Category: Corruption

Call for unconditional release of detained journalists

KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed grim concerns over the arrest of two private TV journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces in Kabul on Monday.

Biden links recognition of Islamic Emirate to release of Navy veteran

MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, saying his release was “not negotiable” if the Taliban regime were to expect any consideration of being recognized as legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.

Officials optimistic about visit by Pakistan’s NSA

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Islamic Emirate believe the recent trip to Kabul by Pakistan’s National Security Adviser was a positive development.

US urged to lift Afghans out of crisis by unfreezing state assets

KABUL (SW) – Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, a member of the High Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, said that Afghanistan’s economy was collapsing and that the United States could prevent it from collapsing.

Forceful cancellation of conference on press freedom widely condemned

KABUL (SW) – Rights groups have condemned the forceful cancellation of a conference on the state of press freedom in Afghanistan by the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media.

Afghanistan hanging by a thread, says Guterres

MONITORING (SW) – With Afghanistan “hanging by a thread” six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now – for the sake of its people and overall global security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Authorities prevent conference on state of press

KABUL (SW) – A proposed press conference on the situation of media in Afghanistan has not been allowed to take place in Kabul by the authorities, said the organizers.

Call for return to democratic values in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A number of women’s rights activists representing Afghan women at the Oslo meeting called for the return to democracy and a comprehensive political process in the country.

Youth killed amid surging street crimes in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – A young man was shot dead by armed bandits in the capital Kabul amid surging street crimes in the capital city.

Islamic world urged to help earn recognition for Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has urged the Islamic countries to play their role in earning international recognition for their rule in Afghanistan.

Media is getting systematically censored, says TSH

MONITORING (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has portrayed a grim state of affairs in the media sector in Afghanistan following the rise to power of the Islamic Emirate here.