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ADB Commits USD3M Grant for Quake-Hit Afghanistan
(MENAFN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday the approval of a $3 million emergency grant aimed at addressing the urgent humanitarian needs of Afghanistan's earthquake victims. The devastating earthquake struck Nangarhar...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
BTR: Intelligence in the Gray Zone – Rethinking U.S. Strategy in the New War on Cartels
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The United States has entered a new phase in its fight against transnational organized crime. When the federal government formally designated criminal cartels as foreign...
Special Appeal 2025 - Climate change and conflict: Protecting the most vulnerable
Countries affected by conflict are often among the most vulnerable to climate risks. In places like Somalia and Afghanistan, decades of violence coupled with recurrent droughts and floods have worsened food insecurity and displacement. Nearly half...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Afghanistan’s Taliban Announces Five-Year Strategy
(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...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Afghan interim administration announces plan to create job opportunities
(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...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Afghanistan's water predicament goes regional
(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...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Highlights of Slovenia's activities in the UN Security Council in September 2025
SLOVENIA, October 1 - During the High-level Week, the Republic of Korea organised a high-level open debate on the implications of artificial intelligence for international peace and security – the signature event of its presidency. The debate...
Owner: Slovenian Government
Afghanistan: protection of vulnerable communities through cash-for-work projects
Lasting impact on communities The cash-for-work initiative has sparked transformation across rural Afghanistan. These construction projects have improved access to water for farming communities and helped them better withstand both drought and...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Afghanistan: Taliban arrests at least seven journalists in July
The plight of Afghan journalists under the Taliban authorities has been highlighted by the International Federation of Journalists, with reports of harassment, imprisonment and intimidation. During July, the IFJ monitored the situation for media...
Owner: National Union of Journalists
Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
CENTRAL EUROPE: Austria’s first deportation to Syria prompts Germany to follow ― Afghan family wins visa battle against German government ― Germany planning migration summit ― Polish farmers join ‘citizen patrols’ ― Czech MPs adopt draft asylum and mig…
Austria has deported a Syrian national to Syria for the first time since the start of the civil war in 2011. Germany has announced that it will also begin deporting Syrians with criminal records. A court in Berlin has ruled that the German...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
Creating Sustainable Solutions through Conflict Deconstruction: Mariya Asagi
While in Afghanistan and Myanmar, Mariya felt the limitations of working without a thorough understanding of the deconstruction phase of conflict, which encompasses social reintegration, physical reconstruction, and institution-building. As an aid...
Owner: United Nations
Tragic Roof Collapse Kills Two Teens in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) A tragic roof collapse late Monday night in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province claimed the lives of two teenagers and left a child wounded, according to Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, the provincial head of the Natural Disaster...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Young people from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia build knowledge on security sector governance and reform, safety of journalists at OSCE-DCAF summer school
Students and young journalists from Central Asia took a deep dive into youth, security, and the role of media freedom at a summer school course organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) from...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities
Access to safe drinking water essential for life and health, yet it is estimated that 33 million people in Afghanistan face severe water shortage. This World Water Day, marked on 22 March, we look at the situation on ground and its impact on the...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
OSCE-supported seminar discusses the role of youth and women in responding to climate change risks in Turkmenistan and Central Asia
An OSCE-organized seminar on strengthening the role of youth and women in responding to climate change risks in Turkmenistan and Central Asia took place on 12 May 2025 in Ashgabat. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat initiated this event within the...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Afghanistan: ICRC Director-General highlights massive humanitarian needs and calls for sustained international support
During his time in the country, he engaged with Afghan authorities in Kabul, met with patients and beneficiaries of humanitarian services in Kabul, and took stock of the ICRC’s response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. He also met with the...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Afghanistan: 2024 Operational facts and figures
In 2024, communities in Afghanistan continued to face significant challenges to access basic necessities such as healthcare, food and clean water. The humanitarian situation in the country remains extremely dire as a result of decades of armed...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Thousands of once protected Afghan refugees in the United States face deportation
The chaotic US military pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021 became a hot campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election and continues to echo today. President Donald Trump, who set the withdrawal in motion during his first term in office,...
Owner: The Middle East Institute (Non-Profit)
Madhya Pradesh to Showcase Heritage and Wildlife at ATM Dubai 2025
Bringing Culture, Eco-Tourism and Luxury Travel to the Forefront at the global event BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, April 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Madhya Pradesh Tourism is set to make a grand impression at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM)...