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Pakistan opens humanitarian lifeline, allows 724 relief trucks into Afghanistan Pakistan Today21:12 15-Aug-26
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KSrelief Continues Distributing Food Baskets in Afghanistan Riyadh Daily19:29 15-Aug-26
Yesterday
Taliban marks five years in power as UN flags Afghanistan rights crisis India Today16:05 15-Aug-26
Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule Al Jazeera14:38 15-Aug-26
Global concerns over Afghanistan rise as Taliban celebrate five years back in power The National14:23 15-Aug-26
3,500 factories added in five years, power shortages remain key challenge Pajhwok14:14 15-Aug-26
Can The Taliban Stabilize Afghanistan? Five Years Of Crisis, Isolation, And Growing Resistance Radio Free Europe13:02 15-Aug-26
Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis The Straits Times10:09 15-Aug-26
EU Provided Over €2B in Aid to Afghanistan Since 2021 The Kabul Times07:32 15-Aug-26
DHS Adds “Invalidated” EADs, Through Expired TPS, to E-Verify Status Change Reports JD Supra05:19 15-Aug-26
Suffocating restrictions, humanitarian crisis: Taliban marks 5 years in power Hindustan Times05:15 15-Aug-26
In the last 7 days
UK: Mark anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan by reversing ‘shameful trend’ of denying Afghan women asylum Amnesty International (Press Release)18:31 14-Aug-26
More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied a secondary education since 2021 – UNICEF US Fund for UNICEF (Press Release)13:55 14-Aug-26
Five years on: Afghan women need urgent and long-term investment as funding cuts force clinic closures CARE International UK (Press Release)13:39 14-Aug-26
Deepening hunger crisis pushes Afghans to breaking point The Independent12:43 14-Aug-26
US aid cuts in Afghanistan linked to preventable deaths, report says Ariana News11:51 14-Aug-26
Funding cuts put Afghan women at risk as clinics close, CARE warns Ariana News11:41 14-Aug-26
More than €2bn provided in aid to Afghanistan in past 5 years: EU Pajhwok10:44 14-Aug-26
Five years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan humanitarian need is at a record high as the response collapses International Rescue Committee (IRC)10:09 14-Aug-26
Five years of Taliban rule leave Afghanistan facing hunger, repression and a lost generation Swiss Info08:27 14-Aug-26
EU contributes €10m to Afghanistan humanitarian fund Pajhwok06:41 14-Aug-26
'Afghans were hoping for a bright future' BBC06:12 14-Aug-26
Indian officials likely to join Taliban’s Victory Day celebrations The Times of India06:12 14-Aug-26
One in 10 children acutely malnourished in Afghanistan, aid agency says Amu TV05:55 14-Aug-26
Indian officials may join Taliban’s Victory Day celebrations The Times of India23:15 13-Aug-26
No One Died?: The Deadly Impact of U.S. Aid Cuts in Afghanistan Five Years Since U.S. Withdrawal Refugees International19:18 13-Aug-26
Afghan women need urgent and long-term investment as funding cuts force clinic closures CARE USA (Press Release)18:39 13-Aug-26
Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff The Straits Times09:33 13-Aug-26
New Report: U.S. Aid Cuts Linked to at Least 161 Preventable Deaths Among Afghan Women and Children Refugees International09:17 13-Aug-26
One in 10 children in Afghanistan acutely malnourished as funding plummets ReliefWeb (Press Release)07:14 13-Aug-26
Nearly 4 million Afghan children ‘acutely malnourished’ Al Jazeera07:11 13-Aug-26
Save the Children: Acute malnutrition affects 3.7m Afghan children Pajhwok06:55 13-Aug-26
FAO warns water shortages and heat put Afghanistan’s agriculture under pressure Ariana News11:30 12-Aug-26
'All Our Hopes Have Been Destroyed': Afghanistan's Maternal Mortality Crisis Under Taliban Radio Free Europe11:23 12-Aug-26
Under Taliban Rule, Pregnancy Brings Deadly Risks To Afghan Women Radio Free Europe09:50 12-Aug-26
Afghan children return from malnutrition treatment to food-insecure families Ariana News07:06 12-Aug-26
Resilience Is Not Enough: OCHA Sounds Alarm on Underfunded Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Inter Press Service21:57 11-Aug-26
Afghanistan’s fragile economic recovery no match for subsistence shortfall, new UNDP report finds United Nations Development Programme (Press Release)21:46 11-Aug-26
Limits on women’s education in Afghanistan will likely further weaken school quality, UNESCO says Internazionale.it18:07 11-Aug-26
Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan should not be politicized: NRC Pajhwok10:31 11-Aug-26
NRC: Aid to Afghanistan drops to 26% in five years Amu TV07:22 11-Aug-26
Five years on from the Taliban takeover, CAFOD urges UK to step up support in Afghanistan CAFOD (Press Release)12:52 10-Aug-26
Five years on, the world has turned its back on Afghan civilians ReliefWeb (Press Release)12:20 10-Aug-26
Afghanistan: Five years on, the world has turned its back on Afghan civilians Norwegian Refugee Council (Press Release)08:47 10-Aug-26
KSrelief Distributes Food Baskets to Flood-Affected People in Afghanistan Riyadh Daily20:17 9-Aug-26
In the last month
Red Cross removes video featuring Afghan man charged with murdering Christian charity worker,… Human Events21:29 7-Aug-26
Red Cross Removes 2016 Animation Featuring Suspect in Killing of UK Vol To Vima19:20 7-Aug-26
OCHA Calls for Support as Afghan Returns From Pakistan Continue TOLOnews.com17:25 7-Aug-26
Kuwait Fund announces $5m humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, Syria Pajhwok11:40 7-Aug-26
Malnutrition rises in 53% of Afghanistan’s communities, report says Amu TV06:57 7-Aug-26
The Rule of Law in Afghanistan Failed Long Before the Taliban’s Triumph The Diplomat23:02 6-Aug-26
Deadliest form of malnutrition has reached critical levels in Afghanistan Al Jazeera13:33 6-Aug-26
Kuwait fund signs $5 million in humanitarian grants for Afghanistan, Syria Ariana News12:22 6-Aug-26
Red Cross deletes sympathetic film about Afghan migrant now accused of killing British woman… MailOnline11:15 6-Aug-26
KFAED signs USD 5 million humanitarian grants for Syria, Afghanistan Kuwait Times10:50 6-Aug-26
UN Warns Funding Shortfall Threatens Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan TOLOnews.com16:04 5-Aug-26
