US envoy meets former president Karzai over girls’ schools
KABUL (SW) – The top US envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West has met former president Hamid Karzai to discuss the state of girls’ education in the country.
Category: Security
Lack of a clear foreign policy makes Afghanistan vulnerable to foreign interference
KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the lack of a clear foreign policy vision by the Islamic Emirate would pave way for even greater foreign interference in Afghanistan.
UNICEF warns against explosive remnant of war
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Children Fund or UNICEF has expressed deep sadness over the killing of five children, one girl and four boys, when an explosive remnant of war (ERW) detonated yesterday in Marjah District, Helmand Province.
Blanket ban imposed on poppy cultivation
KABUL (SW) – Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, has issued a new decree banning poppy cultivation and any intoxicants throughout Afghanistan.
Blast in ‘Saray-e-Shahzada’ claims one life, injures 10 people
KABUL (SW) – A blast inside the main forex exchange market in the downtown Kabul has killed one person and a number of people got injured, confirmed officials.
UNHCR chief calls for help for Afghans in neighboring countries
MONITORING (SW) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has urged the international community to help Afghan refugees and displaced communities in the neighboring countries.
Blasts in Herat claim five lives, 25 injured
HERAT CITY (SW) – Back-to-back bomb blasts in Herat province have claimed the lives of five people and injured 25 others, confirmed officials on Friday.
Countries responsible for Afghanistan’s plight urged to fulfill their commitments to reconstruction
MONITORING (SW) – At a regional conference on Afghanistan, foreign ministers of neighboring countries urged those countries primarily responsible for Afghanistan’s current plight to fulfill their commitments to the country’s economic reconstruction and development.
Donors pledge $2.44 billion for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – A total of 41 donor countries pledged more than $2.44 billion towards the United Nations $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the world body said on Thursday, as international concerns grew over the Taliban denying girls a secondary education.
Mutaqqi seeks support for Islamic Emirate at regional conference in China
KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has called on countries in the region to support his government in Afghanistan.
China urges the US to unfreeze assets of Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Two key meetings on the Afghan situation convened in China’s Anhui Province on Thursday, with one, the Troika Plus meeting, the first occasion where representatives from Russia and the US sat together since the start of the Ukraine crisis.
Road accident claims five lives
KABUL (SW) – At least five people have lost their lives to road accidents in Nangarhar, Maidan Wardak and Helmand provinces, authorities confirmed on Thursday.
