Mothers selling children to feed family - UN food chief The head of the World Food Programme has said the UN agency is facing a perfect storm where conflict, climate and Covid are coming together to create unprecedented suffering in poorer and war-torn countries. World • 15 Dec 21
Mothers selling children to feed family - UN food chief The head of the World Food Programme has said the UN agency is facing a perfect storm where conflict, climate and Covid are coming together to create unprecedented suffering in poorer and war-torn countries. World • 15 Dec 21
Effort to 'not break up families' in Afghan programme The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that efforts will be made to "try not to break up family members" when assessing applications under the Afghan Admission Programme which will open on Thursday. Ireland • 14 Dec 21
Effort to 'not break up families' in Afghan programme The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that efforts will be made to "try not to break up family members" when assessing applications under the Afghan Admission Programme which will open on Thursday. Ireland • 14 Dec 21
No US troops to be punished over Kabul drone strike The US Department of Defense has said that no US troops or officials will face disciplinary action for a drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. World • 13 Dec 21
No US troops to be punished over Kabul drone strike The US Department of Defense has said that no US troops or officials will face disciplinary action for a drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. World • 13 Dec 21
€247m fund transfer to Afghanistan charities agreed Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have decided to transfer vital funds to humanitarian organisations in the stricken country. World • 10 Dec 21
€247m fund transfer to Afghanistan charities agreed Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have decided to transfer vital funds to humanitarian organisations in the stricken country. World • 10 Dec 21
Worried Afghans in Ireland seek flexibility over visas Within two weeks of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan this summer, the Irish Refugee Council received 1,300 calls from members of the Irish Afghan community hoping to bring relatives here. World • 09 Dec 21
Worried Afghans in Ireland seek flexibility over visas Within two weeks of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan this summer, the Irish Refugee Council received 1,300 calls from members of the Irish Afghan community hoping to bring relatives here. World • 09 Dec 21
Afghans in hiding from Taliban plead for global help Almost four months after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. World • 09 Dec 21
Afghans in hiding from Taliban plead for global help Almost four months after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. World • 09 Dec 21
Girls not permitted to attend school in Afghanistan The Taliban has confirmed for the first time that girls are not permitted to attend secondary school in Afghanistan, deeming it "unsafe". World • 08 Dec 21
Girls not permitted to attend school in Afghanistan The Taliban has confirmed for the first time that girls are not permitted to attend secondary school in Afghanistan, deeming it "unsafe". World • 08 Dec 21
'I'm starting to love here as my home' - Afghan refugee 'We enjoy everything and we have a very beautiful life' - Afghan family speak of their new life in Ireland having fled war torn Kabul. World • 08 Dec 21
'I'm starting to love here as my home' - Afghan refugee 'We enjoy everything and we have a very beautiful life' - Afghan family speak of their new life in Ireland having fled war torn Kabul. World • 08 Dec 21
394 Afghan refugees arrived in Ireland since August Since August, the Irish Government has granted 510 Afghan citizens with visas or visa waivers to travel to Ireland as part of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. World • 08 Dec 21
394 Afghan refugees arrived in Ireland since August Since August, the Irish Government has granted 510 Afghan citizens with visas or visa waivers to travel to Ireland as part of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. World • 08 Dec 21
UK blasted for Afghanistan evacuation response The British government was on Tuesday accused of botching its handling of the evacuations from Afghanistan, after claims it was unprepared and could have done more to help. World • 07 Dec 21
UK blasted for Afghanistan evacuation response The British government was on Tuesday accused of botching its handling of the evacuations from Afghanistan, after claims it was unprepared and could have done more to help. World • 07 Dec 21
Taliban reject claims of 'summary killings' Afghanistan's Taliban government has rejected condemnation by Western nations over dozens of alleged "summary killings" of former security force personnel documented by rights groups since the Islamists returned to power. World • 05 Dec 21
Taliban reject claims of 'summary killings' Afghanistan's Taliban government has rejected condemnation by Western nations over dozens of alleged "summary killings" of former security force personnel documented by rights groups since the Islamists returned to power. World • 05 Dec 21
One million Afghan children 'at risk of starvation' One million children could die from starvation in Afghanistan in the coming weeks - that is the latest grim prediction from aid agency UNICEF. World • 02 Dec 21
One million Afghan children 'at risk of starvation' One million children could die from starvation in Afghanistan in the coming weeks - that is the latest grim prediction from aid agency UNICEF. World • 02 Dec 21
Afghanistan faces 'unprecedented' economic shock - UN Afghanistan's GDP could contract 20% within a year, the UN predicted in a new report, saying that the withdrawal of international aid after the Taliban's return to power is an "unprecedented fiscal shock." World • 01 Dec 21
