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3.7 Million Afghan Children Under Five Face Heightened Risk of Malnutrition, UNICEF Warns – KabulNow
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (272+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Millions of children under the age of five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warned in a new report released on Sunday, calling for urgent action to prevent the country’s nutrition crisis from worsening. In…...
Polio Vaccination Campaign to Begin in Eastern Afghanistan Amid Ongoing Virus Circulation
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (308+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A new polio vaccination campaign will begin on Saturday in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Kunar and Nuristan, where wild poliovirus continues to circulate, the Polio Free Afghanistan initiative said. In a post on X, the initiative said the…...
New Polio Vaccination Campaign to Begin Tomorrow in Southern Afghanistan – KabulNow
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (349+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Polio Free Afghanistan said on X that a new polio vaccination campaign will begin tomorrow (Tuesday, July 7) in Kandahar and Helmand provinces located in southern Afghanistan. According to a statement published by the page, the campaign will be…...
WHO Official: Polio Could Be Eradicated in Afghanistan Within the Next Year – KabulNow
1+ week, 35+ min ago (316+ words) According to a statement from the Taliban’s Office of the Prime Minister, the meeting took place yesterday (Sunday, July 5). Dr. Balkhy said, “We have made good progress in polio eradication, but further attention is still needed.” The statement also said…...
Norway Protest: Taliban’s Recognition of Child Marriage Threatens Girls’ Future – KabulNow
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A number of protesting women, civil society activists, and human rights defenders from Afghanistan in Norway held a protest gathering to condemn the Taliban’s recognition of “child marriage” in the “Regulation on the Separation of Spouses,” describing it…...
Gates Foundation Supports Vaccination and Polio Eradication Efforts in Afghanistan – KabulNow
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Tajuddin Oyewale, the representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, says that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports routine vaccination and the eradication of polio in Afghanistan. He wrote in a message on X…...
New Polio Vaccination Drive Begins Across Afghanistan as Cases Persist
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A new polio vaccination campaign began across 20 provinces in Afghanistan on Monday, the “Polio Free Afghanistan” initiative announced, marking the country’s second immunization drive of 2026 in one of only two countries where the virus remains endemic. In a…...
Sustaining Hope for Children in Afghanistan: UNICEF Report 2025 – KabulNow
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (709+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – According to the report published by UNICEF, Afghanistan in 2025 remained one of the most complex humanitarian contexts in the world, with millions of children and families in urgent need of assistance. The report highlights both the severity of…...
Polio Continues to Spread in Afghanistan, Southern Provinces Hardest Hit, WHO Warns
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UNICEF Reaches Over 20 Million People with Humanitarian Aid Across Afghanistan in 2025 – KabulNow
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that in 2025 it delivered integrated humanitarian assistance to more than 20 million people across Afghanistan, including over 11 million children, amid deepening humanitarian needs nationwide. According to UNICEF, its life-saving interventions focused…...