Afghan women spin new careers by reviving ancient Silk Road crafts
Silk spinning provides work to thousands of women in Afghanistan, where just one in five women is in paid employment
U.S. criticized over top anti-trafficking ranking despite failings
United States ranks in top tier on annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report despite drop in prosecutions
U.S. finds Bangladesh improving anti-trafficking efforts in annual report
Bangladesh’s upgrade in the United States’ Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report reduces risk of U.S sanctions
Coronavirus pandemic makes more people vulnerable to trafficking, says annual U.S. report
The coronavirus pandemic has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking, an annual U.S. report concluded
Afghanistan uses green stimulus to hire lockdown jobless, boost Kabul's water supply
Afghanistan has joined a growing global trend of countries turning to "green stimulus" projects to address two urgent challenges at once
In conflict-hit countries, coronavirus testing may not reach women
In Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, more than 70% of reported cases were male, compared to a global average of 51%
Hunger or coronavirus? In fast-growing Kabul, poor Afghans dice with death
Poor workers who hoped to find a better future in the city are now struggling to survive as jobs dry up
Businesses urged to give refugees more jobs in COVID-19 era
New figures show 30 million refugees have fled their homes - nearly twice the number a decade ago
Afghanistan hires lockdown jobless to boost Kabul's water and trees
The government aims to tackle both the economic fallout from COVID-19 and the capital's shrinking water supply
Knocked off their perch: protesters target empire builders, Confederate symbols
Anti-racism protests turn attention to statues of Europe's most famous empire builders