Category: Soceity

Mawlawi Ansari blasted for his inflammatory remarks

Officials on Saturday blasted Mawlawi Mujeebur Rehman Ansari for his inflammatory remarks against the government and security forces.

Teachers take to the streets demanding rise in salaries

Scores of public school teachers in Herat on Tuesday took to the streets demanding increase in salaries.

Taliban block distribution of aid in Logar

The Taliban have halted distribution of aid in connection with the ‘National Meal’ program in Logar.

‘No fewer than 11 rights defenders, media workers killed since start of peace negotiations’

A new report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Monday no fewer than 11 human rights defenders and media workers were killed in targeted attacks in Afghanistan from the 12 September 2020 start of peace negotiations through to 31 January 2021.

Dozens of orphan children call for justice in Ghor

GHOR (SW) – At least 40 members of a single family of a war victim in Ghor province on Saturday called for justice.

Maidan Wardag police chief referred to AGO over Behsud shooting

The Interior Ministry on Monday confirmed protesters in Behsud district of Maidan Wardag province were unarmed when police opened fire on them last Friday.

Maiden consignment of Indian Covid-19 vaccine lands in Kabul

The maiden consignment of Covid-19 vaccines from India arrived in Kabul on Sunday.

Fire erupts at Covid-19 clinic in Ghor

Fire brook out at the dedicated health facility for Covid-19 patients in Ghor province last evening.

327 Afghans renounce citizenship for foreign nationalities

Upon obtaining foreign nationalities, at least 327 Afghans have renounced their citizenships in the past year, said justice minister Fazal Ahmad Manawi.

132 cases of violence against journalists in 2020

Cases of violence against journalists increased manifold in the year 2020, the Afghanistan Journalists’’ Protection Committee said here on Thursday.

Government urged to share reports of fact-finding commissions

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has urged the government to publicize findings of the so many fact-finding commissions it has set up over past many years on different matters.