Already the poorest country in Asia, Afghanistan’s economic base has long been too small to support its population of 40 million. Annual per capita income had declined from US$650 in 2012 to US$508 in 2020 and is expected to drop precipitously to US$350 next year. The report indicates that the …
Srinagar: A delegation of 15 officials of the Afghanistan Government are visiting the valley to learn horticulture techniques and also participate in a two-week international training programme on
ANAND K. SAHAY KABUL An official, referring to current geostrategic realities, asked how an Indian entity would take the ore out of Afghanistan Opportunity worth billions of dollars is expected to soon come the way of international business as Afghanistan gets ready to throw open the doors for exploitation of …
Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Reliable information about the rates and trends in maternal mortality is essential for resource mobilisation, and for planning and assessment of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG 5), the target for which is a 75% reduction in the maternal …
The apparent failure to reduce maternal mortality during 20 years of the Safe Motherhood movement has been one of the most deforming scars on the body of global health. Despite strong advocacy efforts, political leaders have either ignored the call or failed to make the health of women in pregnancy …
This report contains an assessment of the threat facing the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region from the recent (post-1950s) and rapid formation of meltwater lakes on the surface or at the end of a large number of the region's glaciers. It provides a detailed background to the present situation and aims to …
An avalanche struck a remote mountainous area of northern Afghanistan two weeks ago, killing 35 people and burying homes beneath the snow, a provincial official said on Tuesday. The disaster struck in Badakhshan province in the far north, but harsh weather and the remoteness of the province bordering China, Pakistan …
It is China that provided Pakistan with the blueprint to build a nuclear weapon, in early 1980s, a small, reliable armament that could be delivered on India by attack aircraft or missile, according to a new book. The blueprint was delivered as the desperate Pakistani nuclear scientists led by A …
An earthquake of moderate intensity shook northern parts of Pakistan, including the federal capital, before dawn on Sunday. The met office said the quake, which measured 6.2 on the Richter scale, was felt in Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Nowshera, Mansehra, Attock, Peshawar and Momhand Agency. The epicentre of the temblor …
KABUL: Helicopters ferried rescuers to and bodies away from the site of a massive avalanches that blocked an important mountain pass north of Kabul as the death toll soared on Wednesday to 166, said officials. Hundreds more remained trapped in snowbound cars. Afghan army troops dug through huge snowdrifts trying …
Massive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people on Tuesday, Afghan officials said, as rescuers evacuated about 400 injured victims. Search-and-rescue teams recovered the bodies of 24 people but said they fear 40 others may have also died, interior minister Hanif …
Kabul: Officials on Tuesday said that Afghan avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed up to 70 people as rescuers evacuated more than 400 injured. Interior Minister Hanif Atmar said on Tuesday that rescuers have already recovered 24 bodies but fear that more than 40 others …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to US Council on Foreign Relations `The India-US partnership can promote global coo-peration in dealing with issues that the world has to face together, whether it is hunger, global security and terrorism, nuclear disarmament, climate change or the spread of pandemics.' `We deeply appreciate the …
This text of the Brussels European Council Presidency Conclusions states EU position with regards to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.Says that EU is committed to take a decision to move to a 30% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, as its conditional offer to a global and comprehensive agreement for …
Federal Minister for Health Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani on Tuesday called upon Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to evolve joint strategies to stem the spread of malaria in the region. Inaugurating the fourth trilateral Malaria Border Coordination Meeting in Islamabad, Mr Jakhrani said globally malaria was one of the most pressing …
For years, anti-poverty campaigners railed against low commodity prices, which depressed farmers' incomes in developing countries. In recent months, the world price of virtually all staples has shot up, but the activists are still not cheering. They worry that this boom (intensified by "green" subsidies for biofuel crops) may worsen …
