Poverty under Taliban rule compels Afghan children to leave school

Dec 31, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 31 : Poverty under Taliban rule has compelled Afghan children to leave school and get employed in hazardous jobs to find...

Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency

Oct 03, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 : Amid a sharp spike in the prices of food materials, more than 1.5 million Afghan children are at risk...

Afghan children malnourished due to poverty, says kin

Jul 07, 2023

Some of the families in Kabul have complained that their children have become malnourished due to poverty and lack of food, reported TOLO News.

Poverty-stricken man in Pakistan kills wife, 7 children including infant

Apr 12, 2024

Sajjad Khokhar, driven by the harsh grip of poverty, committed the heinous act, taking the lives of his wife and seven children.

Poverty drives father to throw his five children into canal

Dec 06, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], December 6 : A father facing acute financial problems threw his five children into the Jamber canal in Pattoki on Sunday, causing...

Afghanistan: Number of teenagers involved in hard labour rises in Ghor province

Jan 14, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 : Post-Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the number of poverty-stricken Ghor children involved in hard labour had surged.