(MENAFN) The Afghan interim government introduced a comprehensive five-year “Development Strategy” on Tuesday, aiming to generate employment and encourage equitable progress throughout the country, according to a senior official. Taliban's chief...
(MENAFN) The Afghan interim administration has introduced a five-year “Development Strategy” aimed at generating employment and promoting balanced national development, according to officials. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid explained that...
(MENAFN) After decades of war that left it with little authority over its five major river basins, Afghanistan is now asserting greater control of its water resources under Taliban rule. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have launched dam...
PALMWOODS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As natural disasters claim lives at an accelerating pace, the team behind Project Rescue – a blockchain-powered humanitarian funding platform – has issued an urgent global...
Humanitarian crises are escalating, and governments around the world are increasingly overwhelmed and under-resourced. BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As natural disasters claim lives at an accelerating...
SLOVENIA, September 8 - Running from 8 September to 8 October 2025, the session will address a wide range of substantive issues as well as the human rights situation in individual countries. Thematic areas under consideration include the human...
DOHA, QATAR, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, joins the international community in marking the United Nations International Day to Protect...
(MENAFN) Intense monsoon rains and devastating floods have submerged vast areas of Pakistan’s farmland, destroying crops ready for harvest and raising urgent alarms over a looming food shortage and inflation, warned both the UN and agricultural...
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation and International Finance Corporation launch first-of-its-kind model to drive employment in fragile Arab economies DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, September 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As global aid budgets decline...
(MENAFN) Yuri Ivashechkin, renowned for his role in designing the Su-25 fighter jet and leading the early stages of Russia's SSJ-100 passenger aircraft program, has passed away at the age of 91, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced...
Recently, some countries, including India, Afghanistan, China, and the US, experienced natural disasters in the form of heavy rains, floods, and earthquakes, causing loss of lives and damage to infrastructure. Although these phenomena are not new,...
At a time when Afghanistan is reeling from the twin crises of forced returns and natural disasters, Afghan refugees in Pakistan particularly in Balochistan are finding themselves caught in an increasingly hostile environment. On Friday, Stéphane...
Lina Yassin is a Sudanese climate policy researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). As New York Climate Week approaches, excitement is building. It is, after all, a crucial moment to generate momentum toward...
Nothing and everything move in Kabul Express. It’s a dry sardonic look at a time when 9/11 had changed politics all over the world. John and Arshad are the two Indian rookie journalists grappling with desert-borne strife and cynicism. Their...
KABUL, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have confiscated a cache of firearms and ammunition in southern Kandahar province, the Ministry of National Defense announced in a statement on Monday. Acting on intelligence reports and a...
A major gas exploration and extraction project has officially begun in the Totai gas fields in northern Afghanistan, marking a significant step in Afghanistan’s economic development. At the inauguration ceremony, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy...
The practical work on the exploration and extraction project of the Toti-Maidan gas fields officially began today. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that the contract for this project has been signed with KAM Group and the Uzbek...
On the afternoon of August 15, 2021, Fahr was arranging books on the shelves of her women’s library in Kabul when the Taliban swept into the city. The day would mark the beginning of what the United Nations calls “the most restrictive country in...
Thousands of international students, including many from Afghanistan, remain stranded after new US travel restrictions delayed visas, disrupting academic schedules and forcing deferrals at leading universities. Thousands of international students,...
Afghanistan’s de-facto Taliban rulers said they have reached an agreement with visiting US officials on an exchange of prisoners, although no details were given and Washington has not yet confirmed that a deal has been struck. Following the...
