The food crisis in Afghanistan has been compounded by water shortages and a severe drought - the country's second in four years.

4. When I first met him in 2002, he said, “Afghanistan is where all the woes of developing nations are concentrated.” He also noted that drought was at the root of poverty, armed conflict and ...

Most parts of Afghanistan have not seen any rainfall since the fall season, and other regions of the country have experienced very little precipitation. However, weather and broadcasting experts ...

Azam Ahmed, a Times correspondent and former bureau chief in Afghanistan, made repeated trips to areas in the country that ...

The IRC is working in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, to help people rebuild their lives after devastation caused by flooding. Fawad Latifi, who helps deliver IRC’s cash work, tells us about stories ...

On top of all of this, Afghanistan is in the middle of a devastating drought, which according to UN estimates has left around half of the country's children malnourished. "This is the second ...

With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away.

Afghanistan is currently experiencing an economic crisis aggravated by the conflict, and severe drought has caused a collapse in food security since the Taliban takeover in August. The US and ...

Afghanistan has been facing a drought-induced hunger crisis since last year. This summer’s political upheaval has kneecapped response efforts, pushing the country into famine. It’s an emergency of ...

In Kabul, water shortages have become so dire that UNICEF warned this year that the city could run out of groundwater by 2030 ...

Afghanistan amassed their highest score of 699 before the first Test against Zimbabwe ended in a draw at the end of the final ...