Transforming girls’ lives in rural Afghanistan — By Feridoon Aryan DAGA VILLAGE, Afghanistan, 11 March 2018 — Twelve-year old Kobra spent much of her childhood tending to cattle and cooking, cleaning and washing for her family. …

One woman’s fight for literacy transforms her community — DOKANI VILLAGE, Afghanistan, 11 March 2018 — Growing up without an education in the foothills of Baba Mountains, a remote and mostly underdeveloped area of Bamyan Province, young Simagul felt tortured watching her brother learn as a child. “At times, I would look at the books my brother brought home…

The dedication of volunteers making a difference in their community — By Feridoon Aryan PESH DEH, Afghanistan, 30 January 2018 — Husband and wife Reza and Zainab are farmers in the Pesh Deh village of Bamyan Province in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan, one of 129 villages covered by the Golden Village programme. They were the first to volunteer for the…

Women on the front line are helping to eradicate polio — By Ashley Hamer JALALABAD, Afghanistan, 3 December 2017 — It’s before 7.00 a.m. in Jalalabad, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, and 23 year-old Moursal hops nimbly over piles of raw sewage dredged from the roadside. A short walk away she joins her team to begin their mission for…

Transforming a community to eradicate polio in Afghanistan — Reporting by Berhanu Abebe ZANGOEE VILLAGE, Afghanistan, 22 February 2018 — Malik Mohammad Nazir, his daughter Spogmai, and his son Mashal all work together. But they are not working for themselves, they are working to eradicate polio. Zangoee is an indigent village with a diverse community in the eastern Afghan…

Getting creative to eradicate polio in Afghanistan — By Celeste Hibbert KABUL, Afghanistan, 7 November 2017 — “I am the king of this village! Every child belongs to me and I will spread my poison to a new person every day,” screams the snake, bursting onto the stage. …

Creating safe spaces for children in emergencies in Afghanistan — With reporting by Lameha Sherzad ETTIFAQ VILLAGE, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, 1 February 2018 — There are more than a thousand families in Ettifaq village in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, near the border with Pakistan. Many are returnees from Pakistan or internally displaced persons impacted by violence and conflict in neighbouring provinces.

The dangers of illegal migration for children in Afghanistan — With reporting by Murtaza Mohammadi Khost, Afghanistan, 30 January 2018 — Awal Khan is a 15-year-old boy with a gentle smile. He comes from a nomadic community settled in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan. Historically, the community raised livestock for their livelihood, but decades of conflict have meant a radically…

Families and the fight against malnutrition — Reporting by Abdul Rahman Zaeem FARAH, Afghanistan, 10 January 2018 — Adela is a 33-year-old mother of five from the village of Massaw, in western Afghanistan. …