Health
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At Least 30 Students Injured in Kabul School Blast
DID Press: An explosion outside the Shama-e Hedayat school and private education center in the Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul on Monday evening injured at least 30 students, mostly girls, according to local sources. Witnesses said the injured were…
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UNICEF: Hundreds of Thousands of Malnourished Children Treated in Afghanistan
DID Press: UNICEF says it has provided essential health and support services to millions of people across Afghanistan, with more than 18.9 million people in all 34 provinces benefiting from health services. UNICEF said that with financial support from donors,…
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Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins in Five Afghanistan’s Provinces
DID Press: A polio vaccination campaign began on Monday in five Afghan provinces, with children in Nangarhar, Kunar, Kabul, Herat and Farah set to receive vaccines against the disease, the Polio-Free Organization said. According to the organization, the campaign is…
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Indonesia Earthquake Kills More Than 50, Thousands Evacuated
DID Press: At least 51 people have been killed and around 5,000 evacuated after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. The earthquake struck on Saturday morning in East Nusa Tenggara province. Health officials said 36 people were seriously injured…
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Two Killed in US Army Apache Helicopter Crash in Texas
DID Press: A US Army AH-64 Apache military helicopter crashed in a field in central Texas, killing both people aboard. Officials at Fort Hood said the helicopter crashed while conducting a routine training flight. The crash sparked a large fire…
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10,000 Homes in England Face Four-Day Water Outage Amid Heatwave
DID Press: As a heatwave intensifies across Britain, around 10,000 homes in parts of London and Essex have faced water outages or severe drops in water pressure. While parts of England are experiencing a heatwave and drought, disruption to the…
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UN Women: 52% of Afghan Women Leave Home Twice or Less a Month
DID Press: A new report by UN Women shows that restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan, five years after the Taliban returned to power, have significantly affected their freedom of movement, access to education, mental well-being and outlook for the…
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Afghanistan Faces Unprecedented Child Malnutrition Crisis
DID Press: Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented malnutrition crisis, with a sharp rise in the number of children admitted to treatment centers in recent months, the aid organization Action Against Hunger has warned. In Kabul alone, admissions to a therapeutic…
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Kabul’s Rapid Population Growth Puts Urban Infrastructure Under Strain
DID Press: Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has grown into a city of nearly six million people, but its urban infrastructure has failed to keep pace with the rapid population increase. Over the past two decades, Kabul has experienced rapid population growth…
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Second Israeli Soldier Suicide Reported Within 24 Hours
DID Press: Israeli media reports say Will Shakin, a soldier from New York serving in the Israeli military, died by suicide within the past 24 hours. Earlier, Roi Ziv Nir, from Hod HaSharon, was also reported to have taken his…
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