Sv. Afghanistankommittén/Solidarity Committee for Afghanistan

Bistånd: Nedskärningar kan leda till 22 miljoner döda Kraftiga nedskärningar av biståndet från bland annat USA, Storbritannien – ... Logga in Fortsätt läsa för endast 88 kr/mån! Bli medlem – gå på Global Bar Talks och få tillgång till alla artiklar för e...

Bistånd: Nedskärningar kan leda till 22 miljoner döda

Kraftiga nedskärningar av biståndet riskerar att riva upp decennier av framsteg mot hiv, malaria och barnadödlighet. En ny studie som publiceras i Lancet varnar för upp till 22,6 miljoner onödiga dödsfall fram till år 2030.

Important read on a crucial window of opportunity to support Afghan women!

Exministern anställer bara kvinnor: ”Flickor som föds i Afghanistan har inga möjligheter” Rangina Hamid, tidigare utbildningsminister i Afghanistan, jobbar för att kvinnor ska värderas högre i det afghanska samhället.

Rangina Hamidis mål är ett Afghanistan som värderar kvinnor för de personer de är och inte bara som barnaföderskor och tjänstekvinnor åt män.
– Det är den strid jag för. Jag vill att mitt samhälle ser värdet av kvinnor bortom de två rollerna. www.dn.se/varlden/exmi...

After the Aid Axe: Charting a Path to Self-reliance in Afghanistan | International Crisis Group Since the Afghan Taliban retook power in 2021, the West has employed economic coercion to try inducing change in the regime’s policies. Now donors are slashing humanitarian assistance, which could pus...

Afghanistan sinks deeper into poverty as the US and other donors slash humanitarian funding that has kept the country afloat. A new approach is neeeded to help the country overcome its aid dependency and achieve self-reliance, writes @graemesmithauthor.bsky.social www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...

BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.

Heartbreaking report by BBC @yogital.bsky.social on the dire consequences of the US aid cuts. Hundreds of clinics have shut down, leaving women in rural Afghanistan with no choice but to deliver at home and risk their lives.
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AFGHANISTAN: Midwife delivers baby under the trees as country hit by third quake in a week Pakiza*, 25, a midwife with four years of experience at Save the Children, travelled through blocked roads and rubble to get to the earthquake affected areas, where she was quickly asked by residents ...

Pakiza, 25, a midwife with four years of experience at Save the Children, travelled through blocked roads and rubble to get to the earthquake affected areas, where she was quickly asked by residents asked her to help a pregnant woman who was in active labour. www.savethechildren.net/news/afghani...

In Afghanistan, rescue workers struggled to reach communities in the isolated, mountainous area hit by the earthquake. The Afghan authorities said at least 1,400 people had been killed, with the death toll expected to rise. nyti.ms/4geeWpZ

‘The walls collapsed around me’: Afghans describe quake devastation People tell of losing children and other relatives and of digging their way out of the rubble after the disaster

Yet another disaster strikes Afghanistan. More resources are urgently needed to provide longterm support.
“The death toll is so high that graveyards are overflowing. Local people are busy digging graves in advance as bodies arrive every half hour.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

It’s time to start looking for solutions in Afghanistan Millions remain in need, but while Afghans continue to find even small solutions to their problems, the outside world continues to point fingers.

"I wish those outside the country would learn from the Afghan people’s example and look for practical solutions to the myriad social, economic, and humanitarian challenges Afghanistan still faces." @alibomaye.bsky.social for @newhumanitarian.bsky.social www.thenewhumanitarian.org/editors-take...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar: Does a Bird Have More Freedom Than a Woman in Afghanistan?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Birds, squirrels and cats have more freedom than women under the current Taliban regime, said actress Meryl Streep in a widely cited speech at the UN headquarters, calling on the international communi...

August 15 marks four years since the Taliban takeover. SCA invites you to a webinar where we explore and challenge some of the most common narratives surrounding women in Afghanistan.
What is the reality for women in Afghanistan today?
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hospitals struggle, hunger surges in Afghanistan amid U.S. aid cuts The U.S. provided more than 40 percent of humanitarian support to Afghanistan until Trump’s recent cuts. Aid groups warn the impacts could be devastating.

“2025 saw the highest surge in acute malnutrition ever recorded in Afghanistan,” said John Aylieff, the WFP director for Afghanistan. “Imagine the anguish of rushing your children to the clinic and finding that, because of funding cuts, the clinic is closed.”
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"Nu blir det kvinnorna i Afghanistan och demokratikämpar i Myanmar som betalar priset för nedskärningarna." /Olle Thorell (s)

Debatt: Hur ska du stötta Afghanistans kvinnor, Benjamin Dousa? DEBATT. Regeringen säger sig vilja stötta Afghanistans kvinnor och flickor – men samtidigt avvecklas det bilaterala biståndet. Humanitärt stöd kan inte ersätta långsiktigt arbete för kvinnors egenmakt...

Debatt: Hur ska du stötta Afghanistans kvinnor, Benjamin Dousa? 

