Poverty
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Afghanistan
Returning Afghan Migrants Face a Looming Winter Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: As the harsh winter cold gradually approaches Afghanistan’s mountainous regions and sun-scorched cities, the growing wave of migrant returns and mass deportations from neighbouring countries is taking on increasingly alarming dimensions. Thousands of families, many with no tangible…
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Afghanistan
Book Launch Amid Hunger Crisis Highlights Taliban’s “Misplaced Priorities”
DID Press: Recent remarks by Shir Ahmad Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting minister of information and culture, at a ceremony in Kabul marking the launch of a book by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada have highlighted what critics describe as the…
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Afghanistan
OCHA: Nearly 16 Million Afghans Face Crisis-Level Hunger
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Afghanistan’s hunger crisis could worsen as winter approaches, with nearly 16 million people facing acute food insecurity at crisis levels or worse. According to OCHA spokesperson…
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Afghanistan’s Poverty Deepens Amid Decades of War and Restrictive Policies
DID Press: On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Afghanistan’s experience highlights how prolonged conflict, political instability and restrictive policies can deepen poverty and undermine long-term development. Decades of war have damaged the country’s infrastructure, weakened its human…
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WFP: Afghan Unskilled Workers’ Purchasing Power Falls 25% in One Year
DID Press: The purchasing power of unskilled workers in Afghanistan fell by 25 percent in the first week of October compared with the same period last year, as declining employment opportunities, lower wages and rising food prices continued to put…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Main Driver of Rising Poverty in the Region
DID Press: World Bank has announced that Pakistan is home to nearly 48 percent of the poor population in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan-Pakistan region. According to the report, in 2024, around 14.3 percent of the population in…
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Afghanistan
NRC Warns Afghan Families Are in “Free Fall” Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is deteriorating month by month, leaving families increasingly vulnerable to poverty, displacement, conflict, climate change and gender restrictions. Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the NRC, said during a…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Remains Among World’s Low-Income Economies
DID Press: Afghanistan remains classified as a low-income economy in the World Bank’s latest income classification for fiscal year 2027, with no indication that the country has moved into a higher income group. The World Bank divides the world’s economies…
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Afghanistan
Dissecting Life in Afghanistan Five Years Under Taliban Rule
DID Press: As the Taliban enters its fifth year in power, official news and reports are often filled with polished diplomatic language, dry economic statistics and political statements. But understanding the tangible reality of life in Afghanistan requires looking beyond…
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Afghanistan
One Dies in Two Suicide Attempts in Kandahar
DID Press: Local sources in Kandahar say one young man has died and another survived after receiving medical treatment following two separate suicide attempts in Kandahar city. According to the sources, one of the incidents occurred on Saturday in the…
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