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Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition

Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition

The Media Freedom Coalition’s co-chairs, the Netherlands and Canada, said on November 18 that Afghanistan had been removed after situations for media freedom declined following Taliban’s takeover of the country. Afghanistan joined the Media Freedom Coalition in January 2020 after…
‘Afghanistan Winter Appeal’ by Imam Hussein Charity

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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