UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:28 am
New York: The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide immunization campaigns resumed last November.
Armed clashes between border guards of Pakistan, Afghanistan leave 2 dead
Feb 26, 2022, at 02:02 am
Kabul: At least two people died and 20 others were hurt as armed clashes erupted between Pakistan’s border guards and the Taliban on Thursday in Chaman, Spin Boldak crossing point, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Reform commission removes 4500 members of security forces
Feb 24, 2022, at 03:19 am
Kabul: Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, head of a commission charged with bringing reform to the Islamic Emirate security forces, has said he body has expelled 4500 members.
UNICEF provides support to all public school teachers in Afghanistan for 2 months
Feb 21, 2022, at 06:06 pm
Kabul: As part of efforts to ensure all school-age girls and boys in Afghanistan go to school and learn, UNICEF and partners are providing emergency cash support to all public education teachers for the months of January and February.
Norway refuses to recognize Taliban Govt
Feb 20, 2022, at 05:28 am
Oslo/Sputnik: Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said Saturday that Oslo is not considering recognizing the Taliban government (under UN sanctions for terrorism) in Afghanistan.
Afghan envoy to US to step down: Report
Feb 20, 2022, at 04:42 am
Washington, DC: The Afghan ambassador in Washington has stepped down from her post following the new restrictions imposed by the US Department of State on the embassy, media reports said.
Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, top priorities for UN cooperation with Eurasian security body
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:05 pm
New York: Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan – should bolster their cooperation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Afghan activists demonstrate in front of Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:23 am
Washington, DC: Afghan activists in the USA demonstrated in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC on Sunday.
Afghan families forced to send kids to work: Save the Children
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: A fifth of families in Afghanistan have been forced to send their children out to earn a living after seeing their incomes fall since August, a leading humanitarian organization Save the Children said.
A number of British citizens detained in Afghanistan, says UK officials
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The UK government has said a "number" of British nationals have been detained in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
86 radio stations stopped operations in Afghanistan ever since Taliban came to power
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Kabul: Media watchdog organizations said as many as 86 radio stations in Afghanistan have shut down in the past six months ever since the Taliban came to power in the country in 2021.
Afghanistan: Five Paktika districts witnessed no schools graduates in past 20 years
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan tribal leaders said there have been no high school graduates in the past 20 years in five districts of the southeastern province of Paktika.
ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat
Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
China, Pakistan discuss extending CPEC to Kabul
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:18 am
Beijing: China and Pakistan, two all-weather allies, have expressed interest in discussing the extension of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) with Kabul authorities, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
Kabul: The UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, held a meeting with the acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the issue of missing women was raised, media reports said.
One million Afghan children may die from malnutrition unless action taken, warns UNICEF
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not initiated to protect them.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast close Qala-i-Naw mosque leaves one dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:00 am
Qala-i-Naw: At least one person died and 14 others were hurt in a bomb blast in front of Grand Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Naw region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:31 am
New York: Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
International bodies express concern over disappearance of Afghan women activists
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: The European Union, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have voiced concerns over the fate of Afghan women activists who disappeared after participating in protests to demand fundamental rights for women, media reports said.
Kabul: Afghanistan's biggest stock market shuts down
Feb 09, 2022, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Money exchangers of Afghanistan’s biggest stock market, based in Kabul city went on strike on Tuesday, closing the market after the Central Bank of Afghanistan adopted new conditions on the money exchangers, an episode which may be seen as yet another blow to the country's economy.
Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's neighbours to meet in March: China
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: The next meeting of foreign ministers of countries neighbouring Afghanistan will take place in person in Beijing at the end of March, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on Tuesday.
Five Pakistani soldiers die as terrorists attack army post from across Afghanistan border
Feb 08, 2022, at 01:30 am
Kurram, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani soldiers died and four others were injured when terrorists from across the Afghan border attacked an army post in Kurram tribal district during Saturday-Sunday night, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 50 ISIS-K terrorists surrender in Nangarhar
Feb 07, 2022, at 10:07 pm
Kabul: 50 ISIS-K terrorists surrendered in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday.
Afghanistan: University professor claims his colleagues accused him of blasphemy
Feb 06, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan professor has claimed his university colleagues have accused him of blasphemy.
Bankrupt Afghan businesswomen urge Taliban rulers for help
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan businesswomen have urged Taliban rulers to solve the challenges they are facing as many of their businesses have gone bankrupt and most of the women have lost their jobs since the previous government fell last year in August.
Afghan NRF supporters protest near White House against Taliban recognition by UN member states
Feb 03, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Washington, DC: Over 50 Supporters of National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan recently held a protest in front of the White House to oppose any effort by the UN member nations to recognize the Taliban government.
Blackouts in Kabul city pushing companies out of business : Industrial Association
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Srinagar: At least 580 enterprises ceased operations in the Afghan capital city of Kabul due to power outages, Head of Afghanistan Industries and Mines Chamber (AIMC) Sherbaz Kaminzada told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Six women’s rights activists still missing in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 07:08 pm
New York: The UN human rights office OHCHR, has said it is very alarmed over the continued disappearance of six people who were abducted in the Afghan capital Kabul, in connection with recent women’s rights protests.
US Senator to demand strikes in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 02:11 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jim Inhofe, promised to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out over-the-horizon strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.