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At COP28, there is a risk that the specific challenges and myriad needs of ordinary, rural Afghans on the frontlines of the crisis will be not considered within climate decision-making. Read more
Climate finance for small-scale agriculture systems has gone down by 44%, leaving many subsistence farmers across the world at risk of being left without much-needed support to adapt to the climate crisis. Read more
On the 21st of November 2023, we hosted a special event marking 40 years of Afghanaid. We’re so grateful to those joined us, and have stood by us throughout four tumultuous decades. Missed the event? Read our summary, and sign up to watch the recording! Read more
Following the Pakistani governments' decision to forcibly expel 1.7 million Afghans, thousands of families have begun to arrive into Afghanistan, almost all of whom require complex humanitarian support. Read more
Afghanaid is marking 40 years of work. Join us as we reflect on this milestone and continue to find hope beyond the headlines. Read more
What is COP28, and how does it relate to Afghanistan? Find out everything you need to know about the climate change conference in Dubai. Read more
After several devastating earthquakes struck Herat province in Afghanistan, find out why it is often much harder for women and girls to recover and rebuild when natural disasters and other crises occur. Read more
Afghan people are facing crisis upon crisis: since early October, a series of deadly earthquakes have struck Herat province in northwestern Afghanistan, with reports indicating as many as 175,000 people have been affected. Read more
Pakistan has ordered all "undocumented" foreign nationals, which includes at least 1.7 million Afghan nationals, to voluntarily leave the country or face deportations. Read more
Due to continued acute aid funding shortages, the World Food Programme has been forced to make further cuts to its food assistance in Afghanistan. The prognosis is grim and the situation in the country grows ever-more difficult. Read more
What is the current situation in Afghanistan? Read more
Two years since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Afghanaid urges the international community not to turn its back on the people of Afghanistan. Read more
In Afghanistan, the climate crisis is a water crisis. What does this mean, and what is Afghanaid doing to help? Read more
Thanks to the overwhelming support shown by the UK public in last year’s UK Aid Match campaign: By Her Side, as well as the generous match-funding provided by the UK Government, some of Afghanistan's most vulnerable women will now receive life-changing support to realise a brighter future. Read more
Afghanaid and the EU launch a new €7.6 million project to support communities to strengthen their income generation opportunities and become more resilient to the climate crisis. Read more
Afghanaid forms and supports women's self-help groups across Afghanistan to help women come together, learn new skills and access economic opportunity. Find out more about the transformative power of these groups. Read more
Read an update from our Chairman, Chris Kinder. Read more
As locust outbreaks are reported across the North of Afghanistan, we look at how diversifying rural livelihoods is essential to building the resilience of farming families. Read more
Afghanistan remains the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with a staggering 28.3 million men, women and children in need of assistance. Read more
Following the de facto authorities’ ban on female NGO workers in Afghanistan, Afghanaid's ability to find principled and effective ways to support women with urgent and lifesaving assistance continues to evolve. Read more
We asked one of Afghanaid's female members of staff in Afghanistan to share her view on the recent ban of women NGO workers. Read more
Find out about the key challenges that communities across Afghanistan are facing in 2023. Read more
16 months on from an initial ban on secondary-aged girls attending school, as a result of a new edict from the de facto authorities universities in Afghanistan have now been closed to women, deepening the erosion of women’s hard won rights in the country to an alarming level. Read more
We're thrilled to announce that Afghanaid has been selected as one of the charities for The Times and The Sunday Times’ prestigious Christmas appeal. Read more