MONITORING (SW) – A new report finds that Western economic measures imposed on Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover are preventing aid agencies from moving funds into and within the country, blocking millions from receiving emergency relief.
KABUL (SW) – Rampant power breakdowns in the capital Kabul has irked the residents as they said to be left with only a few hours of electricity supply during 24 hours.
MONITORING (SW) – A flight chartered by the US government left Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, marking the first evacuation departure since November, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
KABUL (SW) – Rights groups have condemned the forceful cancellation of a conference on the state of press freedom in Afghanistan by the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media.
MONITORING (SW) – With Afghanistan “hanging by a thread” six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now – for the sake of its people and overall global security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
KABUL (SW) – A proposed press conference on the situation of media in Afghanistan has not been allowed to take place in Kabul by the authorities, said the organizers.
MONITORING (SW) – The UN has announced Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) for Afghanistan to save lives, sustain services and preserve community systems.
MONITORING (SW) – As part of immediate humanitarian support in response to the unprecedented crisis in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved USD 405 million in grants to Afghanistan.
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council session on the situation in Afghanistan is scheduled to take place Wednesday.
KABUL (SW) – The power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, DABS, has said Uzbekistan’s electricity transmission to Afghanistan has been cut off due to a technical problem with the Central Asian power system.
MONITORING (SW) – Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a phone call with Secretary of State of the United States of America HE Antony Blinken on Afghanistan, confirmed an official statement on Monday.
MONITORING (SW) – A number of women’s rights activists representing Afghan women at the Oslo meeting called for the return to democracy and a comprehensive political process in the country.
