Fears raised over delays in execution mega development period
KABUL (SW) – Business community and analysts fear delays in the implementation of mega development projects might risk the entire execution operations for a longer period in Afghanistan.
Category: Peace
Karzai blames the US for instability in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Former president Hamid Karzai has said that with the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, the citizens of Afghanistan have not yet achieved lasting peace and stability.
KSA, UAE leaders decline to arrange calls with US Biden
MONITORING (SW) – The de-facto leaders of the Kingfom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declined to arrange calls with US president Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US and its allies have sought to contain a surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Life-saving assistance for 12.9 million children in danger
KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund has said it aims to reach 12.9 million children with life-saving assistance in Afghanistan, but cannot achieve it without urgent support.
Restrictions mount on local journalists in provinces
MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – A number of local media professionals in the provinces have expressed concern that with the advent of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, restrictions on local journalists and media work have increased.
Concerns raised over the plight of women journalists
KABUL (SW) – The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee has said while marking the International Women’s Day that the situation of women journalists in the country has been worrying in recent months.
Islamic Emirate marks International Women’s Day
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has facilitated women on the International Women’s Day.
International community urged to ‘urgently’ stand up for Afghan women’s rights
MONITORING (SW) – More than 80,000 global supporters and activists have signed a petition calling on the international community to urgently stand up for women’s rights in Afghanistan and hold the Taliban accountable for their unrelenting suppression of women and girls’ rights.
Circulation of counterfeit currencies raises concerns in Ghazni
GHAZNI CITY ( SW) – Circulation of counterfeit currencies, especially the US dollar, in Ghazni markets has raised concerns among money changers, traders and shopkeepers in the province.
Right of access to information gets severely restricted
KABUL (SW) – Media houses and journalists across Afghanistan continue to face challenges nearly seven months on since the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan facing the highest maternal death rates in Asia
MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Asia and the Pacific region at 638 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the situation is expected to get worse without timely and appropriate interventions for maternal health.
Poppy cultivation on the rise in Helmand
LASHKARGAH (SW) – There has been an evident spike in the poppy cultivation in Helmand province also acknowledged by the Islamic Emirate officials with concerns.
