AIBAK – In a bid to improve access to information, the provincial government and media in the northern province of Samangan have forged closer ties. More than 30 journalists and government officials,...
Tamara Abu Sham This was my third visit to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan known as the ‘polio virus engine’. It was a hot humid day with temperature around 40 degrees. About 10-minute drive from...
A spokesman for the Taliban has told a Pakistani newspaper that the militant group is hoping to reach an Afghan peace deal with U.S negotiators by the end of January. The comments by Suhail Shaheen...
In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. More than 437,000 people have left their homes this year due to fighting...
Desert locust swarms reach Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti, as flooding continues in Zambia and Angola Over the past two weeks flash floods have been reported in Luanda, Uige, and Cabinda provinces of...
Overview In 2019, a total of 59,726 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece by sea. The majority are from Afghanistan (40%), Syria (27%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (7%). More than half...
Arrivals This week, 508 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 1,091 arrivals but an increase from last year’s 198 arrivals during the same period. The average daily...
Pakistan intensifies cVDPV2 response efforts, focusing on comprehensive outbreak response, strengthened routine immunization, communication and enhanced surveillance. See ‘Pakistan’ section below for...
Kabul, January 16, 2020 – World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer, today concluded his two-day visit to Afghanistan to discuss the country’s current economic developments...
Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, the number of reported civilian fatalities continued to rise in Afghanistan; elections in Abkhazia, Georgia were annulled following violent demonstrations...