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Afghan Children Are Paying the Price for Global Vaccine Inequality

Afghan Children Are Paying the Price for Global Vaccine Inequality

By Athena Rayburn
If Afghanistan is any example to go by, it is blindingly apparent that we have failed to live up to big promises of global solidarity.

Afghanistan Fears Impending COVID-19 Crisis  

Afghanistan Fears Impending COVID-19 Crisis  

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
The rise of COVID-19 cases coupled with health missteps in the war-torn country spread fear of a tragedy amid a raging war.
Inside Afghanistan’s Education Crisis

Inside Afghanistan’s Education Crisis

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Even before the lengthy COVID-19 shutdown, the country's schools were weighed down by crumbling infrastructure and a misguided curriculum.

Afghans Return to Games, Parks, Weddings Despite Virus Fears

Afghans Return to Games, Parks, Weddings Despite Virus Fears

By Associated Press
Desperate for relief from endless war combined with the pandemic, Afghans are rushing back to public recreation as the government eases the lockdown.

Herd Immunity Can’t Save Afghanistan From COVID -19

Herd Immunity Can’t Save Afghanistan From COVID -19

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
The long-struggling Afghanistan might go through a new surge of COVID-19 cases that could trigger a full-scale crisis -- unlike the first wave.

Long-Shut Factory Helps COVID-Struck Afghans Breathe Free

Long-Shut Factory Helps COVID-Struck Afghans Breathe Free

By Associated Press
Najibullah Seddiqi reopened his closed oxygen factory and now refills 200 to 300 small cylinders a day free for COVID-19 patients.

Afghan Media Struggle to Survive the Pandemic

Afghan Media Struggle to Survive the Pandemic

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Fewer ads, COVID-19 restrictions, and falling revenue have media outlets in Afghanistan “on the edge of collapse.”
Afghan Lives Through the Lens of COVID-19

Afghan Lives Through the Lens of COVID-19

By FES/ Mohammad Aref Karim and Mariam Alimi
Illuminating the deep socioeconomic impact of the pandemic on Afghan lives.

Lack of Virus Tests Pushes Afghanistan Toward Crisis

Lack of Virus Tests Pushes Afghanistan Toward Crisis

By Associated Press
With a capacity to test only 2,000 people per day, Afghan health authorities are receiving between 10,000 and 20,000 samples each day.

With Test Results Lost, an Afghan Family Fell to Virus

With Test Results Lost, an Afghan Family Fell to Virus

By Associated Press
A broken-down health system, slow government response and public attitudes have left Afghanistan deeply vulnerable to the global pandemic. 

A Ceasefire for Eid, Peace, and Fighting COVID-19 in Afghanistan 

A Ceasefire for Eid, Peace, and Fighting COVID-19 in Afghanistan 

By M. Ashraf Haidari
Violence has continued in Afghanistan throughout the holy month of Ramadan. 
COVID-19 in Afghanistan: Going Beyond a Ceasefire

COVID-19 in Afghanistan: Going Beyond a Ceasefire

By Ben Francis
A ceasefire is necessary to give all Afghans the best possible chance of defeating their common enemy: COVID-19. But there are limitations.

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