UNICEF on Sunday provided cash assistance to 3034 teachers of 312 public sector girls and boys schools in central Logar province. Each teacher received afghanis equal to $100, said provincial education department spokesman Shahpur Arab. He told Pajhwok…
Families of martyrs and disabled people in central Uruzgan province say they have been left unassisted and their economic problems increase with each passing day. Thousands of families of the martyrs and disabled are calling for the attention…
A representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul met with the head of the Office of Prison Administration (OPA) and discussed management of prisons and assured full support. A statement from OPA received…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the lack of cash in Afghanistan is the main problem causing economic and humanitarian crisis. ICRC head Eloi Fillion during an interview with CNN said: “The main problem…
Cash aid was distributed to 700 families of war victims, who lost lives or maimed in past conflicts in central Uruzgan province. The cash assistance was provided by an Afghan businessman living abroad and was distributed to the…
The distribution of $384,780 in cash aid for 1,452 needy families has been started in Lashkargah, capital of southern Helmand province, officials said Wednesday. The cash assistance was provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
Participants of an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on Sunday called for humanitarian assistance to prevent further unrest in Afghanistan and said the international community should support the country. In addition to…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday provided cash and winter tools to 400 war-affected families in southeastern Paktia province. The families were identified and selected in a survey conducted by the province's Department of Refugees. The…
Turkey on Tuesday provided food in assistance to 1,000 needy families in the capital Kabul. During distribution of the aid, Turkish envoy to Afghanistan, CihadErginay, said that his country had assisted the Afghans in various fields since the…
A 37-year-old woman, who has been caring for her five family members who are all blind, said she no longer had the ability to work and was in need of humanitarian assistance to support her family. Tayyebah during…
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member countries have expressed concern over the economic situation in Afghanistan, saying Afghans should be assisted to avert a humanitarian and economic crisis in the country. ECO member states discussed the current economic, political…
More than one thousand poor and war-affected families received food assistance in Chinarto district of central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, an official said. The assistance was distributed by NCC and WFP to needy families in Chinarto district. Uruzgan…
Local officials in northern Jawzjan province say the local administration has started providing cash assistance to 137 needy families in the province, where many people are concerned about rising poverty and joblessness. HamidullahEhsani, financial and administrative director at…
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has given in aid education materials and medical kits to schools in 22 districts of eastern Nangarhar province. The assistance distribution was launched today, Thursday, and officials assured that the materials would…
Turkey's deputy ambassador to Afghanistan provided 100 metric tons of improved wheat seed in assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and said his country is ready to provide more humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Mulavi…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has promised to provide shelter, clothing and other essential items to the poor in Afghanistan before the cold winter approaches. ZabihullahMujahid, deputy information and culture minister, said that, Afghan Foreign…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Saturday said that EHH, a Turkish organization, has pledged to provide 100 metric tons of improved quality seeds in assistance to Afghanistan. A statement from MAIL received by Pajhwok…
The Turkish ambassador to Qatar has assured his country will continue to extend assistance to Afghans, hoping for the establishment of a strong government in Afghanistan. A day earlier, Taliban’s political office head Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai said…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided in aid agricultural tools worth $592,000 to the Canal Department of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Wednesday. Officials of the Canal Department said that the tools would be used in…
A number of families displaced due to clashes in their areas spend their time in Kabul parks and complain that they did not receive any assistance from the government and they may face serious situation ahead. Many people…
Lacking food, fuel and a proper place for shelter, displaced families in western Ghor province say they have repeatedly visited government offices for help, but to no avail. Najia, the mother of one child, whose husband daily leaves…
KABUL. Abdul Ghafar Akbari, who lives in Melbourne, said he had been collecting the aid along with other compatriots in Australia. He told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghans abroad were collecting cash and other forms of assistance for their needy…
KABUL’s extractive sector. A statement from German Corporation for International Cooperation or GIZ received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the implementation agreement of the program was signed between Acting Mines and Petroleum Minister Nargis Nehan and GIZ. “The aim of…
KABUL during a key summit focused on development and the war-torn country's beleaguered economy, the union said in a statement on Wednesday. The aid agreement made on Tuesday at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan is worth €474m ($535m) to support…
