WFP estimates that 3.7 million children and 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year unless urgent action is...
A pediatric hospital for treating heart diseases, particularly congenital heart defects such as holes in the heart, has been inaugurated in Kabul by the Afghan Red...
The district governor of the newly established Pamir district, said establishing a boarding school for high school students is one of the key demands of local...
Children under the age of two are the hardest hit, accounting for 83 percent of severe acute malnutrition cases and 77 percent of moderate acute malnutrition...
Afghanistan has been ranked last among 194 countries in the KidsRights Index 2026, a global assessment that measures how well countries protect and promote children’s rights....
The government said the measures were designed to address concerns over children's exposure to inappropriate content, unsafe online interactions, excessive social media use and the collection...
The two children were killed instantly, while their mother sustained serious injuries and was transferred for medical treatment.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 70 children have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territories excluding Gaza since the beginning of 2025, averaging about...
Afghan officials condemned the attacks, saying civilian areas were deliberately targeted, causing significant harm to local communities.
Six months after a massive earthquake devastated eastern Afghanistan, about 25,000 children in Kunar province are still living in tents with no clear timeline for reconstruction,...
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has announced plans to transfer children from private orphanages to government-run facilities. The initiative aims to ensure better services...
Mujahid said on Tuesday that Pakistan also conducted raids in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika, where four civilians were injured.
Afghanistan’s education system is in the midst of a deepening crisis that threatens the future of millions of children, both girls and boys, the United Nations...
Afghanistan’s Minister of Economy, Din Mohammad Hanif, in a meeting with the representative the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, described the agency’s work in...
Afghanistan is facing a dramatic surge in returning children, with nearly one child returning to the country from Iran or Pakistan every 30 seconds on average,...
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
The Ministry of Education of Afghanistan has honored Samiullah, a remarkably gifted child from Logar province, in a special ceremony held in Kabul. The young student...
Food that was supposed to be distributed to 27,000 hungry children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will soon be incinerated following the closure of the US Agency...
About 80,000 Afghan children crossed back into Afghanistan from Iran during June, as overall returnee numbers more than doubled compared to the previous month, according to...
A coalition of United Nations agencies has issued an urgent appeal for international action to address a deepening malnutrition emergency in Afghanistan, where millions of children...