Category: Peace

China calls for lifting sanctions on Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the various unilateral sanctions or restrictions on Afghanistan should be lifted as soon as possible.

Taliban pick Shaheen to represent Afghanistan at the UN

MONITORING (SW) – The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s UN ambassador, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Biden says US ended ‘relentless war’ in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – President Joe Biden has said US ended 20 years of ‘relentless war’ in Afghanistan and has open a new era of relentless diplomacy.

Analysts fear rise of terrorist groups could harm regional peace

KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the potential rise and nurturing of terrorist groups in Afghanistan could pose serious threats to the region and the country.

Taliban announces new cabinet picks

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban on Tuesday announced names for a number of new cabinet ministers and deputies for their government of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.

Salam Watandar reporter survives attempt on his life

KABUL (SW) – An editor and reporter associated with Salam Watandar, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, has been assaulted in the capital Kabul.

Ministry of Women Affairs was ‘symbolic’, says Mujahed

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed has said that the now defunct Ministry of Women Affairs was just ‘symbolic’ with no service to the masses.

Condemnation of the Taliban’s decision on female students continues

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban’s move not to allow female students return to school continues to be criticized by various segments of the society two days after the decision of the Ministry of Education of the Islamic Emirate.

EU calls for more efforts to evacuate citizens, Afghans

MONITORING (SW) – The European Parliament has approved a resolution adopted by 536 votes in favor, 96 against and 50 abstentions that called for evacuation of EU citizens and Afghans at risk, in particular through the use of safe corridors.

Khalilzad blames Ghani for damaging ‘last minute deal’ with Taliban

MONITORING (SW) – US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has blamed former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani for damaging ‘a last-minute deal’ with the Taliban designed to keep Kabul out of their control.

Baradar among Times’ 100 influential people in 2021

MONITORING (SW) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is revered among the Taliban as a founding member of the movement in 1994, a charismatic military leader and a deeply pious figure, noted Times in its list of 100 influential people of 2021.