The Diplomat1d
Could China Fill the US Aid Vacuum in Afghanistan?
Since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the U.S. State Department and USAID continued to fund key sectors ...
Chatham House3d
What the West can do now in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
The country is suffering a humanitarian crisis that will deepen if US aid is halted permanently. And turning the country into ...
US foreign aid cut to put 1,500 pregnant women in Afghanistan at risk, says UN
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing foreign aid for 90 days, arguing that the step was needed to ...
UN warns maternal deaths in Afghanistan may rise after US funding pause
A U.N. aid official said on Tuesday that a U.S. funding pause would cut off millions of Afghans from sexual and reproductive ...
UN says US aid cut could result in 1,200 more Afghan maternal deaths by 2028
In Afghanistan, a mother dies from preventable pregnancy complications every two hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.
World Bank9y
Leveraging Urbanization in Afghanistan
Here are 10 key findings for Afghanistan made in the report: Afghanistan’s urban population grew by almost 4.5 percent a year between 2000 and 2010. Within the region, only Bhutan and Maldives ...
Reuters on MSN19d
Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls' high schools to open
KABUL - The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the ...