School children in villages to attend ‘madrasas’ for studies
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Education of the Islamic Emirate has announced that schools across the country will reopen this month.
Category: Security
Call for revitalizing commission on access to information
KABUL (SW) – Latests and ongoing incidents of the arrests of journalists and media workers by the Islamic Emirate forces have drawn strong criticism from media support groups.
‘Afghanistan urgently needs a functioning banking system’
MONITORING (SW) – The Human Rights Watch has stressed that Afghanistan urgently needs a functioning banking system to address the humanitarian crisis.
Kabul Municipality fines a hotel for cutting trees
KABUL (SW) – The Kabul Municipality has slapped a hotel with a fine worth over a million afghanis for cutting down 26 trees.
Intelligence forces detain three senior Tolo News members
KABUL (SW) – A reliable source in the TOLO News private television has confirmed to Salam Watandar that three employees of this organisation were arrested by the Islamic Emirate’s intelligence forces on Thursday evening.
EU welcomes formation of commission by IE cabinet
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate’s move to form a commission tasked with consulting and inviting key political figures residing abroad back to the country has been widely hailed.
Afghan diplomatic missions in the US to cease operations
MONITORING (SW) – The Afghan Embassy and two consulates in the United States will cease operations at noon March 23, Afghan diplomats say.
“Dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan should not be forgotten”
MONITORING (SW) – The dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan should not be forgotten as the world’s attention is focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday ahead of a key donor conference set to take place this month.
Commission formed to consult, invite key figures back to Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The cabinet of ministers of the Islamic Emirate on Wednesday approved formation of a commission tasked with consulting and inviting key political figures residing abroad back to the country.
‘ISIS attacks are likely to “ramp up” in the coming months’
MONITORING (SW) – General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, has said that ISIS attacks are likely to “ramp up” in the coming months as the Taliban has struggled to limit the group since taking control of Afghanistan.
Afghan refugees harassed, persecuted in Pakistan
KABUL (SW) – Authorities in Pakistan have resumed harassing and persecuting Afghan refugees under different pretexts.
95 percent of Afghanistan population not eating enough food
MONITORING (SW) – In Afghanistan, a staggering 95 per cent of the population is not eating enough food, with that percentage rising to almost 100
