Each winter, pollution levels spike across Afghanistan cities such as Kabul and Herat as residents rely on coal and plastic for heating. UN officials warn that without stronger environmental policies ...

The United Nations Development Programme is calling for more aid to build shelters in eastern Afghanistan, where a deadly earthquake six weeks ago left thousands exposed as winter nears.

From the BBC World Service: The United Nations is asking for $5 billion to help alleviate a worsening humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, with around half the population struggling to find enough to ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for much more support amid acute and rising humanitarian needs for 3.5 million people displaced by conflict inside Afghanistan – including 700,000 who were ...

KARACHI/BAMBA KOT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving ...