Afghan province orders officials not to photograph ‘living things’
KANDAHAR (SW) – Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, have ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of “living things”.
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25 killed in Nuristan province landslide caused by snowfall
NURINSTAN (SW) – A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Islamic Emirate rejects concerns raised over rights situation in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has rejected concerns raised in Munich, Germany regarding human rights situation in Afghanistan.
DAB to auction $17 million in open market
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 17 million US dollars on Monday, February 19.
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto.
Qatar hosts an important meeting on Afghanistan, no representative from IE
KABUL (SW) – Doha, the capital of Qatar, is hosting a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles at British oil tanker bound for India
MONITORING (SW) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has claimed a new missile attack on Western interests amid Israel’s war on Gaza, this time on a British oil tanker that the United States identified as a Panamanian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil bound for India.
Met department warns of heavy downpour, snowing
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation has warned of the possibility of heavy rain and snowfall with flash floods in 22 provinces of the country.
“Fanciful claims” cannot change Pak-Afghan border’s legality: FO
ISLAMABAD (SW) – The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that “any self-serving and fanciful claims regarding the legality of the Pak-Afghan border, (Durand Line), cannot change the facts of geography, history and international law.”
Israel bombards Gaza, with biggest functioning hospital under siege
MONITORING (SW) – Gaza’s largest functioning hospital was under siege on Friday in Israel’s war with Islamist group Hamas, leaving patients and doctors helpless in the chaos as warplanes struck Rafah, the last refuge for Palestinians in the enclave, officials said.
Japan successfully launches next-generation H3 rocket after failure last year
MONITORING (SW) – Japan successfully launched its new H3 flagship rocket on Saturday, putting its satellite programme back on track after multiple setbacks including the failure of the rocket’s inaugural flight last year.
Afghan returnees from Pakistan appeal for assistance to rebuild life
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan returnees from Pakistan, complaining about poverty, unemployment and aid cuts, say that they need the comprehensive support and cooperation of the Islamic Emirate and external aid organizations to get through life.
