KABUL (SW) – In July 2023, the Islamic Emirate ordered the cessation of all Sweden activities in Afghanistan in protest against the burning of the Holy Quran in that country by an Iraqi-origin citizen. Following this decision, significant portions of the Swedish Committee’s activities for Afghanistan were halted, and as of a week ago, all its operations have come to a complete standstill.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced that during the last month, it assisted six million hungry people in Afghanistan to feed their children.
KABUL (SW) – Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, says that “This is a desperately sad time” for Afghanistan and every day going forward, as long as the ban remains in place.
KABUL (SW) – Andreas Stefansson, Secretary-General of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, said in a recent interview with a local audio medium that the committee has stopped operating in Afghanistan for the past three days, following a request from the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate.
KABUL (SW) – After the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy for Afghanistan announced that the United Nations institutions and donor countries had begun reviewing the process of providing aid to Afghanistan, officials in the Ministry of Economy of the Islamic Emirate have reiterated the importance of continuing humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan from the UN and the international community.
Radwan Abdel-Hai, a displaced Palestinian sheltering in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza told the AFP news agency “we are already fasting”. “Beyond food, this
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that it is crucial to make sure that Afghanistan is not forgotten at a time when crises are engulfing the rest of the world.
KABYUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan announced that in 2023, it treated 715,000 malnourished children in the country.
KABUL (SW) – The United States World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that Herat’s earthquake survivors are currently living in tents.
MONITORING (SW) – Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups.
MONITORING (SW) – France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups.
KABUL (SW) – Officials of the United States World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that this agency needs urgent funds to provide aid assistance to 16 million needy people in the country.
