Afghan War
The money will be transferred to the World Food Programme and Unicef to support nutrition and health in Afghanistan.
Updated 12 Dec, 2021 09:46am
General Bajwa, PM Imran stress need for increased cooperation for averting looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Updated 12 Dec, 2021 10:11am
Fear for family members still in Afghanistan haunts the Afghan evacuees.
Updated 11 Dec, 2021 09:21am
"We are seeing economic collapse being exponential," says UN humanitarian chief, calls for urgent action to stop “the freefall”.
Updated 10 Dec, 2021 09:55pm
“We have to show that we don't need to be scared,” says 48-year-old Hamida Aman, the station's founder.
Published 08 Dec, 2021 04:40pm
Think tanks and relief agencies have asked for a “humanitarian-plus” approach to prevent Afghanistan's collapse.
Published 08 Dec, 2021 12:18pm
Officials of ousted Afghan regime and many Western analysts are sceptical and believe that Hibatullah Akhundzada died years ago.
Published 08 Dec, 2021 11:26am
Afghanistan has been hit by an enormous shortage of dollars since the Taliban marched into Kabul and seized power on August 15.
Updated 08 Dec, 2021 09:21am
Claims British officials spent time and energy arranging the evacuation of almost 200 dogs and cats from a Kabul animal shelter.
Updated 07 Dec, 2021 11:24pm
“The worst crimes in terms of gravity and scale and extent seem to be committed by IS and also Taliban,” says prosecutor.
Updated 07 Dec, 2021 08:30am
Erdogan’s visit comes as Turkey seeks to rebuild relations with former rivals in the energy-rich Gulf region.
Updated 07 Dec, 2021 08:43am
Says she and other educated women “want to see a world where all girls can have access to safe and quality education".
Updated 07 Dec, 2021 07:50am
It is one of five buses leased by a local organisation called Charmaghz, established by an Afghan graduate from Oxford University.
Updated 06 Dec, 2021 09:38am
Decision taken on on an exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes; Afghan FM thanks Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan.
Updated 04 Dec, 2021 10:22pm
Foreign Office says transportation from Wagah to Torkham allowed.
Updated 04 Dec, 2021 07:32am
The decree does not mention a minimum age for marriage, which previously was set at 16-years-old.
Published 03 Dec, 2021 08:23pm
Afghan experts have said the aid would help, but big questions remain, including how to get funds into Afghanistan.
Updated 03 Dec, 2021 08:16am
Official US statement says discussions focused on “enduring US national interests”.
Updated 02 Dec, 2021 08:44am
Unicef estimates some 3.2 million Afghan children will suffer from malnutrition this winter — a million may die.
Updated 01 Dec, 2021 03:46pm
Human Rights Watch points to continuing retaliation against the armed forces of the ousted govt despite an announced amnesty.
Published 30 Nov, 2021 07:43pm
FM Qureshi says "Afghan brothers & sisters need us more than ever before", calls for providing them immediate, sustained support.
Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:12pm
In his first address to nation after Taliban seized power, premier urges int'l charities to continue offering aid to Afghanistan.
Published 28 Nov, 2021 12:02am
Statement calls on Taliban to respect results of UN resolutions on Afghanistan and the central role of UN in the country.
Updated 27 Nov, 2021 10:29am
Those involved in evacuation efforts are calling on the US and other nations to do more to help people escape Taliban rule.
Published 26 Nov, 2021 08:53pm
Unpaid for months, professors, doctors and engineers are selling edibles and household items by the roadside.
Published 26 Nov, 2021 08:33am
Rome's government says it responded to pleas from non-profit organisations working in Afghanistan to help her leave the country.
Updated 26 Nov, 2021 09:07am
A community leader says Afghanistan’s new rulers have put an end to war, stopped corruption and increased security.
Updated 26 Nov, 2021 07:54am
The US and Taliban officials are meeting in Doha next week.
Updated 26 Nov, 2021 07:59am
Humanitarian aid must be kept separate from politics.
Updated 25 Nov, 2021 10:31am
Qataris have been helping run Hamid Karzai International Airport along with Turkey.
Updated 25 Nov, 2021 08:37am