Tag: Afghanistan
Pope Francis prays for victims of Afghan quake; reports say at...
“I hope that with everyone's help we can alleviate the suffering of the dear people of Afghanistan”
Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast
Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"
Ancient Afghan minaret in danger of ‘collapse’ after quakes
Built in the 12th Century, the Minaret of Jam has weathered earthquakes, floods and harsh desert storms
Afghanistan the most dangerous place to be Christian, advocacy group says
A takeover of the government by the Taliban has made it even harder — now, impossible— to live openly as a Christian
Taliban order Afghan shop owners to behead mannequins
The Taliban have also stepped up raids on liquor sellers, rounded up drug addicts and banned music
‘Dark future’: The distress of Afghan women who can no longer...
The United Nations predicts half of Afghanistan's population could run out of food during the long, cold winter
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
Ghost towns and old men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir
Panjshir fighters earned a legendary reputation for resistance
Catholic missionary priest says exit from Afghanistan ‘a real miracle’
Father Giovanni Scalese of the Barnabites congregation said his exit from Afghanistan “was a veritable miracle”
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