bridges and culverts out of 103 have been reconstructed while the rest are still being rebuilt…reports Asian Lite News Authorities
Taliban gun down 20-yr-old boy in Kabul
Eyewitnesses and his uncle of whom the killed Faisal was attending the wedding said, they were directed to stop for check post and they
Afghan health sector on brink of collapse
Afghanistan’s Pharmacy Union attributed the sharp price increase to the weak Afghani against the US dollar….reports Asian Lite News Unprecedented rise in the cost
Afghanistan gets 3rd batch of World Bank aid
The cash assistance comes at a time when the local currency (Afghani) is in its unprecedentedly lowest value. On Sunday, one US dollar amounted
Afghans hit hard by spike in price of food, essential goods
The price of one bag of flour is 2,400 Afs, a 16-liter bottle of oil is about 2,800 Afs. The price of one bag
UK mulls USD 99.5 mn aid for Afghanistan
The UK foreign secretary called for the broadening of international cooperation in order to prevent humanitarian catastrophes and avoid high risks of migration….reports Asian
WHO sets up new trauma center in Afghanistan
WHO has commenced construction of a new trauma care unit (TCU) in Spin Boldak district, with support from the EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian
