A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East.
Salam Watandar’s conversations with 21 Afghan young individuals, including 11 girls and 10 boys, reveal that family attitudes toward their children’s goals and choices have a profound impact on their motivation and abilities, sometimes making it impossible for them to achieve their dreams.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has called on the leaders of the de-facto government to create inclusive opportunities for everyone to access education.
Officials from Afghanistan’s Office of Prison Administration (OPA), under the Islamic Emirate, report that over the past three years, 1,100 Afghan prisoners have been transferred from Iran in two phases.
Thousands of demonstrators, predominantly women, came together in Washington to voice their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with many donning pink hats reminiscent of a much larger protest during his first swearing-in ceremony in 2017.
Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, has stated that his country aims to expand its long-term relationship with the Islamic Emirate de-facto government in Afghanistan by focusing on humanitarian assistance and development cooperation.
