The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the first meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan.
The first meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Contact Group on Afghanistan was held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
This meeting took place in New York during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Ishaq Dar, stressing the need for Afghanistan to come out of isolation, urged OIC member states to prioritize unconditional humanitarian assistance, the revival of trade and banking systems, strengthening regional connectivity, and promoting dialogue to fulfill international commitments.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan stated: “Mr. Dar called on Afghan authorities to take concrete and verifiable actions against cross-border terrorism. For Afghanistan’s stability, he proposed establishing an OIC working group of experts to develop a roadmap, stressing that sustainable peace requires sincerity, mutual respect, and political will.”
Political analyst Sayed Moqaddam Amin also said: “This could easily influence the regional situation. Allocating this financial seat is in Afghanistan’s favor. They can do it very easily and adopt a positive stance in this regard.”
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs also highlighted the vital importance of the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan in addressing the country’s challenges.
Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi stated that Afghanistan’s current situation requires joint commitments, calling on OIC member states to create conditions for meaningful dialogue and support for Afghanistan.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry’s statement read: “Dr. Al-Khulaifi emphasized the vital importance of this contact group in his speech, noting that this meeting is being held at a sensitive time when Afghanistan’s humanitarian, economic, and political conditions require stability and joint commitments for the support of Afghans. The Afghan people are facing unprecedented challenges, and it is the duty of OIC member states to unite and provide the ground for meaningful dialogue and support.”
Political analyst Saleem Paigir said: “The OIC, in holding its first meeting on this issue, could potentially influence the positions of some countries regarding Afghanistan. And countries, in a more coordinated manner, can engage with Afghanistan.”
Another political analyst, Moeen Gul Chamakni, said: “They have now realized that Afghanistan must come out of political and economic isolation.”
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the first meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan, but it had previously praised regional efforts to address Afghanistan’s challenges.
First Meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan Held
The President of Turkey emphasized global support for Afghanistan and called on the Islamic Emirate to adopt an inclusive approach based on human values.
Afghanistan was discussed in the speeches of several world leaders during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The President of Turkey emphasized global support for Afghanistan and called on the Islamic Emirate to adopt an inclusive approach based on human values.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “In Afghanistan, our fundamental desire is that the current administration demonstrates an approach that embraces the society and that takes human values into concentration. In this process, it is essential that the international community does not leave Afghan people alone. The Turkish nation will stop by the Afghan people.”
The President of Tajikistan also emphasized his country’s support for stability, nationwide security, and development in Afghanistan.
Emomali Rahmon said: “Tajikistan also supports peace and stability, overall security and social economic development in neighboring Afghanistan. We are ready to render up all assistance in these places and in this regard, call on the international community to provide humanitarian assistance especially to regions affected by drought and recent severe earthquakes.”
The presidents of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan also highlighted the importance of Afghanistan’s stability and development.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, said: “While speaking about global and regional security and sustainable development, it is impossible to overlook the issue of Afghanistan. Supporting the aspirations of Afghan people for a peaceful and stable life requires the United efforts of the international community. I would like to emphasize that it is of utmost importance to prevent this country’s isolation.”
Sadyr Japarov, President of Kyrgyzstan, emphasized: “We are convinced that the assets of Afghanistan, frozen by Western countries in the amount of 9 billion U.S. dollars, must be returned to the Afghan people as soon as possible.”
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, also said: “Kazakhstan beliefs that inclusive development in Afghanistan is a basis for long term regional peace and stability.”
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate welcomed the positive stance of some countries, stating that supporting stability and development in Afghanistan benefits the region.
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said: “Support for stability and progress in Afghanistan benefits the entire region, and Afghanistan believes in strengthening positive relations with all countries.”
This comes as the 80th UN General Assembly is taking place at a time when, over the past four years, no representative from Afghanistan has participated in the UN’s high-level meetings. The Islamic Emirate’s efforts to obtain Afghanistan’s seat at the UN have so far been unsuccessful.
