Afghanistan is home to approximately 3.5 million drug users, accounting for nearly 10 per cent of the country's total population, Khaama Press reported citing a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
The earthquake survivors in Afghanistan's Herat are devoid of access to basic life necessities and are living under unsanitary conditions, Khaama Press reported, citing a World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
The Pakistani government's deportation of unauthorised Afghan migrants has drawn criticism from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has said that 200 Afghan journalists are now in danger of being deported as well, according to Khaama Press.
Criticising Pakistan's order to expel undocumented Afghan migrants from the country, the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has stated that the decision has also put 200 Afghan journalists at risk of expulsion, Khaama Press reported.
Following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them, reported Khaama Press.
As the deadline to send Afghan refugees from Pakistan nears, the European Union's representation in Afghanistan has pledged 15 million euros to assist returning migrants, as per their commitment to aid individuals undertaking the arduous journey back to their homeland, reported Khaama Press.
As the deadline to send Afghan refugees to Pakistan approaches, over 8,000 Afghan migrants have been forcefully deported back from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported.
Several members of the United Nations Security Council members have expressed concerns about human rights violations and women's rights in Afghanistan, stating that women, including female journalists and human rights activists, are facing violence in public places, Khaama Press reported on
At least two people were killed and nine more were injured after an explosion occurred in the 18th district of Kabul city, Khaama Press reported, citing security officials.
The Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan has said that more than 5,000 Afghan migrants have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan has been listed as the least progressed country in the world for women's rights out of 177 countries, according to research from the George Washington Institute and the Oslo Peace Research Institute, Khaama Press reported.