Afghanistan faces 'unprecedented' economic shock - UN Afghanistan's GDP could contract 20% within a year, the UN predicted in a new report, saying that the withdrawal of international aid after the Taliban's return to power is an "unprecedented fiscal shock." World • 01 Dec 21
Kim Kardashian West funds Afghan footballers' UK flight Members of the Afghanistan women's youth development football team have been airlifted to the UK in an evacuation flight funded by US reality star Kim Kardashian West. World • 18 Nov 21
Kim Kardashian West funds Afghan footballers' UK flight Members of the Afghanistan women's youth development football team have been airlifted to the UK in an evacuation flight funded by US reality star Kim Kardashian West. World • 18 Nov 21
Afghanistan 'at brink of economic collapse' - Pakistan Afghanistan is "at the brink of economic collapse", Pakistan's foreign minister has warned US, Chinese, Russian and Taliban diplomats. World • 11 Nov 21
Afghanistan 'at brink of economic collapse' - Pakistan Afghanistan is "at the brink of economic collapse", Pakistan's foreign minister has warned US, Chinese, Russian and Taliban diplomats. World • 11 Nov 21
WHO and UN resume polio vaccinations in Afghanistan The World Health Organization and the United Nations children's agency have kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years. World • 08 Nov 21
WHO and UN resume polio vaccinations in Afghanistan The World Health Organization and the United Nations children's agency have kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years. World • 08 Nov 21
Deadly drone strike an 'honest mistake' - US military A US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians last August was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, an investigation by a military inspector general has found. World • 03 Nov 21
Deadly drone strike an 'honest mistake' - US military A US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians last August was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, an investigation by a military inspector general has found. World • 03 Nov 21
Taliban forbid use of foreign currency in Afghanistan The Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan. World • 03 Nov 21
Taliban forbid use of foreign currency in Afghanistan The Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan. World • 03 Nov 21
Three dead as gunmen attack Afghan wedding over music Gunmen identifying themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played and killed at least three people, the government said. World • 31 Oct 21
Three dead as gunmen attack Afghan wedding over music Gunmen identifying themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played and killed at least three people, the government said. World • 31 Oct 21
19 milliún duine i mbéal an bháis le hocras san Afganastáin Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Clár Domhanda Bia na Náisiún Aontaithe go bhfuil na milliúin daoine san Afganastáin i mbaol báis den ocras mura gcuirfidh tíortha eile tuilleadh soláthairtí fóirithinte ar fáil dóibh gan mhoill. Nuacht • 29 Oct 21
19 milliún duine i mbéal an bháis le hocras san Afganastáin Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Clár Domhanda Bia na Náisiún Aontaithe go bhfuil na milliúin daoine san Afganastáin i mbaol báis den ocras mura gcuirfidh tíortha eile tuilleadh soláthairtí fóirithinte ar fáil dóibh gan mhoill. Nuacht • 29 Oct 21
Millions of Afghans facing starvation - WFP The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that millions of people face starvation in Afghanistan unless there is a massive scale up in the humanitarian response by the international community. World • 29 Oct 21
Millions of Afghans facing starvation - WFP The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that millions of people face starvation in Afghanistan unless there is a massive scale up in the humanitarian response by the international community. World • 29 Oct 21
More than half of Afghans face 'acute' food crisis - UN More than 22 million Afghans will suffer "acute food insecurity" this winter, United Nations agencies have said, warning the already unstable country faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. World • 25 Oct 21
More than half of Afghans face 'acute' food crisis - UN More than 22 million Afghans will suffer "acute food insecurity" this winter, United Nations agencies have said, warning the already unstable country faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. World • 25 Oct 21
20 years on: One bid to cross into Afghanistan Twenty years ago, RTÉ reporter Paul Cunningham and cameraman Neilus Dennehy were situated on the Pakistan border as the invasion of neighbouring Afghanistan was about to begin. Afghanistan • 24 Oct 21
20 years on: One bid to cross into Afghanistan Twenty years ago, RTÉ reporter Paul Cunningham and cameraman Neilus Dennehy were situated on the Pakistan border as the invasion of neighbouring Afghanistan was about to begin. Afghanistan • 24 Oct 21
Taliban plan for girls' education expected 'soon' - UN The Taliban is to announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said. World • 16 Oct 21
Taliban plan for girls' education expected 'soon' - UN The Taliban is to announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said. World • 16 Oct 21
US offers compensation over botched Afghan drone strike The US has said it has offered to pay unspecified compensation to relatives of 10 people in Afghanistan including seven children who were killed by mistake in a US drone strike as American forces were completing their withdrawal. World • 16 Oct 21
US offers compensation over botched Afghan drone strike The US has said it has offered to pay unspecified compensation to relatives of 10 people in Afghanistan including seven children who were killed by mistake in a US drone strike as American forces were completing their withdrawal. World • 16 Oct 21
