Category: Peace

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan agree on expediting work on TAPI

KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to enhance bilateral ties and expedite work on the TAPI gas pipeline project, said an official on Sunday.

Analysts see Pakistan exploiting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe Pakistan is aiming to exploit the crisis in Afghanistan for its own benefits days after the Pakistani premier announced to send expert human resources to the war-ravaged country.

Pakistan says fencing of Durand Line would be completed

MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Friday said that the remaining fencing at the Durand Line with Afghanistan would be completed with the consent of the neighbouring country, stating that “they are our brothers”.

Pakistan beefs up vaccination, testing measures for Afghans

MONITORING (SW) – Amid concerns over the spread of Omicron variant, the Pakistani government has beefed up vaccination and testing measures for travelers from Afghanistan

Journalist from Nangarhar wents missing in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – Family members of Sahar Sirat, head of a local radio station in Nangarhar province, say he went missing in Kabul last week and has not been heard from for a week now.

UN chief urges international community to save Afghans on the “verge of death”

MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations chief warned Thursday that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death,” urging the international community to fund the U.N.’s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse.

Afghanistan’s human rights crisis has accelerated, says HRW

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan accelerated the country’s human rights crisis and humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022.

Number of malnourished children on the rise

MONITORING (SW) – The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has expressed concern over the growing number of malnourished children in Afghanistan and warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country.

80 Americans in Afghanistan waiting for evacuation flights

MONITORING (SW) – There are currently about 80 Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave the country, but evacuation flights have been grounded by the Taliban for about a month, according to a State Department official and two congressional sources familiar with the matter.
It is unclear when the flights will resume, the sources said.

Conference aims to encourage communication between the US, Islamic Emirate

MONITORING (SW) – A group of Afghans, including former government officials and representatives of civil society organizations, held a one-day conference in Washington on Monday in an effort to encourage communication and cooperation between US authorities and the Taliban government in Kabul to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

Muttaqi meets Massoud in Tehran, confirms official

KABUL (SW) – The designated foreign minister by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Mutaqqi met Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front in Tehran, confirmed an official on Monday.