Survivors of the Zanbaq Square truck bombing long for justice
KABUL (SW) – Survivors and relatives of the Zanbaq Square truck bombing still long for justice five years after the incident.
Category: Security
US Envoy meets Afghan politicians, activists and bankers
MONITORING (SW) – US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has met with journalists, bankers, human rights activists, politicians and other former government officials in Istanbul.
A group of Afghan expats return from Europe
KABUL (SW) – A group of Afghan expats have returned from Europe to Afghanistan with an aim to serve their motherland, said officials on Monday.
MFA rejects report on foreign terrorist groups in Afghansitan
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed a recent report of the UN Security Council Monitoring Group on the “presence and activities of foreign groups in Afghanistan”.
Report on ‘ties’ between al-Qaeda, the Islamic Emirate worrisome, experts
KABUL (SW) – Anylsts believe reports about ties between al-Qaeda and the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan are worrisome for the future of the country.
Salam Watandar reporter detained by intelligence forces for hours
KABUL (SW) – Roman Karimi, a Salam Watandar reporter and Samiullah, the office driver driver who had gone to the Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul to cover a women’s protest, were detained by the Islamic Emirate’s intelligence forces for about seven hours.
opposition calls the reconciliation commission as a deception ploy
KABUL (SW) – Over months of its establishment, the opposition figures have dubbed the reconciliation commission by the Islamic Emirate as a deception ploy.
Afghanistan at the agenda of regional dialogue in Dushanbe
MONITORING (SW) – Latest developments in Afghanistan and regional threats were on the agenda of the fourth Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
“17 children killed in just two days”
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Afghanistan, Muhammad Ag Ayoya, has said that 17 children had been killed in just two days in the country.
UN chief condemns spate of violence in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan, which claimed many civilian lives, including members of the Hazara Shia community and at least 16 children.
Recognition pivotal for representation at international forums, says experts
MONITORING (SW) – Analysts believe it is pivotal for the Islamic Emirate to earn international recognition in a bid to defend the country’s interests at various forums.
UN official says Islamic Emirate ‘failed’ to ensure security
MONITORING (SW) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women.
