New ruling on hijab sparks grim concerns
MONITORING (SW) – The new ruling on hijab has sparked grim concerns with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan labelling it disrespectful to the women.
Category: Security
Women must abide by the hijab, says a new decree
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil of the Islamic Emirate has issued a new decree on women’s hijab, saying that from now on, all women must abide by it.
Iranian FM raises concerns over situation in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Iranian media has reported that the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian has shared concerns over situation in Afghanistan during a telephone conversation with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Turkey provides assistance for orphanages
KABUL (SW) – As part of its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Turkey today handed over 1,500 food packages and 750 carpets to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for donation to the country’s orphanages.
Meeting of religious scholars to reopen the girls’ schools
MONITORING (SW) – A high level meeting of religious scholars is set to deliberate on ways and means to reopen the girls’ schools.
String of road accidents on Eid day leaves hundreds injured
MONITORING (SW) – Hundreds of people got injured in traffic accidents during the three days of Eid al-Fitr across the country, confirmed officials on Thursday.
Anas Haqqani hints at reopening girls’ schools
KHOST CITY (SW) – Anas Haqqani, a senior Islamic Emirate official, on Wednesday pledged that the girls’ schools above grade six would reopen following a grand gathering of the religious scholars.
Mujahid says no restrictions on press freedom
KABUL (SW) – In his message on World Press Freedom Day, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, claimed there were no restrictions on media in the country.
150 cases of violence against journalists in 8 months
MONITORING (SW) – The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media has said that at least 150 cases of violence against journalists have been reported in the past eight months.
Afghanistan’s complaint against Pakistan’s air raid ‘neglected’
MONITORING (SW) – A letter sent by the so-called Chargé d’affaires (CDA) of the Afghan Mission to the United Nations to the UN Security Council President for the month of April about the alleged cross-border Pakistani airstrikes has been “ignored”, as he doesn’t speak for Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Ambassador Munir Akram said Saturday.
‘Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women’
KABUL (SW) – The US Special Envoy Rina Amiri has said that the Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women and girls.
Monopoly of power to exacerbate the situation, says Ghani
MONITORING (SW) – Former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said Afghanistan has entered a ‘dangerous phase’ and monopoly of power would only worsen the situation.
