Afghanistan
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
December 22, 2022
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
The United Nations Secretary General urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to include all ethnic groups in the government, restore girls’ rights to education at all levels and women’s rights to work, and to stop all terrorist activity on its territory. Guterres…
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
December 21, 2022
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry has said that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry on Tuesday, instructed Afghan public and private…
UNSG calls on Taliban to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil
December 20, 2022
UNSG calls on Taliban to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called on the Afghan Taliban movement to work in order to prevent terrorist organizations from launching attacks on Pakistan, or any other neighboring country, from Afghan soil. He explained that the organization…
Many killed after fuel tanker explodes in tunnel in Afghanistan
December 20, 2022
Many killed after fuel tanker explodes in tunnel in Afghanistan
At least 19 people were killed and 32 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in a tunnel north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, a local official has said. The Salang tunnel, about 80 miles (130km) north of Kabul, was originally…
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.…