Strong economic growth during the pre-transition period of 2007-08 to 2011-12 did not reduce poverty and contributed instead to widening inequality in Afghanistan. According to the latest Afghanistan ...

Without major financial and logistical support, the people of Afghanistan face a future of poverty and humanitarian crisis, warns Achim Steiner. Disclaimer - All opinions in this column reflect ...

In Afghanistan, young boys and adolescents are adorned in makeup, dressed in brightly coloured women's clothing and sent before groups of powerful men to dance and entertain. They are victims of ...

The US has donated nearly US$4 billion to Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power. Gutting USAID will have enormous consequences for women and children.

This occurs at the same time that human rights organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about Afghanistan's rising rates of poverty and malnutrition, particularly among women. Afghan ...

The bank assessed in its latest report that persistent high poverty levels ... The World Bank report revealed that Afghanistan’s trade deficit surged by 54% in 2024, reaching $9 billion ...

Overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces at the main border crossing between the countries caused thousands of people to flee their homes but the situation had calmed down by ...

Investing in agriculture in Afghanistan is critical as the sector accounts for a quarter of the national economy, and plays an important role in the livelihoods of the approximately 76% of the ...

Panama has released dozens of migrants deported from the United States who were held for weeks in a remote camp on the ...