Afghan polio survivor’s sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

A childhood polio survivor in Afghanistan has set up a small sock factory that employs other disabled people. The factory in ...
Reuters

Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

Powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Afghanistan on October 8, killing more than 2,400 people, the Taliban administration said, in the deadliest tremors to rock the mountainous country in years.
The New York Times

Another Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan, Days After Deadly Temblors

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake rocked Herat City, near the site of two devastating ones that killed more than 1,000 people last weekend. By Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary Reporting from Herat City, ...
UNHCR

UNHCR resumes Afghan return convoys from Iran amid ceasefire in Herat

HERAT, Afghanistan, Aug 23 (UNHCR) - Afghan refugees in Iran are able to return home again, after some 13,000 were stranded last week because of fighting around Herat in western Afghanistan. They have ...
The Astana Times

Experts Warn Central Asia Risks Missing Another Chance as Trans-Afghan Routes Gain Momentum

ASTANA – Geopolitical factors have pushed Central Asia to rethink its transport and logistics geography. Regional analysts say Central Asia is facing a rare opening to reshape its connectivity through ...