Rohullah Talaash

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Nita Bhalla |Bukola Adebayo |Rohullah Talaash |Joseph Guyler Delva

For almost five years, Sumaya's work as a psychologist at a charity-run clinic in northwest Syria offered a lifeline to the many people scarred by the country's 14-year civil war. She counseled patients depressed and suicidal after years in displacement camps, or traumatized by the conflict. But everything changed on Jan. 20 when U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly halted the aid that funded the clinic in the town of Sarmada.

1 month ago | context.news | Nita Bhalla |Bukola Adebayo |Rohullah Talaash |Joseph Guyler Delva

What’s the context? Tens of thousands of local aid workers across the world suffer layoffs as Trump freezes USAID funding. From Haiti to Afghanistan, aid workers lose jobs overnightSome aid workers forced to take loans, cut back on foodFew opportunities if USAID freeze is not liftedNAIROBI/LAGOS/KABUL/PORT-AU-PRINCE - For almost five years, Sumaya's work as a psychologist at a charity-run clinic in northwest Syria offered a lifeline to the many people scarred by the country's 14-year civil war.

2 months ago | gulf-times.com | Nita Bhalla |Rohullah Talaash

Eleven suitcases, stuffed with puffer jackets and winter boots, stood ready outside Somali refugee Hassan’s corrugated iron home in Kenya’s sweltering Dadaab camp. His dream of a new life in Seattle was finally within reach. The 24-year-old and his family of 10 were due to fly to the United States on February 10, ending a wait of more than 15 years and filling Hassan with hope for a fresh start on the US Pacific coast.

2 months ago | context.news | Nita Bhalla |Rohullah Talaash

What’s the context? From Somalia to Afghanistan, thousands of refugees face an uncertain future as Trump halts U.S. admissionsRefugees in limbo after Trump halts resettlement programmeUN says nearly 38 million refugees worldwideAfghan, Iraqi nationals who worked with US also hitNAIROBI/KABUL - Eleven suitcases, stuffed with puffer jackets and winter boots, stood ready outside Somali refugee Hassan's corrugated iron home in Kenya's sweltering Dadaab camp.

Sep 16, 2024 | context.news | Orooj Hakimi |Rohullah Talaash

What’s the context? New “morality laws” silence women in and outside the home, threatening the livelihoods of online content creatorsTaliban ban women's voices in public, singing at homeNew diktats impact female YouTubers’ work, earningsGlobal pressure needed to restore women's rights, say activistsKABUL - With a microphone and mobile phone in hand, Husna loved hitting the streets of Kabul every week to interview people for her YouTube videos.