Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

Spike in burglaries causes grim concerns

KABUL (SW) – An evident spike in armed burglaries have caused grim concerns among Kabul residents. “I live in Shahr-e-Nau, one day armed men riding

IRC suspends operations in Afghanistan after the ban on female staff

MONITORING (SW) — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said it was dismayed and disheartened by the latest Taliban edict to ban women from working

Analysts call for dialogue, not confrontation with international community

KABUL (SW) – A sen senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan official has criticized the top US diplomat for Kabul for her recent comments. Karen Decker,

Increasing pressure on Afghanistan will destabilize the country, warns Mutaqqi

KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, has emphasized that increasing pressure on Afghanistan will destabilize the country, which is not

US slams Taliban for women’s NGO jobs ban in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) — The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital

Condemnation pour in as Islamic Emirate bans women in NGOs

KABUL (SW) – Widespread condemnations have poured in as the Islamic Emirate banned women and girls from working in the non-government organisations. The United Nations

Academic staff tender mass resignations

KABUL (SW) – Academic staff in various public and private universities have tendered mass resignations in protest against ban imposed on girls by the Islamic

Don’t forget us, says Afghan journalists in exile

ISLAMABAD (SW) – Afghan journalists in exile and human rights activists gathered in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, asked the international community, especially the United

KSA calls to reverse ban on higher education for women

MONITORING (SW) – Saudi Arabia has joined calls for the Taliban to reverse its decision to impose a ban on higher education for women in Afghanistan.

Ghani urges the Taliban to share details of the Doha Agreement

MONITORING (SW) – Former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, has demanded the Taliban to share ‘secret’ details of the Doha Agreement with the US. In response

OIC joins international community to denounce ban on girls’ education

MONITORING (SW) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has denounced the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan by the Taliban. “The move by the de