The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s government collapsed earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a new report today
MONITORING (SW) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided against disciplining any members of the United States military for an August drone attack in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, the New York Times and several US news outlets reported on Monday.
MONITORING (SW) – The United States continues to evacuate Americans, permanent U.S. residents and Afghan nationals who helped the U.S. from Afghanistan following a chaotic withdrawal in August that left an unknown number of Americans in the country.
KABUL (SW) – Forex traders have urged the government to pump more US dollars into the open market in a bid to maintain the value of the local currency.
The fourth round of national polio immunization campaign begins this week, 13-16 December 2021 and will be synchronized with Pakistan to improve cross-border polio eradication efforts.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (SW) – The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has banned the broadcasting of women’s voices and music from the radio stations in Balkh, Takhar and Jawzjan provinces.
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe Pakistan is peddling a dual policy towards the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in connection with its international recognition.
MONITORING (SW) – Analysts believe terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda pose serious threats to stability and peace in Afghanistan.
MONITORING (SW) – The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) donors have decided to transfer out $280 million in ARTF funds by the end of December 2021 to UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP).
KABUL (SW) – Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has underscored the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its real importance for Afghanistan, calling upon the Taliban to demonstrate their support for the rights of every Afghan.
KABUL (SW) – Kabul residents have been puzzled by an alarming hike in the prices of many basic commodities amid growing poverty and joblessness.
MONITORING (SW) – The EU member states have agreed to take in 40,000 Afghans for resettlement, Commissioner Ylva Johansson said after meeting interior ministers of those countries.
