1 Afghan woman in 11 will die during childbirth

FACTBOX-Why are maternal deaths so high in Afghanistan? 12 Dec 2011 10:01, Source: Reuters // Reuters An Afghan midwife puts a newborn baby next to its mother at the Razai Foundation Maternity Hospital in Herat province November 30, 2011. Mohammad Shoib KABUL, Dec 12...

The silent illness stalking Afghanistan – Mental Health

11/24/11 Report— Tearfund No one knows the true impact that years of war and instability have had on the mental health of people in Afghanistan. Research suggests the psychological consequences of insecurity, trauma, migration, poverty and poor education are...

Go hungry, or sell my daughter for food?

November 23, 2011 Report— ActionAid I met Khadicha, a woman with four children and a disabled husband, in the village Khan Arigh of Murdian district, Jawzjan Province, Northern Afghanistan. We sat down together in her modest one-room traditional mud-brick house,...