MONITORING (SW) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued a new general license authorizing all commercial transactions with Afghanistan’s governing institutions, expanding recently announced exemptions from sanctions against the Taliban and the Haqqani network.
KABUL (SW) – Legendary Afghan singer Master Gul Zaman has passed away at the age of 82.
MONITORING (SW) – Russia stood alone Friday to veto a U.N. resolution condemning its “brutal” invasion of Ukraine, killing the measure — for now. But all other members in the solemn session of the U.N. Security Council either voted in favor or abstained, testament to rounds of intensive diplomatic pleas by the Biden administration.
KABUL (SW) – In a major reshuffle, at least 20 individuals have been appointed at key government posts by the Islamic Emirate authorities.
MONITORING (SW) – Explosions were heard in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv, which lies close to Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia, on Friday with the mayor telling residents to seek shelter from Russian missiles in subway stations, basements and bomb shelters, Reuters news agency reported.
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate forces have launched a clean-up security operation in parts of Kabul and neighboring provinces.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has urged for restraints in the wake of armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
MONITORING (SW) – Eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan were killed on Friday while carrying out their life-saving work.
KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund has said in a fresh report that across Afghanistan, around 3.2 million children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year.
MONITORING (SW) – At least four members of the polio vaccination team were gunned down by unknown gunmen in Kunduz province, confirmed officials on Thursday.
GHOR (SW) – A young coupe has been publicly flogged in Ghor province on the charge of extramarital affair, confirmed officials on Wednesday.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has instructed the Kabul Police Command in a five-point instruction that the security forces must not shoot anyone during the inspection.
