Avalanches Cut Off Parts of Drought-hit Northeast Afghanistan

Avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan have cut off tens – if not hundreds – of thousands of people already at risk of hunger due to drought, opening the door to a potential humanitarian crisis if aid cannot reach them, says a provincial official. How...

Maersk Line to Pay $31.9m to Resolve False Claims Allegations for Inflated Shipping Costs to Military in Afghanistan And Iraq

Maersk Line Limited has agreed to pay the government $31.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in connection with contracts to transport cargo in shipping containers to support U.S. troops in Afghanistan...

Women’s Rights Law Poorly Enforced in Afghanistan

Afghanistan still has a long way to go before women in the country are fully protected under the two-year-old Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law, a report concludes.

Government of Finland Donates 1 Million Euros to WFP Afghanistan

The Government of Finland has donated 1 million euros (US$ 1.4 million) to WFP Afghanistan, which will be used to buy nutritious food for young children.

‘We Need Protection Not Detention’ Says Curtin Immigration Detention Centre Detainee

Hussain Ali, an ethnic Hazara Afghan, has experienced first-hand the flaws in Australia’s mandatory detention policy. For more than 21 months, he has been held at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), one of eight high-security facilities...

Resettlement Challenges in Afghanistan Discourage Refugees From Returning

Resettlement challenges in Afghanistan have discouraged refugees living in neighboring countries from going home, with 60,000 returning in the past 10 months against 100,000 during the same period last year, officials said. How People Arrived Here: resettlement...

Afghanistan – Newly Discovered Mineralogical Treasure House (Again)

As the U.S.-led Afghan campaign lurches into its second decade, the country’s vast untapped mineralogical resources are again emerging in the Western media, seemingly underpinning the benefits of International Security Assistance Force troops “staying...

A Shot of Cortisone Stops Traumatic Stress

As soldiers return home from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, America must cope with the toll that war takes on mental health. But the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming increasingly expensive, and promises to escalate as yet...

Stepping Up the Fight Against Polio in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is intensifying efforts to eradicate polio by the end of next year, but security remains a major challenge especially in the southern provinces where the virus is localized, says a health expert.