Philippine Foreign Minister, Enrique Manalo, has said that negotiations are underway with the US government to temporarily host Afghan nationals and their dependents in the Philippines. Kabul24: According to Benar News,, thousands of people who are waiting to be resettled in the US under the Special Immigration Visas (SIV) will.
Iran says two of its border guards were killed and two injured during clashes with Taliban forces on Saturday. Kabul24: According to the Tehran Times, the two sides exchanged fires across the Abrisham Bridge in Makaki district of Nimruz province, shutting down the busiest border crossing between the two countries. Iran.
Women journalists in Balkh province speak out against Taliban restrictions and call for support A group of women journalists and media workers in the northern Balkh province have raised concerns about their job security and economic hardships, as well the Taliban’s restrictions on their work. Kabul24: In a joint statement.
A charity foundation and a business company held a mass wedding for 50 young couples, who might otherwise be unable to afford the costly affair, as they tied the knot in the southwestern Nimruz province. Kabul24: The wedding, organized on a low-cost scale in the provincial capital Zaranj and amid.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, has said that the Islamic State (IS) is destabilising Afghanistan and the region with “external support”. Kabul24: Speaking at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, Zakharova said that the security situation in Afghanistan is “tense” “ISIL is engaged in subversive activities against the.
The Taliban’s governor of Bamiyan province, Abdullah Sarhadi, in an interview with the Washington Post has defended the group’s destruction of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan. Kabul24: Sarhadi said that “We should follow the demands of God.” And that the destruction in 2001 of the ancient monuments, had been a.
The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls have rightly been under scrutiny since the group’s return to power. But for things to change in the right direction, the international community must broaden its view on the group’s policies. Kabul24: As the recent UN Security Council reportr states, the Taliban leadership.
The World Bank has organized a two-day workshop in Dubai to discuss “strengthening the payment system” in Afghanistan. Kabul24: Melinda Goode, head of the World Bank office in Afghanistan, has said that more than a hundred experts from domestic and international banks, digital providers, international partners and civil society are.
Decrees Against Women and Girls in Afghanistan The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has released a report detailing the troubled situation of women and girls in Afghanistan. According to the report, the Taliban issued over 50 restrictive decrees against women and girls in Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s State Ministry for Disaster Management has reported a series of natural disasters in Afghanistan, resulting in casualties and extensive damage over the past week. Kabul24: Various provinces, including Ghor, Badakhshan, Paktia, Kunar, Takhar, Nuristan, and Parwan, have experienced floods, landslides, heavy rainfall, and storms. According to the ministry’s.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan marked World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by emphasizing the universal demand for blood in the country. Kabul24: “The need for blood is universal. Every single blood or plasma donation is a precious lifesaving gift and key to saving lives,” said Dr..
An investigative report by the BBC has shed light to the harrowing experiences faced by people fleeing the Taliban, who are being kidnapped and subjected to torture by smugglers and criminal networks along the Iran-Turkey border on their journey to Europe. Kabul24: According to the report, once these gangs capture.
