Opium cultivation up nearly a third
MONITORING (SW) – The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices,
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Abdullah holds telephonic conversation with the US envoy
KABUL (SW) – Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Supreme National Reconciliation Council of the previous government, has had a telephone conversation with Thomas West,
Women stage protest against expulsion from jobs
KABUL (SW) – A number of women staged a protest demonstration in Kabul on Monday against the expulsion of females from the public offices and
Misbehaviour of the Islamic Emirate forces sparks concerns
KABUL (SW) – John Sopko, the head of the United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), has recently said that women are mistreated
Girls demand reopening of schools
KABUL (SW) – A number of young girls gathered to stage a protest against the persistent closure of girls’ schools in the country. These young girls
400 days since closure of girls’ schools by the Islamic Emirate
KABUL (SW) – It has been more than 400 days now that tens of thousands of female students across Afghanistan have been prevented from going to
Analysts see UN unable to build peace, protect rights in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe the UN has failed to play its due role in the war-ravaged Afghanistan in regard to peace building, stability and
Heather Barr welcomes Germany’s new evacuation plan for Afghans
MONITORING (SW) -Heather Barr, Associate women’s rights director and former Afghanistan researcher at the Human Rights Watch has welcomed Germany’s new plan to transfer vulnerable Afghans.
Afghanistan closer than ever to eradicating polio
KABUL (SW) – The World Health Organization has said that Afghanistan is closer than ever to eradicating polio. The WHO said in a tweet that
“Rate of suicide and illegal killing of women has reached zero”
KABUL (SW) – The rate of suicide and illegal killing of women has reached zero, claimed a senior Islamic Emirate official on Sunday. Abdul Qahar
Afghan journalists in Pakistan faced with grim uncertainties
ISLAMABAD (SW) – Fearing persecution, many journalists fled Afghanistan and took refugee in Pakistan upon the rise to power of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in
Millions struggle with extreme poverty in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – As the world marks ‘International Food Day’, millions of people in Afghanistan struggle with extreme poverty. According to the latest report of
