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The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a viral disease transferred from animals to humans via infected ticks or animal blood, and then from human to human through body fluids. The fatality rate is more than 30 percent in Afghanistan where it spreads rapidly, as most villagers keep livestock in their living quarters and do not understand the related hazards.
A total of 150 young Afghan women celebrated their graduation today from USAID’s Women in Commercial Banking (WICB) program during an official ceremony attended by the Executive Directors of the Afghanistan Banks Association, the Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Microfinance Association, and representatives from private banks, microfinance institutions, insurance companies and other stakeholders.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the first Afghanistan National Young Innovators in Agriculture Competition, an activity aimed at engaging Afghan students in tackling the problem of post-harvest loss in high value crops. In Afghanistan, farmers lose more than a third of their harvest before it reaches the consumer.
Women in Afghanistan have limited access to education. Of the 3.7 million children out of school across the country, 60 percent are girls, according to the latest Survey of the Afghan People. Naraywal* was born in Kunar Province, but she moved to Nangarhar so she could attend a university as there were no higher education institutions in her home province.
At the “Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show” held September 24 – 26, 2019 in New Delhi, India, the USAID-supported Kabul Carpet Export Center (KCEC) showcased a range of carpets that are made by Afghan manufacturers.
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