Climate & Disaster Readiness: A major climate-adaptation and disaster-preparedness monitoring program in the Himalayas and Hindukush region has shut down after donor cuts, raising fears for faster-growing flood and landslide risks across Afghanistan and neighbors. Health & Environment: WHO extended travel restrictions tied to polio after continued wild poliovirus transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan, with environmental samples still testing positive—highlighting how sanitation and water-linked risks remain tightly connected to public health. Humanitarian Aid: India delivered another shipment of life-saving medicines to a Kabul government hospital, continuing medical support amid Afghanistan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Education Infrastructure: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education says more than 1,300 schools and religious schools were built and over 4,000 renovated in five years, with safer classrooms linked to better learning continuity. Women’s Livelihoods: UNDP and UN Women launched AWFRE, offering Sharia-compliant, collateral-free finance plus training to about 1,500 Afghan women entrepreneurs. Urban Environment: Kabul residents complain noise pollution from loudspeakers and late-night firecrackers is disrupting sleep and daily life. Regional Stability: Pakistan rejected Taliban claims tying Islamabad to Nuristan violence, saying no evidence was provided.