World May 18 Flash floods due to heavy rains kill at least 84 people in Afghanistan More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of deadly torrents.
World May 13 Families still search for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores Survivors of the devastating floods that struck northern Afghanistan last week are still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead.
World May 11 Hundreds die in flash flooding after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan, UN says Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.
World Feb 21 More than $400 million needed for Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says The magnitude 6.3 quake on Oct. 7, one of the most destructive in the country's recent history, flattened entire villages in Herat province and also left thousands injured and homeless.
Politics Feb 12 Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses strain Afghanistan’s health system, group says The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight.
World Oct 11 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits part of western Afghanistan where an earlier quake killed over 2,000 people The aid group Doctors Without Borders said the Herat regional hospital received 117 injured from Wednesday's temblor.
World Oct 09 Senior Taliban officials visit province struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages.
World Sep 19 Mental health among women in Afghanistan is deteriorating, UN report finds A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country.
World Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies.
World May 09 Female UN employees in Afghanistan are being harassed, detained, report says The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body.