Global Leaders Call for Support and Inclusion in Afghanistan at UN Assembly
This comes as the high-level UN General Assembly session began on September 23 and will continue until the 29th of this month.
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Women’s third Executive Director, stated at the 80th UN General Assembly that women and girls in Afghanistan bear the heaviest burden of the crisis and remain exposed to violence and hunger caused by various crises.
Sami Bahous added that the UN has not fulfilled its responsibilities properly regarding the situation of women in Afghanistan, the Congo, Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Yemen, which are facing disasters.
She said: “Women and girls in crisis suffered unspeakable atrocities, hunger and violence. From Afghanistan, the DRC, Gaza, the Sudan, Ukraine to Yemen and beyond, women and girls bear the brunt of crisis. We owe it to them to spare no effort in the pursuit for peace.”
On the sidelines of the assembly, the UN Secretary-General held discussions with the Presidents of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan regarding the situation in Afghanistan.
The Secretary-General’s spokesperson stated in a press release that António Guterres and Emomali Rahmon exchanged views on UN reforms, terrorism, regional developments in Central Asia, and Afghanistan. Guterres emphasized Tajikistan’s positive role in resolving border issues and strengthening regional cooperation.
Additionally, Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, reported a discussion with Sergey Vershinin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, on key issues including the humanitarian situation and its challenges in Afghanistan.
Wais Naseri, a political analyst, stated: “To gain international legitimacy and obtain Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations, global conditions and the demands and suggestions of the international community must be accepted.”
Mohammaduddin Mohammadi, another expert, added: “Afghanistan has not yet met the conditions of the United Nations. It would be better if the UN officially requested from Afghanistan: if you want this seat, you must fulfill the set conditions.”
This comes as the high-level UN General Assembly session began on September 23 and will continue until the 29th of this month.
Sima Bahous: UN Has Neglected Rights of Afghan Women
UNICEF urged the Taliban to reopen girls’ schools, warning Afghanistan’s future depends on education to prevent child marriage, empower women, and address the worsening humanitarian crisis.
UNICEF has renewed its call on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls, stressing that Afghanistan’s future depends on equal access to education.
Sen Gupta, UNICEF’s Director of Child Protection, said on October Tuesday, September 23 that schooling is not only about learning but also about protecting girls from child marriage and early pregnancies.
The agency has consistently urged the Taliban to reverse their education ban, which for four years has kept millions of girls above grade six out of classrooms and universities.
Since 2021, Afghanistan girls have been systematically denied secondary and higher education, with UNICEF and other rights groups describing the policy as one of the gravest injustices of the modern era.
UNICEF officials warned that the prolonged closure of schools has left young Afghan women without opportunities, threatening the country’s social and economic future.
In its latest report, UNICEF also highlighted the collapse of Afghanistan’s health system, noting rising cases of preventable illness, child malnutrition, and severe gaps in medical access. Restrictions on female health workers, it said, have further limited women and children’s ability to receive life-saving care.
Aid agencies and analysts caution that unless education and healthcare restrictions are lifted, Afghanistan risks creating a lost generation—deepening poverty, fueling humanitarian crises, and isolating the country even further from the global community.
UNICEF Repeats Call for Reopening Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
Experts believe that appointing a delegation to assess the damages of fiber optic services is a positive step toward strengthening digital governance
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that a delegation has been appointed to assess and prevent damages caused by disruptions to fiber optic services in the country.
However, he did not provide further details.
Mujahid said: “So far, the delegation assigned to prevent damages from fiber optic disruptions has not achieved any results.”
Some experts believe that appointing a delegation to assess the damages of fiber optic services is a positive step toward strengthening digital governance and protecting national infrastructure.
According to them, the continuity of fiber optic services is crucial for economic development, providing better services to citizens, and enhancing domestic and international connectivity.
Janat Faheem Chakari stated: “Fiber optics is a tool for faster internet transfer, but it is better to filter it due to security concerns.”
A report analyzing Afghanistan’s fiber optic network, published in 2017 by the financial consultancy firm Moore Global, noted that Afghan Telecom had invested $370.7 million in fiber optic infrastructure, an investment that has since increased further.
