Afghanistan saw major setbacks in the education sector in 2021
KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan saw major setbacks in the education sector in the year 2021 ranging from the COvid-19 pandemic to the drastic change in the system of governance.
Category: Peace
340,000 ID cards issued in four months
KABUL (SW) – The statistics provided by the Afghanistan National Statistics Authority suggest at least 340,000 new biometric ID cards have been issued in the past four months alone.
45 journalists killed worldwide in 2021
KABUL (SW) – A total of 45 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says, adding it was “one of the lowest death tolls” it had recorded for any year.
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans compelled to migrate
MONITORING (SW) – The UN agency for refugees has asked the international community to provide greater support to Iran in order to help protect people fleeing from neighboring Afghanistan.
Ghani dubs trust in the US his biggest mistake
MONITORING (SW) – Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has said his trust in the international community, especially the United States and its allies, has been the biggest mistake of his presidency.
Call for full implementation of the general amnesty
KABUL (SW) – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has directed concerned authorities to ensure full implementation of the general amnesty decree.
WHO underlines need to vaccinate 70% of the world population against COVID-19
MONITORING (SW) – The WHO has underlined the need to vaccinate 70% of the world population against COVID-19 by the middle of 2022.
IEA rejects claims by Pakistani interior minister over Durand Line fencing
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan officials have rejected claims made by the Pakistani interior minister regarding fencing at the Durand Line.
IEA to deal accordingly with rule breakers while enforcing the general amnesty
MONITORING (SW) – Officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have reiterated the resolve to deal accordingly with the rule breakers while enforcing the general amnesty.
1,450 Afghan children evacuated to the US without their parents
MONITORING (SW) – There are roughly 1,450 Afghan children who’ve been evacuated to the United States without their parents since August.
Turkish, Qatari companies to jointly run 5 airports in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said on that Turkish and Qatari companies signed a deal to jointly run five airports in Afghanistan, including Kabul airport.
Stanekzai says Afghanistan has failed on political, economic fronts
KABUL (SW) – Shir Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has said Afghanistan has always defeated the world’s great powers militarily, but it has failed politically and economically.
