Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters: HRW
May 16, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the media, but it remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
Afghanistan: Two polio cases reported in Nangarhar
May 15, 2023, at 01:23 pm
Afghanistan has recorded two new polio cases in Nangarhar region of the country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments
May 12, 2023, at 08:59 pm
New York: “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest
May 11, 2023, at 09:09 pm
New York: A “large-scale” outbreak of the Moroccan Locust, one of the world’s most damaging plant pests, across eight provinces in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, could cause massive crop losses and “dramatically” worsen food insecurity.
UN calls on Taliban to end corporal punishment in Afghanistan
May 09, 2023, at 10:10 pm
New York: The use of corporal punishment by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan runs counter to international law and must stop, the UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA), said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’
May 09, 2023, at 06:33 pm
New York: Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban – from attending school to working at the UN – “the stage may be set for multiple preventable deaths that could amount to femicide” unless restrictions are reversed rapidly, independent UN human rights experts announced on Friday, following an eight-day visit to the country.
Taliban leader asks Pakistan, TTP to hold talks
May 09, 2023, at 12:55 pm
Islamabad: Taliban leader and Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has asked Pakistan and outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to hold negotiations as a means to resolve issues faced by Islamabad pertaining to the banned outfit.
China to invest in Afghanistan’s Lithium sector
May 08, 2023, at 04:53 am
Beijing/Kabul: China-based company Gochin recently offered to invest USD 10 billion in Afghanistan’s lithium mining industry, which is valued at more than USD 1 trillion.
Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’
May 03, 2023, at 04:59 pm
New York: The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan, and declared that the Taliban ban on Afghan women doing lifesaving humanitarian work is putting millions of lives in jeopardy there.
Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN
Apr 29, 2023, at 12:02 am
New York: In a landmark resolution, the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the de facto rulers of Afghanistan’s decision to ban women nationals from working for the United Nations, calling for Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” their decision.
Taliban killed ISIS mastermind behind 2021 Kabul airport bombing attack: Reports
Apr 26, 2023, at 12:47 pm
The Taliban has killed the ISIS mastermind who is believed to have planned the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, media reports quoting The White House said.
Apr 24, 2023, at 09:15 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces of Afghanistan have banned women from participating in Eid gatherings in two provinces of the country.
Canada: Over 30,000 Afghan refugees arrive with IOM’s support
Apr 14, 2023, at 07:32 pm
New York: The arrival of a charter flight in Toronto on Wednesday marked the successful departure to Canada of more than 30,000 Afghan refugees with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals
Apr 13, 2023, at 12:11 am
New York: The UN has launched an operational review in Afghanistan, and told national staff to remain at home, following the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan women from working with the Organization.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from outdoor dining in restaurants
Apr 11, 2023, at 02:55 pm
The Taliban has once again imposed a strict restriction as the group banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, media reports said.
TTP, insurgents using US weapons left behind in Afghanistan in 2021: Reports
Apr 11, 2023, at 05:14 am
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch separatist groups of Pakistan are using arms that the US forces had left behind while leaving Afghanistan in 2021, media reports said.
‘The world cannot abandon the people’: Top humanitarian official in Afghanistan
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:56 pm
New York: A Taliban decision banning women from working for the UN inside Afghanistan, will have devastating consequence for aid delivery, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country warned on Thursday.
Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:28 pm
New York: A Taliban edict banning Afghan women from working for the UN mission and agencies inside the country, has been strongly condemned by both the UN chief and his deputy.
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN
Apr 05, 2023, at 02:51 pm
New York: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Two children die as unexploded device explodes in Wardak
Apr 02, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least two children were killed when an unexploded device from a past war era blasted in Wardak province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: A non-profit organization has claimed that three British men have been detained by the Taliban, a force that has been forcefully ruling Afghanistan since 2021, in the war-torn nation.
Afghanistan: Taliban guns down former military doctor
Apr 02, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: A former military doctor Shabir Shirzad, who served former Afghan intelligence agency, was shot dead by Taliban forces in Northern Parwan province on Friday, media reports said.
Mortar mine blast kills 2 children in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Maidan Shar (Afghanistan)/UNI: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday.
Pakistan Taliban obtain weapons left behind by US forces in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Terrorist groups, which carry out attacks in Pakistan, have obtained US weapons left behind in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills child, injures 3 others
Apr 01, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Qalat, Afghanistan/UNI: One child was killed and three others were injured after a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, said a statement of the provincial Police office released here Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women-run radio station
Mar 31, 2023, at 09:52 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down women-run Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy, media reports said.
Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls
Mar 31, 2023, at 06:40 pm
New York: The de facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan must immediately release activists detained for advocating for girls’ and women’s rights, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday, expressing alarm over ongoing arrests.
Taliban arrest prominent advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan: UN mission
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that the Taliban movement, which is currently ruling in Afghanistan, have arrested a prominent activist fighting for girls’ rights to education.
Blast occurs close to Afghanistan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, 2 dead
Mar 27, 2023, at 10:19 pm
Kabul: A blast occurred close to a checkpoint on the road leading to Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in downtown Kabul on Monday, leaving at least two people, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill key ISIS leader
Mar 27, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has said its security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in a special counterterrorism raid in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.