Boy, girl flogged in Ghor over ‘illicit’ affair
GHOR (SW) – A young coupe has been publicly flogged in Ghor province on the charge of extramarital affair, confirmed officials on Wednesday.
Day: February 23, 2022
IE forces directed not to shoot at suspects
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has instructed the Kabul Police Command in a five-point instruction that the security forces must not shoot anyone during the inspection.
‘Access to health care remains a major concern for majority of Afghans’
MONITORING (SW) – The International Committee of Red Cross has warned that the access to health care remains a major concern for a vast majority of Afghans as thousands of health facilities have closed or are not functioning anymore, and most people can’t afford treatment in private clinics anymore nor travel to neighbouring countries.
Pakistan’s prime minister to visit Moscow amid Russia – Ukraine row
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s prime minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, officials have said, as the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine seems imminent.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis continues to cause havoc in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – In recent years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been able to improve patients’ experiences of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), but the changing political situation threatens to derail this progress, writes Anita Mesic, MSF tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and hepatitis adviser.
