Afghanistan
Afghan Colonel in UK Faces Deportation Amid Home Office Policy Controversy
May 23, 2023
Afghan Colonel in UK Faces Deportation Amid Home Office Policy Controversy
According to The Independent this month, a former Afghan colonel who fled to the UK is now at risk of deportation, becoming the latest subject of controversy surrounding the policies of the UK Home Office. The colonel, who had been…
Home Secretary Issues Eviction Notices to Afghan Refugees
May 19, 2023
Home Secretary Issues Eviction Notices to Afghan Refugees
The guardian reported this Tuesday that Afghan refugee families, including a special forces soldier and a political adviser, who were resettled in Yorkshire after being airlifted out of Kabul, have received eviction notices from Home Secretary Suella Braverman. This marks…
Shirazi-affiliated organizations reiterate commitment to aid Afghan disadvantaged families
May 16, 2023
Shirazi-affiliated organizations reiterate commitment to aid Afghan disadvantaged families
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has said, today Tuesday, that its-affilaited organizations continue to assist disadvantaged families in Afghanistan. The Office pointed out that large numbers of Afghan families in…
Afghanistan: Girls in Balkh province call on Taliban to reopen schools
May 15, 2023
Afghanistan: Girls in Balkh province call on Taliban to reopen schools
Afghan girls in Balkh province have reiterated their calls to the Taliban authorities to immediately reopen schools and universities to enable them resume their education, TOLOnews reported. Since Taliban returned to power in August 2021, it has put restrictions on…
UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment
May 12, 2023
UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment
Today, UN expert’s expressed alarm at a recent announcement by the de facto Supreme Court in Afghanistan sanctioning the use of punishments including stoning, flogging, and burying under a wall. “Stoning people to death or burying them under a wall…
Unstable security, humanitarian situation in Afghanistan worries UN
May 11, 2023
Unstable security, humanitarian situation in Afghanistan worries UN
The deterioration of the humanitarian and security circumstances in Afghanistan are increasing the worries and concerns of the world humanitarian organizations and agencies, especially the United Nations. The UN-organized meeting recently held in Doha came to stimulate international engagement on…
UNAMA condemns physical punishment by Taliban in Afghanistan
May 9, 2023
UNAMA condemns physical punishment by Taliban in Afghanistan
The US-based news agency the “Jurist” has published a new report on the use of corporal punishment and death sentences by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The report, released on Monday 8th May, said that the United Nations Assistance Mission in…
Afghanistan: Today marks two years since bomb attack on Sayed Ul Shuhada school
May 8, 2023
Afghanistan: Today marks two years since bomb attack on Sayed Ul Shuhada school
Today marks two years since the bomb attack outside the Sayed Ul Shuhada school in the Dasht -e-Barchi area in Afghanistan, which killed over 90 Hazara female students and injured hundreds of others. The car bomb was detonated in front…
Shia Rights Watch issues its monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
May 6, 2023
Shia Rights Watch issues its monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
The ‘Shia Rights Watch’ organization has released its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims from April 1st to May 1st, 2023. The five-page report has reviewed terrorist attacks, armed conflicts, bombings and acts…
Afghanistan: Misbah al-Hussein School provides education to 1300 students in Herat
May 6, 2023
Afghanistan: Misbah al-Hussein School provides education to 1300 students in Herat
As the first school in Pashtun Zarghun district of Afghanistan, Misbah Al-Hussein school, affiliated with Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, continues its educational activities to cover children of 12 villages with a population of over 14 thousand people.…