The European Union has announced humanitarian aid of 7.6 million euros to address the needs of vulnerable citizens of Afghanistan, as the country continues to remain in the grip of food insecurity and economic crisis, reported Afghan news agency, Khaama Press.
Health officials have told Dawn that eight Congo fever cases had been reported in the province with three of them under treatment at Peshawar’s Hayatabad Medical Complex and one at the capital city’s Khyber Teaching Hospital.
The European Union will provide support to farmers for improving food production and the restoration of unirrigated land in six provinces of the country.
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, a humanitarian organisation, said on Wednesday that part of its operations had been discontinued in response to a Taliban directive to cease Swedish participation nationwide, reported Khaama Press.
The cases of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) highly increased in the month of June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed in a recent report, according to TOLOnews.
The National Examination Authority of Afghanistan (NEXA) said that according to the letter by the Ministry of Higher Education, only male students can attend the university entrance examination this year, reported TOLO News.
Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday said that two individuals have been publically flogged in the eastern province of Laghman, Khaama Press reported.
At least 640 children have been killed or injured in 541 incidents involving explosive remnants of war and landmine explosions in Afghanistan between January 2022 and June 2023, said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Khaama Press reported.