UNAMA concerned over civilian casualties by Pakistani air strikes
KABUL (SW) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has expressed concerns over reports of civilian casualties following air strikes by Pakistan in Khost and Kunar provinces.
Category: Security
Indian FM meets UN chief, discusses Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a “wide ranging discussion” with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and exchanged views on the global impact of the Ukraine conflict as well as the situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar.
Pakistan’s bombing of Khost sparks diplomatic row
KABUL (SW) – Pakistan’s top diplomat in Kabul has been summoned to record strong protest over aerial raid in Khost and mortar shelling in Kunar provinces.
“Taliban will face serious consequences if it does not reconsider closure of girls’ schools”
MONITORING (SW) – The US State Department spokesman Ned Price has said the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate will face serious consequences if it does not reconsider the decision to close secondary schools and girls’ high schools ‘immediately’.
Pakistan bombs migrants’ camps in Khost
KHOST CITY (SW) – Authorities in Khost have confirmed that Pakistani forces have bombed the migrants’ camps in the province.
Quadripartite meeting on cards to address Afghan refugees issues
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations of the Islamic Emirate has announced that it will hold a quadripartite meeting to address the situation and problems of Afghan refugees in neighboring countries.
Lack of power irks Kandahar Industrialists
KANDAHAR CITY (SW) – Industrialists in Kandahar say lack of electricity and other hassles have led to suspension of operations at many units in the industrial park here.
Authorities claim progress towards reopening girls’ schools
KABUL (SW) – Authorities claim to have made progress towards reopening the girls’ schools across the country.
WHO chief blames racism for greater focus on Ukraine than Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Yeman and Syria
MONITORING (SW) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the global community’s focus on the war in Ukraine, arguing that crises elsewhere, including in his home country of Ethiopia, are not being given equal consideration, possibly because the people affected are not white.
Islamic Emirate rejects NYT report on abductions, killings
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has rejected a New York Times report on arbitrary abductions and extra-judicial killings of former government forces and officials.
Journalists looking for labour-intensive jobs to survive
LASHKARGAH(SW) – Growing restrictions on press freedom and deteriorating economic circumstances are forcing local journalists to look for labour-intensive daily wage jobs across Afghanistan to make ends meet.
US reports ‘steep drop’ in human rights progress in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – An official report released by the State Department has acknowledged a steep drop in human rights progress in Afghanistan following the United States’ withdrawal last August.
