TARIN KOT (SW) – Hundreds of people visit the “opium market” every day in the city of Tarin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan, which is located 50 meters from the provincial governor’s office, and freely sell and buy drugs.
KABUL (SW) – Widespread condemnation and concerns have poured in in the wake of the new ruling by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding hijab for women and girls.
MONITORING (SW) – The new ruling on hijab has sparked grim concerns with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan labelling it disrespectful to the women.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil of the Islamic Emirate has issued a new decree on women’s hijab, saying that from now on, all women must abide by it.
MONITORING (SW) – Iranian media has reported that the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian has shared concerns over situation in Afghanistan during a telephone conversation with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
KABUL (SW) – As part of its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Turkey today handed over 1,500 food packages and 750 carpets to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for donation to the country’s orphanages.
MONITORING (SW) – A high level meeting of religious scholars is set to deliberate on ways and means to reopen the girls’ schools.
MONITORING (SW) – India and France has expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation and violation of human rights in Afghanistan while calling for an inclusive and representative government in the country.
MONITORING (SW) – The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, has said in a new quarterly report that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated over the past three months.
MONITORING (SW) – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International has expressed concerns saying that Afghanistan’s free media under the rule of the Islamic Emirate is collapsing.
MONITORING (SW) – Despite seasonal progress, poor macroeconomy and drought will drive high assistance need in Afghanistan, said a new report on Sunday.
KABUL (SW) – On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan declared that the freedom of expression is an non-negotiable principle in the country.
