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Blast in Takhar injures eight people

TALUQAN (SW) – A blast in Taluqan city, capital of Takhar province, has injured at least eight people, confirmed officials. Local sources in Takhar confirmed

UN urges the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls

MONITORING (SW) – The UN security council has called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing alarm at the

INGOs cease operations in Afghanistan in protest

KABUL (SW) – Thousands of people have lost their jobs as a number of international nongovernmental organisations suspended operations operations in Afghanistan in protest against

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,

Badakhshan security chief among 3 killed in explosion

FAIZABAD (SW) – An explosion in Faizabad city, capital of Badakhshan proivnce, has claimed the lives of at least three people, including the provincial security

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

Kabul Municipality launches campaign to promote reusable bags

KABUL (SW) – Kabul Municipality has launched a one-week campaign to promote reusable bags in the city amid growing environmental challenges. Nematullah Barakzai, the spokesperson