Boy, girl flogged in Ghor over ‘illicit’ affair
GHOR (SW) – A young coupe has been publicly flogged in Ghor province on the charge of extramarital affair, confirmed officials on Wednesday.
Category: Peace
IE forces directed not to shoot at suspects
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.
‘Access to health care remains a major concern for majority of Afghans’
MONITORING (SW) – The International Committee of Red Cross has warned that the access to health care remains a major concern for a vast majority of Afghans as thousands of health facilities have closed or are not functioning anymore, and most people can’t afford treatment in private clinics anymore nor travel to neighbouring countries.
Pakistan’s prime minister to visit Moscow amid Russia – Ukraine row
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s prime minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, officials have said, as the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine seems imminent.
1500 fresh troops deployed to Bamyan
BAMYAN CITY (SW) – A fresh batch of 1,500 security forces has been sent to improve security in Bamyan province, announced the defense ministry on Tuesday.
Flash floods warning issued to alert citizens
KABUL (SW) – Warning has been issued by the government to alert residents in a number of provinces in the wake of flash floods following heavy downpour.
24.4 million Afghans in need of humanitarian assistance
MONITORING (SW) – At least 24.4 million people in Afghanistan are in need of humanitarian assistance, which is a 30% increase from a year ago, said the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Women public servants asked to wear hijab or quit
KABUL (SW) – All female government employees have been advised by the Ministry of Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil of the Islamic Emirate to either wear the hijab or quit.
4350 individuals expelled from Islamic Emirate ranks
KABUL (SW) – Thousands of ‘undesirable’ individuals have been sacked and removed from the ranks of the security forces, said a senior Islamic Emirate official on Monday.
Afghanistan becoming breeding ground for ‘Jihadis’, says MI5
MONITORING (SW) – The British intelligence chief has claimed that Afghanistan was becoming a breeding ground for ‘Jihadis’ again just months after the West’s withdrawal in the face of Taliban advancements.
Bamyan residents demand US to unfreeze Afghan state assets
BAMYAN (SW) – Dozens of Bamyan residents took to the streets on Monday demanding the US to unfreeze Afghan state assets.
“West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan”
MONITORING (SW) – The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee.
