By Sandun Jayawardana in The Sunday Times, Aug 6, 2023,The Prisons Department said this week that the country’s prison population had grown rapidly since the start of 2023. While there is room for only 13,241 inmates within the prison system, there are about 19,000 suspects who are in remand custody in addition to about 10,000 prisoners. The total prison population stands at about 29,000. Overcrowding is also seen as a factor in the recent spread…
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By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, July 24, 2023 at 8:59 PMThe Food and Agriculture Organization reported that “severe and widespread drought, in addition to an extremely harsh winter, have impacted farmers…” The FAO, referring to Afghanistan, said “with 80 percent of families dependent on agriculture for their food and income, humanitarian livelihood support is critical.” In 2022, the FAO said in a report, “every USD $1 spent to protect rural livelihoods saved around USD…