Category: Democracy & Human Rights

Top Islamic Emirate leader appears at Loya Jirga tent in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – The top leaders of the Islamic Emirate has attended the ongoing grand consultative session of the religious scholars in Kabul’s Loya Jirga tent.

Grand consultative session of religious scholars begins without media presence

KABUL (SW) – The grand consultative session of religious scholars began on Thursday without media presence under the supervision of the Islamic Emirate.

Children in Paktika and Khost grappling with trauma

SHARANA (SW) – Children in the earthquake-hit Paktika and Khost provinces are faced with trauma and psychological disorders after losing their parents and other relatives to the calamity.

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.

Call for participation of women in the proposed Loya Jirga

KABUL (SW) – A number of female religious scholars and civil activists held a joint meeting in Kabul today, calling for women participation in the forthcoming Loya Jirga i.e. grand consultative meeting proposed by the Islamic Emirate.

China sends $ 8 million worth of goods in aid to the quake victims

KABUL (SW) – China has sent $ 8 million worth of goods in aid to the quake victims in Afghanistan.

Earthquake victims prone to outbreak of diseases

SHARANA (SW) – Residents of the earthquake affected districts in Paktika and Khost are worried about the possibility of the spread of various diseases among the displaced families.

Journalists lament lack of access to information

KABUL (SW) – Journalists in the capital Kabul say access to information remains limited despite assurances by the Islamic Emirate authorities.

200,000 people devastated by earthquake in Paktika and Khost

MONITORING (SW) – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says more than 60,000 families, including 200,000 people, have been affected by the recent quake in southeastern Afghanistan, including 40 percent children.

10,000 homes destroyed in Paktika, Paktia and Khost

KABUL (SW) – The devastating earthquakes in Paktika, Paktia and Khost have destroyed 10,000 homes, said officials on Sunday.

“The earthquake is the latest tragedy to befall Afghanistan”

MKNITORING (SW) – Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator has said hundreds of people got killed, many more injured, homes destroyed and children buried in the rubble in Afghanistan.