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UNICEF launches polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan

Published on: December 13, 2021
10:31

Kabul, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday launched the fourth national polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, which will benefit 9.9 million children aged 0-59 months.

China sends shipment of new anti-Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan

Published on: December 9, 2021
09:51

Kabul, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) A shipment of 800,000 Covid-19 vaccines and the corresponding syringes sent by China are in Afghanistan this Thursday, officials from the Ministry of Health confirmed.

China pledges to send 3 million Sinopharm doses to Afghanistan

Published on: December 8, 2021
18:18

Kabul, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) China on Wednesday pledged to send 3 million Sinopharm vaccine doses to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian support, official sources reported.

Sixteen countries pledge to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Published on: December 2, 2021
07:43

Kabul, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of 16 countries pledged to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, according to a communique released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian country on Thursday.

Chinese companies explore lithium mining project in Afghanistan

Published on: November 24, 2021
11:15

Beijing, nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of several Chinese companies arrived in Afghanistan with special visasto assess projects to extract lithium and others have already signed contracts related to this activity, local press reported today.

World heritage on the verge of collapse in Afghanistan

Published on: November 20, 2021
10:13

Kabul, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The minaret of Jam, located in Afghanistan's Ghor province and declared a world heritage site by Unesco, is on the verge of collapse, local officials warned today.

Russian humanitarian aid arrives in Afghanistan

Published on: November 18, 2021
09:55

Moscow, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) A batch with 36 tons of humanitarian aid transported by the Russian Ministry of Defense arrived at the airport of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday, Izvestia newspaper reported here.

Afghanistan, Iran to expand economic, political ties

Published on: November 17, 2021
08:30

Kabul, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Iran's Special Representative Hassan Kazemi Qomi affirmed that both countries seek to expand their economic and political relations, local media informed on Wednesday.

UNICEF warns about increasing child marriage in Afghanistan

Published on: November 13, 2021
00:10

United Nations, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta Fore expressed deep concern about reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise.

A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition

Published on: November 12, 2021
17:51

Kabul, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson said on Friday.

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