Emaciated children in Kabul hospital point to rising hunger

KABUL (AP) — In Kabul's main children's hospital, 2½-year-old Guldana is sitting up in her bed, but she’s too exhausted to even open her eyes. Her tiny body is wrapped in a blanket, only her emaciated face showing. She’s one of a growing number of near-starving children who are...

In Peru, rumors feed vaccine reluctance among Indigenous

Maribel Vilca didn't even bother to go to the community meeting giving information to her Indigenous community about COVID-19 vaccines. “What happens if I die with the vaccine? I have small children,“ she said, expressing mistrust of the government health services after bad experiences...

Tigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopian leader

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Tigray forces are joining with other armed and opposition groups in an alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to seek a political transition after a year of devastating war, organizers say. The signing in Washington on Friday includes the Tigray...

A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two women from different walks of life — one a rebel, the other a bureaucrat — face an unknown future in Afghanistan. One decided to work with the Taliban, the other is determined to fight them. Both vow they will never leave their homeland. Karima Mayar...