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.
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.
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.
Talking to the Taliban ‘only way forward’ in Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2022, at 07:53 pm
New York: The devastating earthquake on Wednesday is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban de facto authorities remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the Security Council heard on Thursday.
World can end ‘downward humanitarian spiral’ of Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:34 am
New York: As the world focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, the UN reminded the international community on Thursday to remember Afghanistan as it kicked off a pledging conference to save the lives and livelihoods of those in the landlocked country. As the conference drew to a close, it was announced that a total amount of $2.44 billion had been promised.
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
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.
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights
Dec 15, 2021, at 10:40 pm
New York: Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday in Geneva.
Pakistan responsible for humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: Al Arabiya
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is solely responsible for the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to an Arabic media outlet.
'Optimistic' about Delhi Dialogue, says Taliban spokesperson
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kabul/UNI: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamic Emirate “is optimistic” about the Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan being held in India.
‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar
Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Afghanistan on ‘countdown to catastrophe’ without urgent humanitarian relief
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New York: The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, according to a new UN assessment published on Monday.
Joe Biden’s popularity drops more than that of any other US leader since end of WWII: Poll
Oct 24, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The approval rating of President Joe Biden went down in his first nine months of presidency more than that of any other US president since 1945, a new Gallup poll revealed.
Afghanistan: Islamic State-Khorasan claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar that killed 62 worshippers and left 75 others injured, many of them critically, during Friday prayers.
Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Former Taliban commander charged with killing American troops in 2008: US Secretary of State
Oct 11, 2021, at 05:25 am
A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, US State Department has said.
Afghanistan: Humanitarians call for greater support as winter approaches
Oct 08, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New York: UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday urged countries to honour their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of lifesaving aid ahead of the coming winter season there.
Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am
Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.
US better equipped, more resilient against terror attacks than 20 yrs ago: Biden at UNGA
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that his country was better equipped and more resilient compared to 2001 when terrorist attacks or more commonly known as the 9/11 attacks shook the country.
US opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' after Afghanistan: Joe Biden at UNGA session
Sep 22, 2021, at 02:40 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his country is now opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' as it ended the 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of the troops.
Taliban allows resumption of secondary school lessons only for male students
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:16 am
Kabul/UNI: Since taking power over a month ago, the Taliban has been imposing restrictions on women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.
CIA-trained Afghan collaborators receive death threats from Taliban: Reports
Sep 12, 2021, at 04:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Afghan special forces' elite group trained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who helped the US evacuation operation in Kabul received death threats from the Taliban (banned in Russia), The Washington Post reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
9/11 Redux: Looming Towers and a Forever War
Sep 11, 2021, at 12:23 am
On her maiden trip to New York City, Shabarni Basu spends an emotionally draining morning at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as the horrors of that day exactly two decades ago come to haunt us again amid an unfolding Afghanistan tragedy
US and its allies led to new crisis in Afghanistan: Vladimir Putin at BRICS
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:38 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the United States and its allies for the 'new crisis' that developed in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of troops by the Joe Biden administration.
Afghan journos beaten and tortured by Taliban for covering women's protest
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:06 am
Kabul: Shocking images of injured Afghan journalists, who had covered women's protests against Taliban-Pakistan nexus, once again proved that the global concerns over the ruthless and barbaric rule are real.
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Kabul/UNI: Bearded, gun-toting members of the Taliban militia have taken over the Norwegian embassy in Kabul and smashed wine bottles and destroyed children’s books, the Norwegian Ambassador Sigvald Hauge has said.
'End of anarchy': China welcomes Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:14 am
Beijing: China has welcomed the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday, and said its establishment marked the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in the country.