Category: Democracy & Human Rights

Telecom firms directed not to sell unregistered sim cards

MONITORING (SW) – The Islamic Emirate cabinet of ministers has directed the telecommunication companies not to distribute unregistered SIM cards to the public.

Lack of a clear foreign policy makes Afghanistan vulnerable to foreign interference

KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the lack of a clear foreign policy vision by the Islamic Emirate would pave way for even greater foreign interference in Afghanistan.

UNICEF warns against explosive remnant of war

MONITORING (SW) – The UN Children Fund or UNICEF has expressed deep sadness over the killing of five children, one girl and four boys, when an explosive remnant of war (ERW) detonated yesterday in Marjah District, Helmand Province.

Blanket ban imposed on poppy cultivation

KABUL (SW) – Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, has issued a new decree banning poppy cultivation and any intoxicants throughout Afghanistan.

“Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival held in Badghis

QALA-E-NAU (SW) – The Badghis Civil Society Network, in coordination with the province’s sports department, held the “Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival, said officials on Saturday.

UNHCR chief calls for help for Afghans in neighboring countries

MONITORING (SW) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has urged the international community to help Afghan refugees and displaced communities in the neighboring countries.

Blasts in Herat claim five lives, 25 injured

HERAT CITY (SW) – Back-to-back bomb blasts in Herat province have claimed the lives of five people and injured 25 others, confirmed officials on Friday.

Countries responsible for Afghanistan’s plight urged to fulfill their commitments to reconstruction

MONITORING (SW) – At a regional conference on Afghanistan, foreign ministers of neighboring countries urged those countries primarily responsible for Afghanistan’s current plight to fulfill their commitments to the country’s economic reconstruction and development.

Donors pledge $2.44 billion for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A total of 41 donor countries pledged more than $2.44 billion towards the United Nations $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the world body said on Thursday, as international concerns grew over the Taliban denying girls a secondary education.

Mutaqqi seeks support for Islamic Emirate at regional conference in China

KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has called on countries in the region to support his government in Afghanistan.

China urges the US to unfreeze assets of Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – Two key meetings on the Afghan situation convened in China’s Anhui Province on Thursday, with one, the Troika Plus meeting, the first occasion where representatives from Russia and the US sat together since the start of the Ukraine crisis.