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UN food agency official alarmed by Afghan food, fuel prices
March 18, 2022

UN food agency official alarmed by Afghan food, fuel prices

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official with the U.N. food agency warned Friday that with Russia’s war in Ukraine taking an increasing toll on the global economy, the ripples of that conflict will further increase food and fuel prices in the desperately poor Afghanistan.…READ MORE

Taliban detain journalists over report on TV show censoring
March 18, 2022

Taliban detain journalists over report on TV show censoring

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations, a channel executive said Friday.…READ MORE

UN refugee chief in Kabul to say Afghans are not forgotten
March 15, 2022

UN refugee chief in Kabul to say Afghans are not forgotten

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency came to Kabul on Tuesday to tell Afghans they have not been forgotten — despite the devastation of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the unfolding humanitarian crisis unseen in Europe since World War II.…READ MORE