Afghanistan

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) believes the situation of religious minorities in Afghanistan is an issue of concern. Accordingly, USCIRF has demanded the US State Department to include Afghanistan on its watchlist. The organization has mentioned…

The World Health Organization has urged Afghan families to take advantage of any opportunity to vaccinate their children under the age of five against polio. The international organization stressed to Afghan families that by giving two drops of polio vaccine…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is supposed to vote, today Thursday, on a draft resolution condemning the ban on Afghan women working for international organizations in Afghanistan, and to urge the Taliban authorities to “swiftly reverse” its repressive campaign…

Experts and aid groups have said that Taliban’s ban on female employees working for NGOs continues to undermine attempts and efforts to help Afghan people living in deplorable humanitarian conditions.  Due to its essential services and in wake of the…

The Imam al-Hadi (peace be upon him) Charitable Foundation, one of the centers that operate under the auspices of the Supreme Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that it had dispatched emergency relief to a large…

The United Nations deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed, expressed the hope that an upcoming conference of the world body will discuss granting official recognition to the Taliban. Mohammed delivered her remarks at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, in…

Shia Rights Watch has condemned Taliban’s violation of the rights of the Afghan Shia and warned of an exclusionary government. The international organization condemned the provocative and arbitrary practices of the Taliban movement against Shia Muslims in Afghanistan, stressing that…

A new research paper has been presented on the relationship between conflict and organised crime specifically in Afghanistan. The paper gives an account of the already existing literature on Afghanistan’s crime and conflict, identifying some of the key insights that…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, north of Afghanistan, distributed financial aids to the orphan families of this city as part of its monthly charity plan.…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported that the number of Afghans living in poverty has nearly doubled to 34 million after the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban’s takeover. This means an approximate 85% of the population…