The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan is pausing all its activities in Afghanistan. This is in response to a decree from the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (IEA) which called for the suspension of all...
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) Updates
Search
Refine the list with filters
Search helpList
SCA partially pauses activities following IEA directive
On July 11, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), the de facto authorities, issued a directive suspending “all of Sweden’s activities in Afghanistan”. Consequently, some activities of the Swedish...
Statement on the de facto authorities of Afghanistan suspending Sweden’s activities
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, SCA, is seeking dialogue with the de facto authorities of Afghanistan to clarify if the directive of July 11 to suspend all Sweden’s activities in Afghanistan...
SCA condemns the continued closure of girls’ schools in Afghanistan
For a second school year, secondary schools in Afghanistan have opened without the presence of girls. The de facto authorities in Afghanistan have announced that schools for girls above grade 6 will...
Statement on the decision to ban women NGO workers in Afghanistan
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is profoundly concerned by the recent announcement of the de facto authorities (DFA) that women are no longer allowed to work with national and...
SCA inaugurates two construction projects in Speen Ghar district of Nangarhar province
By Munisa Rashid SCA’s Jalalabad Regional Management office inaugurated pipe scheme and Disaster Risk Reduction projects under ABADIE project in Speen Ghar district as worth of around 20 million Afs...
We did not have economical backup, so we created Self-help Group
by Munisa Rashid Here in Moqor district of Ghazni province – 20 women with disabilities or the ones whose family members have disabilities; have come together and created Rana Self-Help Group to have...
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan established a midwifery training center in 4 provinces of Afghanistan
The political transition in August 2021 has brought many challenges and restrictions, especially in the healthcare sector. Despite all the challenges, SCA continues to provide healthcare services in...
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan helps earthquake-affected families
Following the devastating earthquake in the southeastern provinces of Afghanistan, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) distributed aid packages including In-kind Food Baskets, Non-Food Items,...
SCA distributes aid packages to 500 affected families in Paktika province
by Haroon Mudaser Following the earthquake in Paktia province, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) distributes aid packages including In-kind Food Baskets, Non-Food Items, Hygiene Items, and...
SCA the only health service provider in Maidan Wardak
Although recent political transition in Afghanistan has posed many challenges and constraints in the health sector, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan remains committed to continuing to provide...
SCA brings hope to children of war survivors
The construction of a school by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) in a war frontline has built hopes and brought smile to the face of children and residents of Olkhel village in Wardak...
Joint Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the Heads of ICRC, OCHA, UNICEF, and WHO in Afghanistan
Kabul- 29 September 2021 On 27 September 2021, we met in Kabul for an urgent meeting on the alarming situation facing people requiring healthcare in Afghanistan and the dire human consequences if the...
SCA demands respect for equal access to education
The Afghan government has announced that boys should resume secondary school classes after a one-month hiatus. SCA finds it deeply concerning that the statement has no mention of girls’ right to...
SCA Wardak Regional Office resumed its activities after a few days' pause
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)’s Wardak Regional Management Office (WRMO) resumed its Education and Rural Development activities after a short pause due to the new political developments in...
SCA’s work continues in Afghanistan
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan and there is great uncertainty about the future. Despite this situation, SCA’s work continues. We are adapting but working with the same vigour – it is...
Armed clashes force school closures in Ghazni
Fighting between the government and the Taliban has increased in recent months in Ghazni province. The deteriorating security situation has forced many schools to close. The Swedish Committee’s...
SCA inaugurates a water supply project worth 82 million Afghanis in Takhar province
The pipe scheme project for 14 villages in Pasaband, Rustaq district inaugurated today by the Governor of Takhar Province and Dr. Ahmad Khalid Fahim, Programme Director/ Deputy Country Director of...
More than 50,000 people with disabilities benefit from SCA's services each year
SCA joins the celebration of the International day of persons with disabilities and takes this opportunity to appeal to everyone to continue increasing their attention to the rights of people with...
SCA’s resources and response to COVID-19 is intact in Wardak region
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan is delivering health services up to expectations of the local population and has control over the provision of health services and supplies, despite the...