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 ...

The ICRC reports rising poverty in Afghanistan, as thousands of returning migrants face dire conditions amid an ongoing ...

A farmer walks in a flood-affected area in Burka district in northern Baghlan province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2025. (Photo by Saifurahman ...

Organizations like UNICEF highlight that 45% of Afghanistan children under five are stunted, and 10% are wasted, reflecting chronic and acute undernutrition. These conditions have long-term effects on ...

More than half of Afghanistan’s population — some 23 million people — need humanitarian assistance. It's a crisis caused by decades of conflict — including the 20-year U.S. war with the Taliban — as ...

Through revamping rural institutions, infrastructure and technology, Afghanistan has the opportunity of more-rapid agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and boosting of shared prosperity. More than ...

Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the country seeing a sharp deterioration in the situation since the Taliban seized power in August. International funds ...

this week urged international donors to keep supporting Afghanistan, saying 22.9 million needed assistance this year. "If we ...

As the world marked World Book and Copyright Day on Wednesday, bookstores in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, were grappling with an unprecedented downturn in business, driven by a noticeable ...

More than 3.5 million children in Afghanistan will suffer from acute ... year U.S. war with the Taliban — as well as entrenched poverty and climate shocks have contributed to the country ...

KABUL, April 18 (Xinhua) -- With the support of the private sector, a dairy center to process milk has been opened in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, spokesman for the provincial Directorate ...

Afghanistan is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change, facing recurring droughts, sudden floods, and growing water scarcity ...