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Barnarbete ökar i talibanernas Afghanistan
Externa nyheter Först kom pandemin, sedan talibanerna. När fattigdomen sprider sig ökar barnarbetet i Afghanistan. Nu jobbar vart fjärde barn i landet, enligt Rädda Barnen.
Popular Afghan Pastime Goes Up In Smoke As Taliban Bans Hookahs
Externa nyheter Young men inhaling fruit-flavored tobacco from hookahs had become a common site in Afghanistan in recent years. But the Taliban recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic decree, banning the popular pastime.
The ban on hookahs was announced in the western province of Herat earlier this month. It is unclear if the fatwa extends to the entire country.
How a portion of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves ended up in Geneva
Externa nyheter This is the tale of how $3.5 billion belonging to the Afghan people dodged lawsuits and the Taliban to land in a trust fund in Switzerland – and what happens now to this money.
Afghan Aid Plan Has ‘Staggering’ $3.14 Billion Gap: OCHA
Externa nyheter The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the Humanitarian Response Plan has a gap of US$3.14 billion.
“Some $614 million is urgently required to support priority winter preparedness activities such as upgrades and repairs to shelter and the provision of warm clothes and blankets,” the report said. "In addition, $154 million is needed to pre-position supplies, including food and livelihoods assistance, before areas get cut off by the weather.”
According to OCHA, 79 percent of households live in shelters that need repair.
“79 percent do not have adequate access to heating, 56 percent do not have winter clothes for children,” OCHA said on Twitter.
Farah Province to Provide Free Transportation for Female Students – and open schools
Externa nyheter The officials of Farah's Department of Education said the Islamic Emirate is working on a plan to offer free transportation services for female students.
Girls' schools will reopen following the completion of this plan, according to Akhtar Mohammad Zaeam, director of Farah's education department.
"Conversations are taking place about the funds to provide transportation for them and their teachers. Female students in secondary and high school will be permitted to attend school after this issue is handled,” the director said.
Two Cases of Polio Recorded in Afghanistan in 2022
Externa nyheter The World Health Organization in Afghanistan said on World Polio Day that "Afghanistan is closer to eliminating polio than ever before."
Even though polio has been declared eradicated worldwide, two positive cases of the virus have been recorded in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year.
According to Sharaf Zaman, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), these positive cases were recently documented in Paktika and Kunar provinces.
1440 people lost lives or limbs to the remnants of the war
Externa nyheter At least 1 440 people lost lives or limbs due to the explosion of ammunition left over from the war across Afghanistan in the past one year.
Nouruddin Rustamkhel, the head of mine sweeping at the Disasters Management Authority, told Salam Watandar that 120 people got killed or injured every month across the country, majority of whom are children.
Rustamkhel said that the lack of funds is the most important challenge to the demining process in Afghanistan because with the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, aid in the field of demining to Afghanistan has decreased and aid in the coordination of this process has been completely cut off.
According to him, now, two international institutes and six domestic institutes are active in the demining sector in Afghanistan.
Popular Afghan pastime goes up in smoke as Talibans bans hookahs
Externa nyheter Young men inhaling fruit-flavored tobacco from hookahs had become a common site in Afghanistan in recent years. But the Taliban recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic decree, banning the popular pastime.
The ban on hookahs was announced in the western province of Herat earlier this month. It is unclear if the fatwa extends to the entire country.