Senior envoy warns Iran-Israel conflict is deepening crisis in Afghanistan

Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the ongoing missile attacks between Iran and Israel are already having a tangible impact. “This conflict is already having an …

How U.S. Defense Contractors’ Profited from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan wars?

The wars in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan have been highly profitable for U.S. defense contractors, driven by over $14 trillion in Pentagon spending since 2001. According to Hartung (2021), one-third to one-half of this amount went to private contractors, …

WHO: 310 die of infectious diseases in Afghanistan in one month

In one month, 310 people in Afghanistan died of infectious diseases including measles, respiratory infections, Crimean-Congo fever, and diarrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 310 people in Afghanistan died from infectious diseases in …

Watch: Afghanistan War Commission Hearing

The Afghanistan War Commission holds a hearing in the Senate on Monday, June 23. America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan came to an ignoble end in 2021 with Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from the country. Billions of dollars or weapons and equipment were …

Afghanistan’s Children in Dire Need of an ‘Acceleration in Nutrition Action’

Aid, Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Food Systems, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Children receiving humanitarian aid …

Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge

At the peak of the war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009, about 110,000 service members were deployed to the country at a given time. At least some of those troops were gleaning insights from their vantage point on …

LIVE: UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan Face a Total Lack of Autonomy

Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Education, Gender, Gender Identity, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health A young Afghan girl studies at home following the …

Flights over Afghanistan surge fivefold after Israel attack on Iran

Following Israel’s attack on Iran, airlines have rerouted flights over Afghanistan, leading to a fivefold increase in daily air traffic across the country airspace. Since Israel began its strikes on Iran, the number of flights using Afghanistan airspace …

Will Trump use Munir to do US’s ‘dirty work’ and turn Iran into a new Afghanistan?

Speculation is rife that the US may be grooming Pakistani deep state to manage the ‘Iran crisis’ even as history is replete with examples of how West-led military interventions has often destabilised West AsiaFour days after Pakistan army chief Field …