By Asadullah Ludin and Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 22, 2024 Thousands of health-care professionals have fled Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The severe shortage of doctors, including specialists, has left millions of Afghans with limited or no access to health-care services. The flight of medical professionals has been fueled
8am: In the past three months, traffic incidents across Afghanistan have claimed over 190 lives and injured 400 others, occurring in more than 19 provinces. The most severe incidents include road collisions, vehicles veering off roads, and vehicles overturning or plunging into rivers. The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) responded to the increase in traffic incidents
Khaama: The Taliban Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has announced that, at the request of the group’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it will build a housing complex for foreign diplomats in Kabul. On Tuesday, December 17, the Ministry added in a statement that this housing complex will be constructed in the Darul Aman area
Tolo News: Abdul Qader, a Kabul resident, said: “Our request to the government is to lower the price of firewood so that people can use it. Air pollution causes illnesses in both children and adults.”.Ahmad Jawad, another Kabul resident, stated:”People in Afghanistan cannot afford to buy firewood, so they burn plastic and tires instead.” Click
8am: As winter approaches, disabled individuals in Takhar province are increasingly concerned about worsening economic conditions and the intensifying cold. Abdul Wahab, a resident of Khwaja Bahauddin district in Takhar, told the Hasht-e Subh Daily: “Who should we complain to? In my view, those who deny us our rights are oppressors. We call on the
8am: Over the past three years, the Taliban’s restrictive policies on women have significantly disrupted Afghanistan’s healthcare system. These policies include bans on medical education and training for women, restrictions on women entering specialized medical programs, replacing doctors with clerics in healthcare management, prohibiting simultaneous visits of men and women to hospitals in some provinces,
Michael Hughes: Nearly 23 million vulnerable Afghans, most of them children, will likely suffer more than usual this winter because the Taliban have intensified restrictions that hinder UN aid delivery. “In 2025, 22.9 million people [in Afghanistan] will require humanitarian assistance, including 12.4 million children,” UNICEF said in a statement released on December 5. “The
8am: The human rights organization “Rawadari” has revealed the shocking state of the educational system under Taliban rule in its latest report. The findings expose how the Taliban has radically reshaped the curriculum, aligning it with their ideology and mandating the teaching of their religious doctrines. The report highlights the disorder and chaos caused by
8am: Women in remote districts of Badakhshan province report that they cannot access healthcare services or female doctors for gynecological and obstetric issues during the cold season. They say the situation worsens as temperatures drop and roads become impassable. Click here to read more (external link). Life under Taliban rule Nimruz Residents Decry Taliban’s Failure
Afghanistan International: Despite the Taliban’s official ban on poppy cultivation, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a 19% increase in Afghanistan’s poppy cultivation for 2024 compared to the previous year. According to the United Nations, the Taliban have struggled to control poppy production effectively this year. Click here to read