The world is moving toward digitalization, and the more internet facilities and standards are improved, the more significant the workflow and outcomes will be.
This comes as fiber optic services have been cut off in 13 provinces since September 14 of the current solar year. On Monday, Noorullah Nuri, head of the Kandahar Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology, confirmed to TOLOnews that access to internet and Wi-Fi services in the province has only been made available for banking and administrative purposes through “point-to-point” or direct connections.
Islamic Emirate Reviewing Damages from Fiber Optic Disruptions
Other officials of the Islamic Emirate described access to information and support for the media as fundamental responsibilities of the current system.
Officials of the Islamic Emirate have emphasized support for journalists within the framework of journalistic principles and Islamic values.
In Kabul, a gathering titled “True Journalism, Informed Nation, and Healthy Society” was organized by the Ministry of Information and Culture and the Voice of the Afghan People Foundation.
During the program, Anwarul Haq Anwar, Director General of the Administrative Office, stressed that the Islamic Emirate supports media activities in line with journalistic principles and Islamic and ethical values. He added: “While practicing journalism, observing key journalistic principles is essential. God forbid, if one transgresses, then he is sinful and spreads corruption.”
Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Culture and Arts at the Ministry of Information and Culture, highlighted the important role of the media in information dissemination, fostering unity in times of crisis, and contributing to social reform. He said: “Although the Islamic Emirate, particularly the Ministry of Information and Culture, may not have fully served you, under the circumstances you also witness, God willing, nothing has been withheld from you.”
Other officials of the Islamic Emirate described access to information and support for the media as fundamental responsibilities of the current system.
Abdul Latif Nazari, Deputy Minister of Economy, stated: “In the era we live in, soft warfare is highly significant. The battle of dialogue and propaganda shapes public opinion.”
Sibghatullah Wasil, Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration at the Ministry of Education, remarked: “Restrictions and censorship exist in every society. Even if we take America, or those countries that loudly claim freedom of expression, limitations still exist there.”
Abdul Mateen Qani, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, said: “Our responsibility is shared. The media corridor is ours and yours alike. We stand shoulder to shoulder in service.”
Meanwhile, several journalists and media-support organizations emphasized the importance of finalizing the Law on Mass Media.
Islamic Emirate Reaffirms Support for Journalists Within Islamic Values
An armed clash in Bamiyan’s Shibar district left 10 people injured, including a young woman, as authorities reported arrests and ongoing tensions in the area.
Local officials in Bamiyan province reported that ten people, including a young woman, were injured during an intra-community clash that broke out on Sunday night.
According to a statement released by the Bamiyan press office on Monday, September 22, the violence occurred in the Mohammad Kecha village of Shibar district.
Witnesses said firearms were used during the confrontation, escalating the severity of the clash and contributing to the number of injured, which included both men and women.
Authorities confirmed that six individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, but the precise motive for the violent outbreak has not been disclosed.
While no official explanation was given, the incident comes amid heightened ethnic and tribal tensions in the region, which has previously experienced forced displacement and violence.
Earlier this year, armed Kuchi groups, reportedly supported by Taliban elements, forced villagers in Punjab district to abandon their homes, sparking widespread criticism and condemnation.
Thousands of containers, barracks, restaurants, hospitals, shops, and even gyms were built within the base.
Bagram Air Base was first constructed in the 1950s with assistance from the Soviet Union.
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989, the base became the primary hub for Soviet air operations, with thousands of combat missions launched from there against the Mujahideen.
After the fall of Dr. Najibullah’s government and the onset of the civil war, Bagram changed hands multiple times among various factions. It was eventually revitalized with the arrival of U.S. and NATO forces in 2001, becoming one of the most strategic military installations in the world.
Under U.S. control, Bagram evolved into a “military city,” featuring two runways over three kilometers long, capable of handling fighter jets, bombers, and massive transport aircraft.
Thousands of containers, barracks, restaurants, hospitals, shops, and even gyms were built within the base.
