KABUL: A landmark moment has been reached for children and youth in Afghanistan as the U-Report platform in the country hit one million users becoming only the fifth nation in the world to reach this milestone. U-Report is a free, SMS-based tool for community participation. It was developed by UNICEF to …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported the death of at least 323 children affected by malnutrition since the start of the year-2022 in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health said that nearly 200,000 children are suffering from malnutrition in the past year. “Since the beginning …
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AT News KABUL: Around 13 million Afghan children are in grave need of international assistance as Afghanistan has griped with a severe humanitarian crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF ). “Afghanistan is a tough place to be a child, there are huge challenges right now in being a child. …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai in a greeting message of the year 1401, called on the Afghan citizens to send their daughters and sons to schools and wished for incentivizing unity among the Afghans. I wish the “new year bring an enduring peace and stability for all people …
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AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised the planned reopening of schools for girls and boys across the country on March 22. The UN Secretary-General called for a “must” reopening of “all doors” for girls and boys to “have an education and reach their full potential.” The …
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AT Monitoring Desk (AP): Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world — even before the Islamic Emirate swept to power last August. That’s according to a so-called World Happiness report released ahead of the U.N.-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday. The annual report ranked Afghanistan as last among …
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AT News KABUL: The two top envoys of the US for Afghanistan on their Twitter pages has welcomed the renewal of the UNAMA’s mandate in Afghanistan. Washington’s special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, and the US Chargé d’Affaires, Ian McCary, suggested that the UNAMA mission wa important as Afghanistan …
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AT News KABUL: A famous Pashto academic figure, Habibullah Rafi is in severe health condition as he is suffering from diabetes and is under treatment.Rafi is considered the founder of Pashto folkloric literature.“I am struggling with diabetes for more than one year. It has recently got worsened and I went …
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AT News KABUL: The UNSC has extended the United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate for Afghanistan. The renewal of the mandate was welcomed by the Islamic Emirate The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of UNAMA for a period of 12 months. “It is a good …
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AT News KABUL: Bahram Aman, an anchor of TOLOnews was released on Friday late afternoon after spending one night in detention of the Islamic Emirate. On Thursday, the Islamic Emirate detained Khpulwak Sapai, director of TOLOnews, and Nafi Khaleeq, legal manager of Moby Group, alongside Aman after TOLOnews broadcasted news …
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