Category: SOCIETY & CULTURE

Turkish organization to build religious schools in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Education of the caretaker government of the Islamic Emirate has announced that a Turkish organization will build five religious

“88% of minor girls are forced to marry by their families”

MONITORING (SW) – One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls’ lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to a new report by Save the Children.

MAIL invites female staff only for meetings with foreign donors

KABUL (SW) – A number of female employees in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock told Salaam Watandar that the ministry only invites female employees to meetings with foreigners in order to attract funds.

Traders say sales remains low amid low purchasing power

KABUL (SW) – Days ahead of the Eid al-Adha, Kabul traders say the sales are drown and people’s purchasing power remains very low.

US, Taliban working on mechanism to allow use of central bank reserves

MONITORING (SW) – Senior Biden administration officials are working with Taliban leadership on a mechanism to allow Afghanistan’s government to use its central bank reserves to deal with a severe hunger crisis without giving the former militant group free rein, reported Washington Post.

Exclusive: Salam Watandar documents 44 instances of censorship

KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar has documented at least 44 instances of censorship imposed on its reporters by the Islamic Emirate authorities in 15 provinces of the country.

Signs of desperation stemming from dreadful state of economy

KABULL (SW) – More and more signs of desperation stemming from are the dreadful state of the economy emerging in the society

UNSC demands Islamic Emirate to reverse policies

MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council has called on the Islamic Emirate to swiftly reverse their policies and practices which are currently restricting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Afghan women and girls.

Afghanistan dropped 34 places in the World Press Freedom Index 2022

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has dropped 34 places in the World Press Freedom Index 2022, announced the Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday.

Unprecedented humanitarian crisis for children in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – Decades of conflict, drought and the collapse of Afghanistan’s growing economy have created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for children, said Paloma Escudero, the UNICEF’s Director for Global Communication and Advocacy.