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.
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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.
Donors pledge $2.44 billion for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – A total of 41 donor countries pledged more than $2.44 billion towards the United Nations $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the world body said on Thursday, as international concerns grew over the Taliban denying girls a secondary education.
World Bank puts four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold
MONITORING (SW) – The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country’s ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
Afghans must not be forgotten, UNDP head tells the world
MONITORING (SW) – Achim Steiner, director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has called on the leaders of the Islamic Emirate to reconsider their decision on girls’ education and press freedom.
Foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries to meet in China
MONITORING (SW) – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host the third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries in China on March 30 and 31. Analysts said the meeting will focus on humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and call on the US to return the Afghan people’s assets.
Head of Salam Watandar partner radio arrested in Kandahar
KANDAHAR CITY ( SW) – The local head of a Salam Watandar radio network partner station in Kandahar has been kept in custody by the forces of the Islamic Emirate for hours before being released.
‘Neglecting agriculture could lead to larger humanitarian crisis’
MONITORING (SW) -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has warned that neglecting agriculture would be a grave strategic mistake that could lead to a systemic collapse, and an even larger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
UNSC urges Islamic Emirate to reopen girls schools
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay.
Islamic Emirate defend banning BBC, VOA, DW and CGTN
KABUL (SW) -The Islamic Emirate authorities have defended banning telecast of the international broadcasters’ local language programmes in Afghanistan.
