Category: Women

US, Qatari officials discuss evacuation from Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a phone call with Secretary of State of the United States of America HE Antony Blinken on Afghanistan, confirmed an official statement on Monday.

Oslo holds landmark meeting on Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A landmark one-day meeting between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by Amir Khan Mottaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a number of Afghan political figures and civil activists was held in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

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.

Number of malnourished children on the rise

MONITORING (SW) – The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has expressed concern over the growing number of malnourished children in Afghanistan and warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country.

Pakistan sends medical team to Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) has sent a medical team to Afghanistan in order to assist the process of renovation of three hospitals as part of the humanitarian assistance to the war-stricken country.

UN planning an $8 billion worth of programs in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations is planning an $8 billion program of aid and services in Afghanistan for next year, taking on many government functions at a time when the Taliban regime remains under economic sanctions and lacks diplomatic recognition, according to international officials.