Investing in agriculture in Afghanistan is critical as the sector accounts for a quarter of the national economy, and plays an important role in the livelihoods of the approximately 76% of the ...

In the province of Jowzjan in the north of Afghanistan, the construction of the Kush-Tepa land reclamation complex is nearing ...

Buffett of TFBSO, who organized the trip, the group spent 10 days going where visitors rarely go in Afghanistan and Iraq: into farm country and the hinterlands. Also traveling with the group were ...

Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, who headed a humanitarian aid organization in Afghanistan, was shot to death five years ago on Dec. 4. When I first met him in 2002, he said, “Afghanistan is ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stated that war, poverty, and over-exploitation of trees have led to widespread destruction of pistachio forests in Afghanistan. In a statement released ...

The cool mountain air nipped at Kip Tom’s hands as he grasped the single lever of a crudely made plow tucked behind two oxen. His instructor smiled, motioning him to push down as the animals walked.

In April 2022, Afghanistan’s de-facto authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy under strict new laws. Opium is the essential ingredient for manufacturing the street drug heroin ...

The lack of water threatens not only urban populations but also rural communities where droughts have devastated local agriculture and livestock. Afghanistan has also struggled with a weak economy.

Trust will enable the charity to make land safe for agriculture in Ukraine, and to restore basic services affected by the threat of explosives in Afghanistan. Development minister Anneliese Dodds ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Kingdom has allocated £7 million to support the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo ...