Category: Soceity

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.

20 press publications cease operations in the southeast

GARDEZ (SW) – With the fall of government in Kabul, at least 20 press publications have ceased operations in Paktia, Pakitika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan.

Taliban urged to respect rights, allow monitoring

KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has urged the Taliban to allow independent and impartial monitoring of the human rights situation, especially the human rights of women and children throughout the country.

Locals embrace ‘easy marriage’ program in Farkhar

TALUQAN (SW) – In a bid to control the skyrocketing expenses of getting married in Takhar, the locals have agreed upon a set of rules.

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.

Ghor health workers lose jobs due to cash crunch

GHOR (SW) – Dozens of health workers working at COVID-19 treatment facility in Ghor have lost jobs.

Taliban disperse protests in Balkh, Kapisa and Parwan

KAPISA (SW) – Dozens of women, civil activists and women’s rights activists took to the streets in Kapisa to renounce recent curbs imposed by the Taliban and alleged interference by Pakistan.

Taliban urged to recognize rights of the Shi’ite community

KABUL (SW) – Leaders of the Afghanistan Shi’ite Religious Council on Tuesday called for legal recognition in the forthcoming government by the Taliban.

Disregard for access to information law haunts journalists

KABUL (SW) – With the rise to power of the Taliban, journalists across the country fear for disregard to access to information law.

FAO says livelihood of over 7 million Afghans under threat

MONITORING (SW) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of more than 7 million people who rely on agriculture or livestock.

Calls for safety of journalists, freedom of expression in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A number of leading press freedom groups such as Internews, UNESCO and Committee to Protect Journalists have called for safety of media professionals in Afghanistan.