Analysts see no early signs for recognition of Islamic Emirate internationally
KABUL (SW) – China has become the latest following Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Qatar and Russia to recognize the appointment of Afghan diplomats by the Islamic Emirate.
Category: Soceity
Over 200 Afghans killed, injured by explosive ordinances
KABUL (SW) – Since January this year, over 200 people were killed or injured by explosive ordinances half of whom are children, said the ICRC.
Prices of poppy rise sharply days after blanket ban
MONITORING (SW) – Days after the blanket ban on the cultivation, use and sale of all sorts of narcotics, the prices of opioids have sharply in the southern provinces of the country.
UN underlines worth of financial system in averting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The UN has warned that without a robust plan to revive livelihood for Afghans in the war-ravaged country it would be difficult to address the massive humanitarian crisis.
US envoy meets former president Karzai over girls’ schools
KABUL (SW) – The top US envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West has met former president Hamid Karzai to discuss the state of girls’ education in the country.
Lack of a clear foreign policy makes Afghanistan vulnerable to foreign interference
KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the lack of a clear foreign policy vision by the Islamic Emirate would pave way for even greater foreign interference in Afghanistan.
UNICEF warns against explosive remnant of war
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Children Fund or UNICEF has expressed deep sadness over the killing of five children, one girl and four boys, when an explosive remnant of war (ERW) detonated yesterday in Marjah District, Helmand Province.
Blanket ban imposed on poppy cultivation
KABUL (SW) – Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, has issued a new decree banning poppy cultivation and any intoxicants throughout Afghanistan.
“Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival held in Badghis
QALA-E-NAU (SW) – The Badghis Civil Society Network, in coordination with the province’s sports department, held the “Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival, said officials on Saturday.
UNHCR chief calls for help for Afghans in neighboring countries
MONITORING (SW) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has urged the international community to help Afghan refugees and displaced communities in the neighboring countries.
Blasts in Herat claim five lives, 25 injured
HERAT CITY (SW) – Back-to-back bomb blasts in Herat province have claimed the lives of five people and injured 25 others, confirmed officials on Friday.
Countries responsible for Afghanistan’s plight urged to fulfill their commitments to reconstruction
MONITORING (SW) – At a regional conference on Afghanistan, foreign ministers of neighboring countries urged those countries primarily responsible for Afghanistan’s current plight to fulfill their commitments to the country’s economic reconstruction and development.