For many American soldiers, Bagram became a “second home,” though the concrete walls and barbed wire were constant reminders of the front lines.
Fazl Manallah Momtaz, a political analyst, stated: “Bagram Air Base was extremely important. Before the Americans, the Soviets focused heavily on it to maintain oversight over the region.”
Over the past two decades, three U.S. presidents — George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump — visited Bagram. Joe Biden also visited the base in 2011 while serving as Vice President.
In the summer of 2021, shortly before the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, U.S. forces abruptly abandoned Bagram during the night. By morning, Afghan soldiers and local residents arrived in disbelief at an empty base that had symbolized the international presence in Afghanistan for two decades.
Sayed Abdullah Sadeq, another political analyst, said: “Afghanistan is itself a strategic point, and Bagram was one of the largest and most significant airfields — seized by the Americans after their arrival.”
But Bagram was not just a military base; its infamous prison gained international notoriety. Hundreds of Afghans suspected of ties to the Islamic Emirate or al-Qaeda were detained and interrogated there.
Numerous reports of torture and harsh conditions turned Bagram into what many came to call “the Guantanamo of Afghanistan.”
Ahmad Khan Andar, a military analyst, remarked: “They built a prison within this base, where they brought Afghans labeled as supporters of al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and subjected them to brutal torture.”
Following the U.S. withdrawal, former President Donald Trump repeatedly — more than 20 times — insisted that the United States should never have relinquished Bagram. Nearly every time he mentioned the base, he immediately referenced China, claiming that Bagram had fallen into Beijing’s hands.
Bagram: From Soviet Stronghold to U.S. Military Powerhouse in Afghanistan
Some political analysts warn that the continuation of this situation could isolate the country from global processes.
Afghanistan has been deprived of its voting rights at the United Nations for the third consecutive year.
Some political analysts warn that the continuation of this situation could isolate the country from global processes.
Sayed Hossein Seraj, an international relations expert, said: “When we have neither the right to vote nor a seat, we cannot express our views or raise our voices. A platform must be provided, and the right to vote must also be granted but to whoever holds authority in Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan has been a UN member since 1946. However, under Article 19 of the UN Charter, any country that fails to pay its annual membership dues for two years or more loses its right to vote in the General Assembly.
Afghanistan’s annual contribution is around $200,000. But in recent years, this amount has not been paid, and the country’s debt has now exceeded $900,000.
Torialai Zazai, a political affairs analyst, said: “In this matter, it is the world countries and the United Nations that are at fault they do not recognize Afghanistan, yet they still demand their money.”
International relations experts argue that Afghanistan’s loss of voting rights is not merely a technical issue in the UN’s administrative process but rather signifies the diminishing role of the country in global diplomacy.
While the world body makes decisions on humanitarian crises, international security, and sustainable development, Afghanistan’s lack of voting rights leaves its people — already facing poverty, migration, and social restrictions feeling even more voiceless.
Bilal Omar, an international relations expert, said: “Recognition of Afghanistan is the key that opens the way for the country to join international organizations and institutions. Until these prerequisites are fulfilled and Afghanistan is accepted, I don’t think many countries will recognize it.”
On the other hand, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that without official recognition and possession of Afghanistan’s UN seat, it is unable to directly pay the membership dues.
For this reason, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called for the transfer of the seat from the representative of the former government to its current representative.
Afghanistan Stripped of UN Voting Rights for Third Consecutive Year
Gusts of wind blew dust up off the ground as Ghulam Mohiddin and his wife Nazo walked towards the graveyard where all their children are buried.
They showed us the graves of the three boys they lost in the past two years – one-year-old Rahmat, seven-month-old Koatan and most recently, three-month-old Faisal Ahmad.
All three suffered from malnutrition, say Ghulam and Nazo.
“Can you imagine how painful it’s been for me to lose three children? One minute there’s a baby in your arms, the next minute they are empty,” says Nazo.
“I hope every day that angels would somehow put my babies back in our home.”
