Humanitarian crisis

Women in Afghanistan (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

Five years of Taliban rule leave Afghanistan in overlapping crises

Millions of Afghans face hunger, displacement, shrinking access to healthcare and education, climate shocks and declining aid, while restrictions on women, civil society and independent media continue to deepen the country’s overlapping crises.

4 DAYS AGO

Food rations for vulnerable families in Afghanistan are to be cut by the World Food Programme.

Afghan fathers sell children to survive amid deepening crisis: Report

Afghanistan’s deepening hunger crisis, fueled by poverty, unemployment and aid cuts, force desperate families to sell their daughters to survive starvation.

May 19, 2026

Malnutrition in Afghanistan - (File Photo: UNICEF)

Afghanistan hunger crisis worsens; women, children hardest hit, says UN

The UN warns that worsening hunger in Afghanistan is pushing millions, especially women and children, toward severe food insecurity and acute malnutrition.

May 12, 2026

Portugal says it will recognize Palestinian state on Sunday

Portugal will officially recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday, ahead of a High-Level Conference, marking a cautious shift compared to other EU countries, amid ongoing conflict and international pressure on Israel.

September 19, 2025