Afghan child malnutrition surges, UN says Hurriyet Daily News12:24 5-Aug-26
Child deaths in Afghanistan rise amid food aid cuts Times LIVE08:46 5-Aug-26
UN: No movement among member states to recognize IEA government Ariana News07:23 5-Aug-26
UN says funding cuts worsen hunger crisis in Afghanistan Amu TV07:09 5-Aug-26
Afghan child malnutrition hits record highs as aid cuts deepen crisis India Today06:22 5-Aug-26
Afghanistan child malnutrition hits critical levels amid aid cuts, WFP says Saudi Gazette04:14 5-Aug-26
UN warns of rising child mortality in Afghanistan due to food shortages UNN.ua03:02 5-Aug-26
Afghans 'exhausted' as hunger and malnutrition surge, UN official warns The National19:37 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan’s malnutrition crisis ‘spinning out of control’: UN Courthouse News19:27 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan child malnutrition hits critical levels in 12 provinces India Today18:31 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan's child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says MailOnline17:27 4-Aug-26
UN warns malnutrition among women and children in Afghanistan has reached critical levels Sweden Herald16:58 4-Aug-26
UN food agency seeks urgent funding for child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan Anadolu Agency15:06 4-Aug-26
WFP warns funding shortages deepen child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan Syrian Arab News Agency14:54 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid United Nations (Press Release)13:52 4-Aug-26
Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says The Straits Times11:51 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan: Operational Facts and Figures – January to June 2026 International Committee of the Red Cross11:38 4-Aug-26
WFP warns Afghanistan’s child malnutrition crisis deepens as aid cuts put millions at risk Ariana News11:21 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan's child malnutrition crisis deepens as cuts to aid put lives at risk World Food Programme (Press Release)09:56 4-Aug-26
Afghanistan humanitarian crisis has intensified since Taliban’s return to power, rights group reports Jurist19:14 3-Aug-26
UN agency: 7.6 million Afghans missed food aid amid funding shortfall Amu TV13:24 3-Aug-26
Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on Human Rights Watch05:08 3-Aug-26
Pakistan opens Torkham border for critically ill Afghan newborn Pakistan Today20:08 2-Aug-26
UNDP Administrator concludes mission in Geneva to strengthen partnerships for development emergency work United Nations Development Programme (Press Release)18:29 2-Aug-26
New UN Development Programme emergency initiative to support Afghan people in need United Nations Development Programme (Press Release)18:29 2-Aug-26
NRC outlines four-year strategy for Afghanistan Pajhwok10:56 2-Aug-26
Afghanistan, Norwegian committee discuss expanded cooperation Ariana News10:29 2-Aug-26
Afghanistan’s Return Crisis: Why Sending People Back Is Not a Durable Solution The Diplomat18:52 31-Jul-26
Environmental Security Weekly Watch July 27-31, 2026 New Security Beat14:31 31-Jul-26
Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen United Nations (Press Release)17:20 30-Jul-26
UN: Afghanistan’s crises increase risk of human trafficking Amu TV15:16 30-Jul-26
UK allocates 3b afghanis in aid to Afghanistan Pajhwok12:14 30-Jul-26
Pakistan extends stay of 16,000 Afghan nationals on humanitarian grounds Pakistan Observer10:24 30-Jul-26
UN warns worsening crises are increasing human trafficking risks in Afghanistan Ariana News08:53 30-Jul-26
UNAMA highlights deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan Radio Pakistan06:19 30-Jul-26
Pakistan steps up Afghanistan policy review amid reports of rising anti-Taliban resistance The Nation05:22 30-Jul-26
A season of accusations and our international moment The Express Tribune20:36 29-Jul-26
MSF urges Pakistan to halt forced returns of Afghan refugees Amu TV06:42 29-Jul-26
Body parts that washed up on Texel in 2023 belonged to two young men fleeing Afghanistan NL Times08:35 28-Jul-26
Stephen Doughty takes on UK ministerial role overseeing Afghanistan, Pakistan Amu TV06:57 28-Jul-26
Australia must do more for Afghanistan The Interpreter02:55 28-Jul-26
No God But Us by Bobuq Sayed The Skinny10:36 27-Jul-26
Afghan, UNICEF Officials Discuss Healthcare Challenges The Kabul Times09:30 27-Jul-26
PHC gives Afghan cancer patient 30-day protection from deportation Pakistan Today07:10 27-Jul-26
Peshawar High Court stops deportation of Afghan cancer patient for 30 days Dawn05:56 27-Jul-26
KSrelief Distributes 888 Food Baskets in Afghanistan Riyadh Daily04:00 25-Jul-26
CGAP Puts Stellar & Algorand in Humanitarian Spotlight DailyCoin21:32 23-Jul-26
Pakistan rejects Amnesty's call for investigation into air strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre Morning Star16:22 23-Jul-26
Pakistan rejects Amnesty report, urges scrutiny of Afghan Taliban over militant support Pakistan Today15:05 23-Jul-26
Pakistan rejects Amnesty call for war crimes probe into Kabul airstrike MailOnline14:31 23-Jul-26
Pakistan urges Amnesty, global community to scrutinise Afghan Taliban's terror patronage Geo.tv13:52 23-Jul-26
UN reports 50% rise in Taliban restrictions on humanitarian activities Amu TV07:40 23-Jul-26
Pakistan rejects Amnesty's allegation, says report ignores cross-border terrorism threat Pakistan Today18:51 22-Jul-26
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors United Nations (Press Release)16:08 22-Jul-26
Amnesty International says Pakistan strike on Kabul drug treatment center may be a war crime MailOnline14:12 22-Jul-26
Hegseth says US efforts to remake Afghanistan, Iraq cost thousands of lives Amu TV08:59 22-Jul-26
UN says over 40 killed in Nuristan floods Amu TV08:29 22-Jul-26
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Deadly Pakistan air strikes on Kabul drug rehab centre should be investigated as possible war… Amnesty International (Press Release)04:26 22-Jul-26
Amnesty says ‘Pakistani attack’ on Kabul rehab centre likely war crime The Independent01:10 22-Jul-26

