MONITORING (SW) – US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has met with journalists, bankers, human rights activists, politicians and other former government officials in Istanbul.
KABUL (SW) – A group of Afghan expats have returned from Europe to Afghanistan with an aim to serve their motherland, said officials on Monday.
KABUL (SW) – The intimidation and detention of journalists continue with the forces of the Islamic Emirate now arresting Mirza Hassani, the director of Aftab Private Radio in Daikundi.
KABUL (SW) – Roman Karimi, a Salam Watandar reporter and Samiullah, the office driver driver who had gone to the Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul to cover a women’s protest, were detained by the Islamic Emirate’s intelligence forces for about seven hours.
KABUL (SW) – Security officials of the Islamic Emirate prevented a group of women from staging a protest demonstration against curbs on their rights and freedoms.
KABUL (SW) – Two months into the academic year, the persistent closure of the girls’ schools above grade six has left the students hopeless.
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Afghanistan, Muhammad Ag Ayoya, has said that 17 children had been killed in just two days in the country.
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan, which claimed many civilian lives, including members of the Hazara Shia community and at least 16 children.
MONITORING (SW) – Analysts believe it is pivotal for the Islamic Emirate to earn international recognition in a bid to defend the country’s interests at various forums.
KABUL (SW) – The national congress of literary and cultural institutions was held in Kabul today with the participation of more than 300 people, including women from the fields of culture, literature and mass media from all over the country.
MONITORING (SW) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women.
KABUL (SW) – Cholera is spreading fast across the country, warned officials at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kabul on Thursday.