‘Three million children in peril’
There are days the couple go without food. They break walnut shells for a living in the Sheidaee settlement just outside the city of Herat in western Afghanistan and receive no help from the Taliban government or from NGOs.
“Watching helplessly as my children cried out of hunger, it felt like my body was erupting in flames. It felt like someone was cutting me into half with a saw from my head to my feet,” said Ghulam.
The deaths of their children are not recorded anywhere, but it’s evidence of a silent wave of mortality engulfing Afghanistan’s youngest, as the country is pushed into what the UN calls an unprecedented crisis of hunger.
“We started the year with the highest increase in child malnutrition ever recorded in Afghanistan. But things have got worse from there,” says John Aylieff, the World Food Programme’s country director.
“Food assistance kept a lid in this country on hunger and malnutrition, particularly for the bottom five million who really can’t cope without international support. That lid has now been lifted. The soaring of the malnutrition is placing the lives of more than three million children in peril.”
‘My wife died giving birth after Trump cut funding to our clinic’
Aid has sharply declined because the single largest donor, the US, stopped nearly all aid to Afghanistan earlier this year. But WFP says eight or nine other donors who funded them in the last two years have also stopped this year, and many others are giving much less than they were last year.
One reason is donors are responding to a number of crises around the world. But the Taliban government’s policies also affect how much the world is willing to help.
What are they doing to help their citizens?
“Those who are facing malnutrition, those who are facing hunger, it’s because of sanctions, because of aid cuts by international organisations. It’s not because of the government,” the head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, told the BBC.
“The government has expanded its assistance to the people and is doing what is in its capacity, But our budget is based on internal revenues, and we are facing sanctions.”Aakriti Thapar/BBC
But the Taliban’s intransigence on women’s rights affects its bid for international recognition, and for the sanctions against it to be lifted. Other decisions, like the recent enforcement of a previously announced ban on Afghan women working for NGOs is putting the delivery of “life-saving humanitarian assistance at serious risk”, the UN says.
The malnutrition emergency is compounded by other factors too – a severe drought that has affected agricultural incomes in more than half of Afghanistan’s provinces, and the forced return of more than two million Afghans from Iran and Pakistan, reducing the remittances they send back.
‘Hungry all the time’
At the Sheidaee graveyard we found startling evidence of child deaths. There were no records of the people buried there, so we counted the graves ourselves. Roughly two-thirds of the hundreds of graves were of children – it was easy to tell the small graves from the bigger ones.
Villagers told us the graveyard is relatively new, between two to three years old. They also confirmed that it was not a specific graveyard for children.
As we walked through the settlement in Sheidaee, people came out carrying their children. Rahila was carrying Hibatullah who, at two, cannot stand up. Durkhanee brought out her son Mohammad Yusuf, who’s also nearly two and unable to stand.
Nearly half of all Afghan children under the age of five are stunted, the UN says.
In one of the mud and clay homes, Hanifa Sayedi’s one-year-old son Rafiullah could barely hold himself up, even while he’s sitting.
“I took him to a clinic where they told me he’s malnourished, but I don’t have the money to keep taking him there,” she says. She and her husband have two other children, and dry pieces of bread with Afghan green tea are the only meals the family can afford. Some days they don’t eat.
Rafiullah doesn’t have teeth yet, so Hanifa soaks the bread in the tea and feeds him.
“But it’s not enough and he’s hungry all the time. To make him sleep, I give him these medicines,” she says, pulling out two strips of tablets.
One is a strip of Lorazepam, an anti-anxiety medicine, the other is Propanolol, a drug that controls high blood pressure. One strip costs 10 Afghani ($0.15; £0.13) the same amount as one piece of bread. Hanifa says she bought them at a pharmacy, saying she wanted sleeping pills for herself.
“I feel so guilty that my children are going hungry and I can’t do much. I feel suffocated and like I should kill my children and myself,” she says.
Doctors say that when given to young children, drugs such as these can damage the child’s heart, kidneys and liver, and can even be life-threatening if given for a prolonged period of time.
