Category: Democracy & Human Rights

Deputy spy master’s remarks on syllabus spark concerns

KABUL (SW) – The recent remarks by the Deputy Director General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate s about the school syllabus has sparked concerns and outrage among the academic circles.

Survivors of the school bombing blame IE for failures in security

MONITORING (SW) – “His father was disabled, but I was happy to have him as an elder son… I will die for you (my son)”, sighed the grieving mother who lost her 18-year-old son Milad in an explosion at the Abdul Rahim Shaheed school in western Kabul on Tuesday.

80 journalists detained, tortured under Islamic Emirate rule

KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed concerns over the continued pressure on the media, threats, arrests and torture of journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces.

World Bank resumes work on three projects in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold on some $150 million for education projects, reported Reuters.

Calls for justice as Afghanistan mourns Kabul bombing victims

MONITORING (SW) – Afghans from various walks of life and international community representatives called for justice and probe as Kabul mourned Tuesday’s multiple explosion victims.

Opposition towards the Islamic Emirate is opposition towards ‘Allah and his messenger’

KABUL (SW) – Authorities said on Tuesday that any opposition towards the Islamic Emirate in the country is actually an opposition towards Allah and his messenger.

Islamic Emirate unable to protect disabled persons’ rights

KABUL (SW) – People with disabilities say authorities of the Islamic Emirate have been unable to protect their rights and pay their due rights for months.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan take to the streets

MONITORING (SW) – Hundreds of Afghan refugees in Islamabad took to the streets for safe and dignified migration process through their pending appeals at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Pakistan.

Unrest in Sweden over burning of a Quran by a far-right, anti-immigrant group

MONITORING (SW) – Clashes have taken place for a fourth day in several Swedish cities, sparked by the apparent burning of a Quran by a far-right, anti-immigrant group.

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.

Analysts lament Islamic Emirate’s mummed response to Pakistan

KABUL (SW) – Analysts have criticized the Islamic Emirate’s mummed response to Pakistan’s air strike in Khost and arteralyf shelling on Kunar province.