The United Nations Despite facing formidable challenges, women-owned and run businesses in Afghanistan continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience, serving as vital pillars of economic stability and hope amidst adversity, a new UN report has found. Released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Their Struggle and Resilience, analyzes
Pakistani military commanders voiced concerns about opposition groups in Afghanistan targeting Islamabad’s economic interests. At a meeting chaired by General Syed Asim Munir, held on April 16 at the Pakistani army’s command center in Rawalpindi, officials discussed potential threats from terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory under Taliban control. Photo: Pakistani military commanders voiced concerns
Death tolls across parts of central Asia have risen sharply as unusually extreme weather has continued to slam the region in recent days, with the combined tolls across hard-hit Pakistan and Afghanistan rose to at least 135 on Wednesday, officials said. About 70 people have been killed in the last five days by heavy rains
Death tolls across parts of central Asia have risen sharply as unusually extreme weather has continued to slam the region in recent days, with the combined tolls across hard-hit Pakistan and Afghanistan rose to at least 135 on Wednesday, officials said. About 70 people have been killed in the last five days by heavy rains
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in a remote northwestern border area on Wednesday when they tried to sneak into the country from Afghanistan, the military said. The military’s statement said the insurgents had been detected near Ghulam Khan, a border town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The statement said Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in a remote northwestern border area on Wednesday when they tried to sneak into the country from Afghanistan, the military said. The military’s statement said the insurgents had been detected near Ghulam Khan, a border town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The statement said Pakistan has
Security Forces killed seven terrorists Wednesday as they attempted to infiltrate the Afghan border, according to the military’s media wing. The movement of a group of seven terrorists trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was detected by security forces in North Waziristan, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). After an intense firefight, all seven territories
Heavy rains and floods have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan, claiming the lives of at least 66 people and leaving 36 injured, according to reports from Arab News and authorities on April 16. The majority of fatalities occurred as houses collapsed under the force of the deluge, with widespread damage to infrastructure and agricultural land observed
Seven terrorists were killed while trying to infiltrate the Afghan-Pakistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. A statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the movement of the seven-member group was detected on Tuesday by security forces in the general area of Spinkai, Ghulam
Kabul, Apr 17 (EFE).- Women-owned and led businesses in Afghanistan are remarkably resilient in the face of daunting challenges in the Taliban-ruled country, a UN report said on Wednesday. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report on the struggles of women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan amalgamates data over the past three years of Taliban rule. Despite