Afghanistan

The Karbala-based Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development has responded to the calls of Afghan Shia families who are in dire need of fresh water in their residential areas. The Foundation’s administration said in a statement to Shia Waves…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, confirmed during the UN international meeting on Afghanistan held in Doha, and concluded yesterday, Tuesday, that they “did not discuss the issue of recognizing the Taliban government,” stressing that, “the United Nations…

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…