Afghanistan International: Taliban forces barred women including female doctors from entering Herat Regional Hospital on Wednesday. The ban order was issued because they were not wearing the Taliban-mandated blue burqa, local sources told Afghanistan International. Witnesses said several women were beaten. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban Restrictions: Cancer Patient Denied Entry
Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has mobilized emergency health teams and dispatched life-saving medical supplies to northern Afghanistan following a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck near Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 860 others. The quake, which hit at 1 a.m. local time, caused extensive damage
8am: Kabul residents have complained about the lack of proper management in waste collection across the city. They say that the Taliban-run municipality, when cleaning drainage canals, removes garbage, mud, and other impure materials from inside the drains and leaves them piled up along the streets. According to residents, this practice causes unpleasant odors, dirtiness
Khaama: The United Nations warned that Afghanistan’s cities face a worsening air pollution crisis caused by vehicle emissions, factory smoke, and burning coal and plastic during winter. The agency noted that these pollutants pose serious health risks, particularly to children and the elderly, as respiratory illnesses rise sharply in urban areas during colder months. UN
Amu: According to the sources, those infected in Takhar include a woman, a man, and a child who fell ill after eating the meat of a contaminated sheep. Medical sources told Amu that several other residents in the Kokcha region of Takhar have recently developed similar symptoms after consuming infected meat. Click here to read
Ariana: According to a new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic lung conditions already account for 43% of deaths nationwide – a figure expected to rise above 60% by 2030, with women disproportionately affected. Click here to read more (external link). More WHO Warns of
Afghanistan International: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered the collection of mentally ill patients across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, the group announced. The announcement has raised concerns, given the Taliban’s previous treatment of vulnerable people. Last October, Taliban members shot dead a 22-year-old mentally ill man who had blocked them from entering his
Khaama: The United Nations warns that over 4.7 million women and children urgently need malnutrition treatment, as drought, economic collapse, and reduced aid push Afghanistan toward deeper humanitarian crisis..The United Nations has warned that more than 4.7 million women and children in Afghanistan urgently need treatment for malnutrition, with the country facing a worsening humanitarian
Tolo News: Officials at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar say that with the use of modern medical equipment, they have managed to reduce the child mortality rate in the southern region from 23.5% to 9.53%. According to the officials, in the second quarter of last year, 208 children lost their lives, while in the first
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and Una Cilic September 3, 2025 A massive earthquake this week that killed more than 1,400 people in Afghanistan has left women, already struggling under the strict rules of the Taliban-led government, vulnerable because of a lack of support. The 6.0 magnitude quake has devastated the eastern part of the country