Rally in Kabul as Taliban mark first year in power
A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday.
General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79.
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UN Food Agency Warns , Malnutrition Rates in Afghanistan , Have Reached Record High.
The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP)
made the announcement on January 26.
'The Independent' reports that
half of the country has endured
severe hunger throughout the year. .
Half of Afghanistan endures severe
hunger throughout the year, regardless
of the season, and malnutrition rates
are at a record high for Afghanistan, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food
agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.
There are seven million children
(under the age of 5) and mothers
who are malnourished, in a country
with a population of 40 million, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food
agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.
In August 2021, the Taliban takeover
resulted in millions of people falling into
poverty and hunger after foreign aid was cut off. .
In response to the situation, the WFP boosted its
delivery and distribution to reach 15 million with
emergency food assistance and nutrition support.
Other aid agencies are also providing food,
education and healthcare, but distribution has been
severely impacted by a Taliban ban on women working. .
The ban has come at the worst
possible moment. Families and
communities donāt know where
their next meal is coming from, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food
agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the ban was put in place
alongside a number of other measures which restrict
the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan.
The measures have drawn
international condemnation and
protests to have the bans lifted
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CARE, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) claim to have received assurances from Taliban officials that female workers will be allowed to carry out their duties.
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There has been heavy snowfall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and elsewhere in the country, with many provinces experiencing exceptionally cold weather over the past two weeks.
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Afghanistan which is now under the Talibanās rule recently unveiled its first indigenously built supercar by a Kabul-based manufacturer. The car is called Mada 9.
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