Afghanistan
‘Afghanistan Winter Appeal’ by Imam Hussein Charity
November 18, 2022
‘Afghanistan Winter Appeal’ by Imam Hussein Charity
Imam Hussein Charity, affiliated with the Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Shirazi, is running their annual Afghanistan winter appeal. The campaign is ‘Heat a Home’ as Afghanistan winter is one of the most brutal with temperatures dropping to -25 degrees Celsius…
Afghanistan: Al-Rasool Al-Akram Foundation in Mazar-e-Sharif provided financial aid to orphans
November 18, 2022
Afghanistan: Al-Rasool Al-Akram Foundation in Mazar-e-Sharif provided financial aid to orphans
The Al-Rasool Al-Akram Foundation in Mazar-e-Sharif once again provided financial aid to hundreds of orphans. In a statement to Shia Waves News Agency, Sheikh Mohammad Rahmani said: On Thursday, November 17, the Al-Rasool Al-Akram Foundation, under the auspices of the…
Afghanistan: Over 7500 people die annually die to pneumonia caused by pollution
November 17, 2022
Afghanistan: Over 7500 people die annually die to pneumonia caused by pollution
With pollution increasing in Afghanistan, the citizens explained that since the price of wood remains high and gas is increasingly unaffordable, they are forced to use charcoal, which causes air pollution and health problems. The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)…
Taliban leader orders his followers to apply punishments according to their interpretation of the Sharia
November 16, 2022
Taliban leader orders his followers to apply punishments according to their interpretation of the Sharia
The Taliban terrorist movement tightened the screws even more on the Afghan people, after its leader, Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, issued orders to the judiciary to impose penalties and rulings that the movement deems to be an application of “Islamic law”. A…
Taliban pledges to step up security at Shia mosques in Afghanistan after two suicide bombings in a week
November 15, 2022
Taliban pledges to step up security at Shia mosques in Afghanistan after two suicide bombings in a week
The Taliban has pledged to improve security at Shia mosques after two major ISIS-K suicide attacks on worshippers in the space of a week reportedly killed more than 120 people in Afghanistan. The group has claimed responsibility for both attacks,…
UN accuses Taliban of violating rights of Afghans, plunging country into crises
November 14, 2022
UN accuses Taliban of violating rights of Afghans, plunging country into crises
The United Nations adopted a resolution accusing the Taliban terrorist movement of violating the rights of Afghan women and girls, of failing to form a government that represents all nationalities, and of plunging the country into dire economic, humanitarian and…
Afghan girls resort to “secret schools” to complete their education after being banned by the Taliban
November 12, 2022
Afghan girls resort to “secret schools” to complete their education after being banned by the Taliban
Several Afghan girls were encouraged to complete their education in secret schools that were opened by volunteer teachers inside their homes, or secret underground bunkers, due to the prohibition of education for girls by the Taliban movement that controls the…
Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital
November 10, 2022
Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital
Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks. Since taking over Afghanistan last year, Taliban have said women…
Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter approaches
November 8, 2022
Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter approaches
As the winter season is coming closer, Afghanis’ concern for humanitarian crisis has grown, Khaama Press reported. In the most recent report, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that in 3 years, the poverty rate in…
Dozens of Afghan women demonstrate against Taliban’s deprivation of their rights
November 2, 2022
Dozens of Afghan women demonstrate against Taliban’s deprivation of their rights
Dozens of Afghan women demonstrated in the capital, Kabul, against the Taliban authorities’ deprivation of women’s right to work. The Afghan TV news channel, Tolo, which reported the news, stated that the female demonstrators expressed their complaints about the continued…