      
            
      
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Latest news on Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, covering aid efforts, food security, women's rights, Taliban policies, UN response, and updates from relief organisations.

Afghanistan faces one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, with an estimated 23.7 million people in need of urgent assistance. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that more than half of the population requires humanitarian aid, while the World Food Programme (WFP) warns that millions face acute food insecurity.

The situation remains critical as international aid organisations struggle to deliver assistance amid complex political dynamics and Taliban restrictions. The ban on female aid workers has severely impacted humanitarian operations, while economic challenges, including frozen assets and limited banking access, continue to hamper relief efforts. Recent natural disasters, including earthquakes in Herat Province, have further strained humanitarian resources.

Behind the statistics lie countless personal stories of resilience. Local communities and Afghan-led initiatives work tirelessly to support vulnerable populations, particularly in remote areas. Women-led underground education networks continue operating despite restrictions, while community kitchens and mutual aid groups provide essential support to displaced families and returning refugees.

Afghanistan's humanitarian challenges are deeply rooted in decades of conflict, dating back to the Soviet intervention in 1979. The withdrawal of international forces in August 2021 marked a significant turning point, leading to rapid political changes and economic instability. Historical patterns of drought, displacement, and institutional fragility continue to compound current difficulties.

Our NewsNow feed aggregates the latest developments in Afghanistan's humanitarian situation from trusted sources, including UN agencies, international NGOs, and reputable news organisations. Stay informed about critical developments, aid initiatives, and opportunities to support humanitarian efforts in one of the world's most challenging crises.

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