Category: Security

Forex trader gunned down by unknown gunmen

HERAT CITY (SW) – A currency trader has been gunned down by unknown gunmen in the Herat city, capital of Herat province, confirmed officials on Sunday.

Arresting Jalal described as curbs on freedom of speech

KABUL (SW) – The Federation of Journalists and Media of Afghanistan called the detention of Faizullah Jalal, a professor at Kabul University, by the forces of the Islamic Emirate as a curb on freedom of expression, and called the continuation of such detentions contrary to human rights values and laws.

Analysts fear for fallout of unrest in Kazakhstan on Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the mounting unrest in Kazakhstan would eventually have its impacts on Afghanistan as well.

Afghans increasingly unable to meet basic needs, services collapse

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan rises to the top of Watchlist as the population increasingly cannot meet basic needs and the economy and public services collapse, despite the end of major conflict, warned the International Rescue Committee.

Analysts see Pakistan exploiting Islamic Emirate’s weaknesses

KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe Pakistan is aiming to exploit the weakness of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan for its own strategic objectives.

Sarwar Danish given resettlement in New Zealand

MONITORING (SW) The former vice president of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danish and 13 family members have arrived in New Zealand after the Government granted them resettlement.

Debacle at the Afghan Embassy in Rome

KABUL (SW) – There were chaotic scenes at the Afghan Embassy in Rome when a former diplomat claimed to be appointed as envoy in Italy by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Harsh winter exacerbating the severe conditions faced by many Afghans

KABUL (SW) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that the harsh winter is exacerbating the severe conditions that many Afghans are facing.

IE rejects reports of border skirmish with Turkmenistan

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate officials have rejected reports of border skirmish with the Turkmenistan forces.

Cabinet calls for release of inmates in arbitrary detentions

KABUL (SW) – The cabinet of ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has called for swift release of inmates kept in arbitrary detentions.

Mullah Baradar rules out inclusion of former officials

KABUL (SW) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the first deputy prime minister, has said no official from the previous administration would be taken onboard the Islamic Emirate.