Top UN official in Afghanistan warns of threats to the gains
KABUL (SW) – The gains of the past two decades in Afghanistan are faced with threats, warned a top UN official in the country.
Category: Security
Islamic world urged to help earn recognition for Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has urged the Islamic countries to play their role in earning international recognition for their rule in Afghanistan.
85% Afghans living in areas prone to natural disasters
KABUL (SW) – An overwhelming majority of citizens in Afghanistan are living in areas prone to natural disasters, said an official.
Transporters irked by extortion across Islam Qala in Iran
A number of drivers traveling to Iran on the Islamkala-Herat highway say that no drivers in Iranian parking lots across the border feel safe.
Media is getting systematically censored, says TSH
MONITORING (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has portrayed a grim state of affairs in the media sector in Afghanistan following the rise to power of the Islamic Emirate here.
Women getting ‘excluded’ from public life in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate has been blamed for ‘excluding’ women from the public life in Afghanistan.
Production capacity at Kajaki to be lifted, says officials
KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Islamic Emirate have vowed that the production capacity of Kajaki Dam in Helmand province will be increased.
Pakistan’s NSA to visit Kabul for assessing humanitarian situation
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf will be visiting Kabul this week to assess the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, reported Express Tribune.
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan agree on expediting work on TAPI
KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to enhance bilateral ties and expedite work on the TAPI gas pipeline project, said an official on Sunday.
Analysts see Pakistan exploiting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe Pakistan is aiming to exploit the crisis in Afghanistan for its own benefits days after the Pakistani premier announced to send expert human resources to the war-ravaged country.
Islamic Emirate reiterates resolve to allow girls to study
MONITORING (SW) – The Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan has the resolve to open all schools for girls across the country after late March, their spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday, offering the first timeline for addressing a key demand of the international community.
Pakistan says fencing of Durand Line would be completed
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Friday said that the remaining fencing at the Durand Line with Afghanistan would be completed with the consent of the neighbouring country, stating that “they are our brothers”.
