Russia’s defence ministry announces a ceasefire in Ukraine
MONITORING (SW) – Russian forces have declared a ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha.
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Revenue via export touching $ 1 billion mark
KABUL (SW) – The revenue collected through imports has surged to around $ 1 billion, said officials on Thursday.
Afghan media in a ‘chilling new phase of clamp down’
MONITORING (SW) – The Committee to Protect Journalists has said in a fresh report that the media in Afghanistan that emerged in the two decades after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan has entered a ‘chilling new phase in its clamp down’.
Another radio station goes off the air
MONITORING (SW) – Another radio station in Afghanistan went off the air for good due to the prevailing security and economic situation.
US envoy calls for emancipation of women in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Rina Amiri, US Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Women and Human Rights, has said the Islamic Emirate must use the talents of women and girls to move toward stability and what its citizens deserve.
Amnesty International calls for ‘immediately’ stopping house search in Kabul
MONITORING (SW) – The Amnesty International has urged the Islamic Emirate to ‘immediately’ stop the ongoing house to house search in Kabul.
“West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan”
MONITORING (SW) – The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee.
Logar passport department official takes away millions worth of revenue
LOGAR (SW) – An official at passport department in Logar province has reportedly escaped along with an estimated 3 million afghanis in revenue collected there.
Foreign ministers of the US, Qatar discuss Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The foreign ministers of the US and Qatar have met in Germany and discussed the situation in Afghanistan, said an official statement.
Pakistan steps up military operation along Durand Line
MONITORING (SW) – Reuters has reported that Pakistan’s military has stepped up operations along the Durand Line with Afghanistan in recent weeks.
MSF warns against measles outbreak in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The Doctors without Borders (MSF) has raised alarm over the measles outbreak in Afghanistan.
UN chief says conflict prevention, support to Afghanistan among main priorities
MONITORING (SW) – Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan – should bolster their cooperation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
