MONITORING (SW) – About 20 minutes into his highly anticipated speech at America’s largest annual conservative gathering, Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin while denouncing his attack on Ukraine as a “catastrophic disaster”.
KANDAHAR CITY (SW) – The Spin Boldak – Chaman crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan has finally been reopened for public, confirmed officials on Sunday.
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.
MONITORING (SW) — The EU and Central Asian envoys for Afghanistan have called for an inclusive government in Kabul.
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine, the White House has said.
