Category: Corruption

Forex trader gunned down by unknown gunmen

HERAT CITY (SW) – A currency trader has been gunned down by unknown gunmen in the Herat city, capital of Herat province, confirmed officials on Sunday.

Analysts fear for fallout of unrest in Kazakhstan on Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the mounting unrest in Kazakhstan would eventually have its impacts on Afghanistan as well.

Afghans increasingly unable to meet basic needs, services collapse

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan rises to the top of Watchlist as the population increasingly cannot meet basic needs and the economy and public services collapse, despite the end of major conflict, warned the International Rescue Committee.

Debacle at the Afghan Embassy in Rome

KABUL (SW) – There were chaotic scenes at the Afghan Embassy in Rome when a former diplomat claimed to be appointed as envoy in Italy by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Provincial broadcasters, IEA officials discuss challenges, opportunities

The Salam Afghanistan Media Organization (Salam Watandar Radio Network) held a consultative meeting in Kabul on Monday together with the officials of the Islamic Emirate and the network of provincial radio stations to evaluate challenges and opportunities.

SIGAR paints grim picture of women rights in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, SIGAR, has painted a grim picture of women rights in Afghanistan following the rise to power of the Islamic Emirate.

2021 was a year of drastic political upheavals

KABUL (SW) – Afghans witnessed an array of drastic upheavals in the political arena and on the security front in the past year.

Ghani dubs trust in the US his biggest mistake

MONITORING (SW) – Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has said his trust in the international community, especially the United States and its allies, has been the biggest mistake of his presidency.

1,450 Afghan children evacuated to the US without their parents

MONITORING (SW) – There are roughly 1,450 Afghan children who’ve been evacuated to the United States without their parents since August.

UNSC clears way for aid to reach Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” decision that will save lives.

Japan, South Korea contributes over $ 100 million worth of aid for Afghanistan, neighbors

MONITORING (SW) – The Government of Japan has decided to contribute a total of approximately 109 million US dollars from the FY2021 supplementary budget to Afghanistan and its neighboring countries to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.