Afghans sedating hungry children and selling organs
Hanifa’s is one of millions of pleas for help.
“It’s incredibly heartbreaking to be in this country and watch this unfold. WFP has a hotline. We’ve had to retrain our call operators because we’re getting a much higher proportion of calls from women threatening suicide because they’re desperate and they just don’t know how to feed their children any more,” says WFP’s John Aylieff.
The closure of food assistance to communities like those in Sheidaee and in other parts of Afghanistan has meant that more children are being pushed into severe acute malnutrition.
We’ve seen evidence of this in hospitals across Afghanistan.
In the malnutrition ward of the Badakhshan regional hospital in the north-east, there were 26 children in 12 beds.
Three-month-old Sana, the youngest baby on the ward, has malnutrition, acute diarrhoea and a cleft lip. She is her mother Zamira’s second baby. The first child, another baby girl, died when she was 20 days old.
“I’m scared this child might also meet the same fate. I’m tired of this life. It’s not worth living,” says Zamira, with a stricken look on her face.
As Zamira speaks, Sana’s hands and feet turn blue. Her tiny heart is not pumping enough blood. A nurse puts her on oxygen.
In another cot is five-month-old Musleha, who has malnutrition and measles. Her mother Karima says she’s hardly opened her eyes in the past few days.
“She’s in pain and I don’t know what to do. We are poor and don’t have access to nutritious food. That’s why she’s in this state,” says Karima.
In the cot next to Musleha, are twins Mutehara and Maziyan. The baby girls also have malnutrition and measles, and are half the weight they should be at 18 months. Mutehara lets out a feeble cry. It’s evident she’s in pain.
A week after we visited the hospital, we followed up with the families of the babies. We were told that Sana, Musleha and Mutehara had all died.
‘We simply cannot afford to feed them’
This isn’t the first time we’ve documented child deaths from malnutrition in Afghanistan, but this is the worst we’ve ever seen.
Within a span of a week, three babies from one ward became the latest casualties of Afghanistan’s crisis of hunger.
And it’s about to get worse.
“WFP’s humanitarian funding will run out in November. At the moment, we are starting to turn away malnourished women and children from the health centres because we simply cannot afford to feed them. In November, we will stop unless we get a further injection of funding,” says John Aylieff.
With winter approaching, it is hard to overstate the urgency of the disaster unfolding in Afghanistan.
The United Nations says aid workers are still in a “race against time” to remove rubble and rebuild after the devastating earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last month, killing at least 2,200 people and cutting off remote areas.
The 6.0-magnitude quake on Aug. 31 was shallow, destroying or causing extensive damage to low-rise buildings in the mountainous region. It hit late at night, and homes — mostly made of mud, wood, or rocks — collapsed instantly, becoming death traps.
Satellite data shows that about 40,500 truckloads of debris still needs to be cleared from affected areas in several provinces, the United Nations Development Program said Wednesday. Entire communities have been upended and families are sleeping in the open, it added.
The quake’s epicenter was in remote and rugged Kunar province, challenging rescue and relief efforts by the Taliban government and humanitarian groups. Authorities deployed helicopters or airdropped army commandos to evacuate survivors. Aid workers walked for hours on foot to reach isolated communities.
“This is a race against time,” said Devanand Ramiah, from the UNDP’s Crisis Bureau. “Debris removal and reconstruction operations must start safely and swiftly.”
People’s main demands were the reconstruction of houses and water supplies, according to a spokesman for a Taliban government committee tasked with helping survivors, Zia ur Rahman Speenghar.
People were getting assistance in cash, food, tents, beds, and other necessities, Speenghar said Thursday. Three new roads were under construction in the Dewagal Valley, and roads would be built to areas where there previously were none.
“Various countries and organizations have offered assistance in the construction of houses but that takes time. After the second round of assistance, work will begin on the third round, which is considering what kind of houses can be built here,” the spokesman said.
Afghanistan is facing a “perfect storm” of crises, including natural disasters like the recent earthquake, said Roza Otunbayeva, who leads the U.N. mission to the country.
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