Today, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a $30 million commitment to support gender equality and women’s empowerment in Afghanistan. This...
Afghanistan has descended deeper into an already alarming hunger crisis, exacerbated by the economic and liquidity crisis, drought, and rising food prices, with nearly 20 million people facing acute...
GENEVA (12 August 2022) – UN experts* today said the international community must dramatically step up efforts to urge de facto authorities to adhere to basic human rights principles, warning that...
Highlights • During the week under review, wheat flour, wheat grain and rice prices increased slightly compared to the last week, while prices remain significantly higher compared to the same time...
On 22 June, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck south-eastern Afghanistan, leading to wide-scale destruction across already vulnerable districts in Paktika and Khost provinces. A second 5.1 magnitude...
Afghanistan is a country defined by the resilience and tenacity of its citizens – of its communities, its families, its children. Despite years of conflict, political changes, economic instability,...
The Economic Empowerment Team for U.S. Programs at the IRC worked on this report to illustrate the economic experiences and potential projected impact of Afghans who arrived through Operations Allies...
Please see below statement from Refugees International: "Bipartisan legislators in the U.S. House and Senate have recently introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act, a bill that provides a path to...
A statement by Christine Cipolla, ICRC's regional director for Asia and the Pacific Nearly a year ago when I visited Afghanistan, the medical system was about to shut down. The country's dedicated...