UN mourns killing of 8 polio vaccinators in Kunduz, Takhar
MONITORING (SW) – Eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan were killed on Friday while carrying out their life-saving work.
Category: Security
Four members of polio vaccination team assassinated
MONITORING (SW) – At least four members of the polio vaccination team were gunned down by unknown gunmen in Kunduz province, confirmed officials on Thursday.
Call for an inclusive government in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) — The EU and Central Asian envoys for Afghanistan have called for an inclusive government in Kabul.
UN chief urges Putin to call back troops from Ukraine
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine, the White House has said.
Boy, girl flogged in Ghor over ‘illicit’ affair
GHOR (SW) – A young coupe has been publicly flogged in Ghor province on the charge of extramarital affair, confirmed officials on Wednesday.
IE forces directed not to shoot at suspects
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has instructed the Kabul Police Command in a five-point instruction that the security forces must not shoot anyone during the inspection.
‘Access to health care remains a major concern for majority of Afghans’
MONITORING (SW) – The International Committee of Red Cross has warned that the access to health care remains a major concern for a vast majority of Afghans as thousands of health facilities have closed or are not functioning anymore, and most people can’t afford treatment in private clinics anymore nor travel to neighbouring countries.
Pakistan’s prime minister to visit Moscow amid Russia – Ukraine row
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s prime minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, officials have said, as the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine seems imminent.
1500 fresh troops deployed to Bamyan
BAMYAN CITY (SW) – A fresh batch of 1,500 security forces has been sent to improve security in Bamyan province, announced the defense ministry on Tuesday.
Flash floods warning issued to alert citizens
KABUL (SW) – Warning has been issued by the government to alert residents in a number of provinces in the wake of flash floods following heavy downpour.
4350 individuals expelled from Islamic Emirate ranks
KABUL (SW) – Thousands of ‘undesirable’ individuals have been sacked and removed from the ranks of the security forces, said a senior Islamic Emirate official on Monday.
Afghanistan becoming breeding ground for ‘Jihadis’, says MI5
MONITORING (SW) – The British intelligence chief has claimed that Afghanistan was becoming a breeding ground for ‘Jihadis’ again just months after the West’s withdrawal in the face of Taliban advancements.
