The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan has left many people, especially in the capital Kabul, with anxiety and fears over the future. But in more rural areas, which saw some of the fiercest ...

Other practical steps can drive meaningful change. The international community must support Afghan women’s education. In rural areas, door-to-door literacy programmes enable women and girls to ...

The ban on growing opium poppy has devastating consequences for the Afghan rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives. Calls for international aid are growing louder. This week ...

With 73 per cent of Afghanistan's population living in rural areas and depending on livestock and subsistence farming, investments in animal health, production, and welfare are crucial.

up by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to protect livelihoods and mitigate the impacts of emergency situations on rural communities has successfully reduced hunger ...