Regeringen säger sig vilja stötta Afghanistans kvinnor och flickor – men samtidigt avvecklas det bilaterala biståndet. Humanitärt stöd kan inte ersätta långsiktigt arbete för kvinnors egenmakt, skriver Kajsa Johansson från @sak.se

Sorgligt besked från regeringen. Humanitärt stöd kan inte ersätta långsiktigt utvecklingsbistånd.

Viktigt inlägg om fördelarna med långsiktigt engagemang och vikten av att bistånd når de svåraste platserna. English version here: www.wvi.org/stories/afgh...

SAK kommer till Almedalsveckan!
Välkommen till vårt seminarium om Sverigebilden i en tid av kapat bistånd, militär upprustning och stora globala utmaningar. Med @se.rescue.org
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The people of Afghanistan are suffering severely from poverty and oppression, and the sudden US aid cuts will have catastrophic consequences. SCA calls on the Swedish government to step up its support as other countries reduce funding.
solidaritycommittee.org/sweden-must-...

Halv biståndsseger på S-kongressen Ett försiktigt kliv framåt mot återinförandet av enprocentsmålet. Så kan man sammanfatta beslutet på den socialdemokratiska partikongressen.Inför den socialdemokratiska partikongressen som avslutades ...

Halv biståndsseger på S-kongressen

Ett försiktigt kliv framåt mot återinförandet av enprocentsmålet. Så kan man sammanfatta beslutet på den socialdemokratiska partikongressen. Läs vad @palmecenter.bsky.social tycker.

Photos: Afghans face deepening humanitarian crisis on return home Hundreds of thousands deported by Pakistan and Iran face poverty, unemployment, and lack of aid in fragile Afghanistan.

Hundreds of thousands deported by Pakistan and Iran face poverty, unemployment, and lack of aid in fragile Afghanistan.
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Great discussions and energy at SCA's annual meeting this weekend. While significant challenges lie ahead, the commitment from our members remains steadfast. Thank you all for your continued engagement for Afghanistan!

Stå upp för svenskt bistånd! | Dagens Arena Öppet brev till Socialdemokraternas partiledning inför kongressen 2025.

För första gången på decennier minskar inte längre fattigdomen i världen. Samtidigt minskar många länder, med USA i täten, sitt bistånd.
SAK och 21 andra organisationer uppmanar Socialdemokraterna att stå upp för biståndet med ett löfte om att öronmärka 1% av BNI. www.dagensarena.se/opinion/sta-...

After 2001, the international community made significant investments in Afghan civil society, but mostly in urban-based organisations. It's time for donors to rethink their strategies and listen to local voices.
SCA policy brief by @lyftkranen.bsky.social:
solidaritycommittee.org/supporting-a...

The women of Afghanistan say they don't want to be saved. They want to be heard.

Please listen to them.

A lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan: Noriko Hayashi’s best photograph ‘This woman was nine months pregnant but had never had a checkup. Anisa is listening to the baby’s heartbeat with a stethoscope. After foreign aid cuts, including Trump’s, she is now out of a job’

A lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan: Noriko Hayashi’s best photograph

”Vi fortsätter kämpa för Afghanistans kvinnor” Svenska Afghanistankommittén (SAK) har genomgått ett par omtumlande år sedan talibanregimen förbjöd all svensk aktivitet i Afghanistan. Men trots förbudet, kommer SAK att fortsätta sitt arbete:– Man k...

”Vi fortsätter kämpa för Afghanistans kvinnor”

2023 förbjöds all svensk aktivitet i Afghanistan. Men trots förbudet, kommer SAK att fortsätta sitt arbete:
– Man kan inte överge dem som har det allra sämst, säger SAK:s nya generalsekreterare Kajsa Johansson.

Eid Mubarak!

Rural Women’s Access to Health in Afghanistan: “Most of the time, we just don’t go” Since the return of the Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare system has deteriorated, with stark inequalities for women and rural populations. The system faces a severe lack of fu...

AAN looks into rural women’s access to health in #Afghanistan finds stark inequalities for #women and rural populations and finds limited resources and the Emirate’s restrictions on women mean the population’s health is hanging in the balance. #WomenRights bit.ly/4iXojuc

Kajsa Johansson är SAKs nya generalsekreterare Kajsa Johansson blir ny generalsekreterare för SAK. Hon har tidigare arbetat för SAK i Afghanistan och även suttit i styrelsen, senast som ordförande.

SCA has a new secretary general! We’re delighted to announce that Kajsa Johansson, @lyftkranen.bsky.social will take on her new role starting April 1, to lead our organisation onto new paths in support of the people of Afghanistan. sak.se/aktuellt/kaj...

More babies and mothers are dying in Afghanistan after USAID cuts, midwives say In March, the World Health Organization announced more than 200 health care facilities had shut down, or suspended operationsin Afghanistan as a result of the Trump administration's funding freeze.

“The Trump administration has given the wealthy West permission to not care about Afghan women.” www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...

As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan

"If the ban persists until 2030, over 4 million girls will have been deprived of their right to education beyond primary school ... With fewer female doctors and midwives, we're estimating an additional 1,600 maternal deaths and over 3,500 infant deaths."
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