Taliban celebrate advances on Panjshir with aerial firing causing casualties
KABUL (SW) – At least 17 people got killed or injured following celebratory aerial firing in connection with the Taliban’s advances on Panjshir province.
Category: Security
Disregard for access to information law haunts journalists
KABUL (SW) – With the rise to power of the Taliban, journalists across the country fear for disregard to access to information law.
Access to humanitarian services cut off in Panjshir, says Saleh
KABUL (SW) – Amrullah Saleh, the former first vice president and a resistance force leader in Panjshir, has said that the Taliban have cut off access to humanitarian services in the province.
Baradar to lead Taliban’s government in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as its fighters battled forces loyal to the vanquished republic in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul.
Women in Herat march for rights, liberties
HERAT (SW) – Women and girls in Herat took to the streets on Thursday demanding right to study and work.
Only 4 foreign diplomatic missions operating in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Since the fall of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Taliban, only four diplomatic missions are left functioning in the capital Kabul.
Talks to resolve Panjshir issues have failed, says Taliban
KABUL (SW) – The Taliban has said talks to resolve matters in regard to Panjshir province have failed.
A humanitarian catastrophe looms over Afghanistan, says UN chief
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis and the threat of basic services collapsing in Afghanistan.
Taliban consulting to form new government
KABUL (SW) – The Taliban called for friendly ties with the U.S. and indicated they were close to announcing details of a new government just hours after the last American soldiers flew out of Kabul to end 20 years of war.
33,000 children killed, maimed in Afghanistan in 20 years
MONITORING (SW) – Almost 33,000 children have been killed and maimed in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, an average of one child every five hours, Save the Children said as the last of the international military forces pulled out of Kabul on Tuesday.
Limits on transactions irk cash-strapped Afghans
KABUL (SW) – Most of the financial institutions resumed operations on Monday, but limit on amount of transactions and huge crowd of customers continued to cause concerns.
Taliban assures foreign diplomatic missions safe exit path for Afghans
KABUL (SW) – The Taliban have allowed foreign diplomatic missions that Afghans wishing to leave the country will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country, said an official statement.
