Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Shirazi-affiliated Lady Fatima Al-Zahra Complex distributes food baskets to underprivileged families
December 20, 2022
Afghanistan: Shirazi-affiliated Lady Fatima Al-Zahra Complex distributes food baskets to underprivileged families
Lady Fatima Al-Zahraa Complex, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has carried out many charitable activities. The Complex distributed financial aid and food baskets to more than 150 orphan and needy families. Within its charitable…
UN experts call on Afghanistan to end public executions and punishments
December 18, 2022
UN experts call on Afghanistan to end public executions and punishments
Ten United Nations human rights experts on Friday called on the Taliban authorities to end public executions and punishment by whipping, including at mass ceremonies, after such practices began to be reported in Afghanistan in recent weeks. The de facto…
British Ministry of Defense opens investigation after accusations of British Special Forces extrajudicial killing of Afghan civilians
December 18, 2022
British Ministry of Defense opens investigation after accusations of British Special Forces extrajudicial killing of Afghan civilians
Last July, the “Panorama” program on BBC TV aired a report in which it said that soldiers from the Special Air Force had killed 54 people in Afghanistan in suspicious circumstances. BBC quoted, in its report, workers within the British…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation provides relief to 550 Shia families in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
December 18, 2022
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation provides relief to 550 Shia families in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in the holy province of Karbala has brought joy to the hearts of a large number of Afghan families, after providing them with winter fuel, in light of the difficult living conditions…
At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan
December 16, 2022
At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan
At least 15 people were injured on Thursday during a clash on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border between the security forces of the two countries, media outlets reported. The incident escalates tension days after another border clash between the two sides that…
Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan
December 16, 2022
Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan
More than 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran and Pakistan returned to Afghanistan. The United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan announced that more than 727,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from Iran and Pakistan in the past nine months.…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides financial aid to orphan families
December 15, 2022
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif provides financial aid to orphan families
The Office of the Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, provided financial aid to hundreds of orphan families. The charitable work, carried out on Monday, came as part of the humanitarian charitable activities…
‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says
December 15, 2022
‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says
The UN Women in Afghanistan said that “women make-up the majority of the displaced populations in Afghanistan. The inability to exercise property rights or seek legal help means women in informal settlements live every day in fear of being evicted.”…
Afghanistan, African countries are most at risk of humanitarian crises, IRC reports
December 14, 2022
Afghanistan, African countries are most at risk of humanitarian crises, IRC reports
Conflict, climate change and economic turmoil are accelerating crisis conditions in these countries, according to the International Rescue Committee. Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and 17 other countries will face the greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian emergencies in 2023, according…
Afghanistan: Shias of Ahlulbayt revive martyrdom of Lady Fatima, disseminate culture of Ahlulbayt
December 14, 2022
Afghanistan: Shias of Ahlulbayt revive martyrdom of Lady Fatima, disseminate culture of Ahlulbayt
Despite the tragic conditions that the Shia Afghans live through, the most dangerous of which is the terrorist attacks, they did not hesitate to revive the rituals of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) and to remember the great calamities…