Afghanistan

Women-run radio station shut down by Taliban

03 Apr 2023

According to a report from Al Jazeera on Monday, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down in yet another oppressive step because it broadcast music during the fasting month of Ramzan. Since it began broadcasting ten years ago, Sadai Banowan has been the only woman-run radio...

Afghanistan: Explosion in Foreign Ministry in Kabul kills 2, injures 12

27 Mar 2023

At least two persons were killed and 12 others have been injured in a heavy blast near Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry in downtown Kabul on Monday, according to a hospital run by an Italian NGO, reported Al Jazeera. "We received some patients," said Stefano Sozza of Italian NGO Emergency. The NGO...

3 killed, 44 injured after 6.8-magnitude quake shakes Afghanistan

22 Mar 2023

The death toll from Tuesday's powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has risen to three, according to Khaama Press, citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan. At least 44 people were injured as a result of the quake, which caused strong tremors in Pakistan. However, the number of casualties...

Afghanistan seeks UN support for storage of wheat amid concerns of drought

19 Mar 2023

Afghanistan seeks help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the UN to provide storage facilities for wheat. According to the Afghan news agency, the chamber of agriculture and livestock has called on the UN to help the country regarding the same...

Taliban-led government in Afghanistan stifles women’s rights, says US Chief

08 Feb 2023

Women in Afghanistan have been experiencing several challenges in their lives, including the inability to attend educational institutions or work in offices due to the ban imposed by the existing government, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the females have to live in exile in their own country. The...

Afghan Journalists complains about lack of information.

16 Jan 2023

Journalists and media outlets in Afghanistan strongly criticized the lack of access to information as well as harsh restriction placed on media professionals by the Taliban since it took control of the Afghan land in August last year. “When we contact the government or the officials or drop them a...

Australia cancels ODI series against Afghanistan

13 Jan 2023

Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that Australia’s men’s ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE in March will not go ahead and that the board will “continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country.” CA announced on Thursday...

OIC urges Taliban to reconsider ban on women from working

13 Jan 2023

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the Taliban to reconsider the decision to ban women from working for NGOs. This comes right after the Taliban banned women from going to work for any domestic or foreign NGOs. OIC has called the ban on women from working in...

Three killed, 13 injured in accident in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

03 Jan 2023

In an accident in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, three people died and 13 others suffered injuries, TOLOnews reported on Tuesday. Molavi Mullah Mohammad Haqmal, the press representative for the Spin Boldak district, confirmed the incident and stated that it took place on the Spin Boldak-Kandahar road at about 7:30 p.m. (local...

Taliban Orders Ban On University Education For Afghan Girls

21 Dec 2022

Taliban banned Afghan girls from University education ON December 20, 2022. According to a letter by the Taliban's higher education minister. "The Ministry of Higher Education in a letter has ordered the suspension of higher education for female students in Afghanistan until the next announcement." One of the media tweeted,...

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