In 2010, 27.6 percent of Afghanistan’s urban population lived below the national poverty line, while, in 2005, almost 89 percent of the urban population lived in slums. An analysis of nighttime lights ...

Without major financial and logistical support, the people of Afghanistan face a future of poverty and humanitarian crisis, warns Achim Steiner. Disclaimer - All opinions in this column reflect ...

This occurs at the same time that human rights organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about Afghanistan's rising rates of poverty and malnutrition, particularly among women. Afghan ...

Through revamping rural institutions, infrastructure and technology, Afghanistan has the opportunity of more-rapid agricultural growth, poverty reduction ... and intensive livestock in peri-urban ...