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Road accident claims eight lives in Jalalabad

JALALABAD (SW) – A deadly road accident in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province, has claimed at least eight lives, confirmed officials.

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.

‘Pashtun Jirga’ demands elected government in Afghanistan

‘Pashtun Jirga’ (grand council of Pashtuns) in Pakistan has called for the formation of an elected government in Afghanistan.

SIGAR raises alarm over crumbling healthcare system in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has warned the international community against the crumbling healthcare system in the war-ravaged country.

MEP criticizes international community for ignoring Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – Member of the European Parliament, Clare Daly, has lashed out at the international community for ignoring the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Life-saving assistance for 12.9 million children in danger

KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund has said it aims to reach 12.9 million children with life-saving assistance in Afghanistan, but cannot achieve it without urgent support.

All 34 provinces facing crisis of acute food insecurity

MONITORING (SW) – The World Food Program has said that 22.8 million people – half of the population – are projected to be acutely food insecure in 2022,1 including 8.7 million at risk of famine-like conditions.

74 children lose their lives to measles outbreak

FAIZ ABAD (SW) – At least 74 children have lost their lives to measles outbreak in Badakhshan province, confirmed officials.

Kabul – Doha flights set to resume

KABUL (SW) – The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that the Kabul – Doha flights will resume as per normal operations after the prolonged delay.

Biden links recognition of Islamic Emirate to release of Navy veteran

MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, saying his release was “not negotiable” if the Taliban regime were to expect any consideration of being recognized as legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.

US urged to lift Afghans out of crisis by unfreezing state assets

KABUL (SW) – Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, a member of the High Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, said that Afghanistan’s economy was collapsing and that the United States could prevent it from collapsing.