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 ...

Given the implications for security and stability, Central Asian countries must develop a common, coordinated approach to Afghanistan. Uzbekistan is seeking to lead the way. While the focus on ...

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries ... that more than 54% of the population were living below the national poverty line of 2,064 Afghanis per person per month (equivalent to about $ ...

The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping ...

The UK government's handling of the evacuation from Afghanistan in August was 'chaotic' and 'dysfunctional,' according to a whistleblower, who said poor IT support hindered thousands of Afghan ...

Officials from the directorate reported on Thursday, January 16 that as part of a campaign to gather beggars, 115 individuals ...

A poverty and disaster-stricken Afghanistan abandoned by the international community can only be a source of instability in the region. To break the cycle of hunger and poverty permanently ...

Others blamed poor interagency coordination, rampant Afghan corruption, ignorance of local culture and the distance between U.S. goals and Afghanistan’s realities. There were key moments when ...

Investing in agriculture in Afghanistan is critical as the sector accounts for a quarter of the national economy, and plays an important role in the livelihoods of the approximately 76% of the ...

Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago, but poor conditions are causing cases to rise in Afghanistan ...

Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads after decades of conflict, as well as dangerous driving on highways and a lack of regulation. In March, more than 20 people ...