Category: Soceity

Devastating floods wreck havoc across Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Flash floods caused by torrential rains have wrecked havoc across Afghanistan with dozens of people killed and vast swathes of land submerged.

“Reopening of girls schools is not a matter of days”

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Ministry of Education told “Government’s Accountability to the Nation” that the ministry is working on a specific plan to reopen girls’ schools above the sixth grade.

Curbs on free press remain as a hallmark of the Islamic Emirate’s rule

KABUL (SW) – Freedom of speech and independent media were considered as the most important achievements of the past 20 years, but the rise of the Islamic Emirate has caused the media sector to suffer a lot.

A year of the Islamic Emirate rule described as a ‘dark era’ for Afghan women

KABUL (SW) – After one year of the Islamic Emirate rule in Afghanistan, Afghan women are still living under a lot of restrictions and misery.

“88% of minor girls are forced to marry by their families”

MONITORING (SW) – One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls’ lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to a new report by Save the Children.

Islamic Emirate officials restrict access to information

KABUL (SW) – Despite loud claims from the Islamic Emirate officials, the access to information remains severely restricted as proven once again following a deadly blast inside Kabul International Cricket Stadium last week.

Pakistani religious scholars optimistic about Afghan girls’ education

MONITORING (SW) – A delegation of Pakistani religious scholars who returned home on Friday after “fruitful” meetings with top Afghan and Pakistani Taliban leaders in Afghanistan expressed hope that the Afghan girls will soon be allowed to attend schools in their country, reported Geo news.

Latest remarks by the Islamic Emirate leader promotes divisions, says analysts

KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe the latest remarks by the Islamic Emirate leader regarding laws and legislation would fuel divisions among the people.

US laments lack of political process involving the Afghans

MONITORING (SW) – The US has lamented the lack of any serious national political process involving the Afghan people.

“What is happening in Afghanistan is an alarm bell for all of us”

KABUL (SW) – Alison Davidian, Country Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan, has said that for most Afghan women and girls, almost each one of these days since 15 August has brought a deterioration in their rights, their condition, and their social and political status.