Northern Balkh province records 40 confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the past two-month, reports health officials. Kabul24: Khalil Ahmad Khalil, the head of the infectious Hospital in Balkh, has reported that the majority of the patients diagnosed with CCHF are butchers and farmers. According to him, nine.
The head of the United Nation’s Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, declared on Wednesday that it is “nearly impossible” for the Taliban to be recognised as long as they continue to restrict the rights of women and girls.” Kabul24: Speaking a a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, she.
The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has said it is “extremely concerned” by the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ sport. Kabul24: The IOC’s Executive Board met on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, reiterating its call for the Taliban to reverse restrictions imposed on women and girls participating in.
Taliban police have confirmed that a man was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the northern Sar-e-Pol province on Tuesday night. Kabul24: According to a statement by Taliban police in the province, the man identified as 60-year-old Ramazan was killed when unknown assailants dragged him out of his home and.
Taliban’s Office of Refugees and Repatriation in Kandahar has in a recent public letter banned women from working for refugee organizations in the Spin Boldak district amid widespread condemnation. Kabul34: The letter sent to the district head of refugee and repatriation in Spin Boldak ordered the office to bar female employees who,.
On World Refugee Day, refugees from Afghanistan in Indonesia expressed their dissatisfaction with the UNHCR for failing to address their problems. Kabul24: According to a statement released on Tuesday, thousands of refugees have been living in a state of uncertainty in Indonesia for over 12 years. Despite continuous demonstrations over.
A group of more than 100 parliamentarians from the UK, Australia, Portugal and Italy have written to Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, urging him to do more to support exiled Afghan female footballers. Kabul24: The letter, according to The Guardian, calls on Fifa to uphold its commitments to equality and to.
UN warns of ‘extremely high’ hunger and malnutrition levels in Afghanistan The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the severity levels of hunger and malnutrition remain extremely high in Afghanistan. Kabul24: In a tweet on Wednesday, OCHA stated that “Over 15.5 million people in Afghanistan.
A former Afghan Air Force pilot who worked with British forces in Afghanistan is facing deportation to Rwanda after his application for asylum in the UK was rejected. Kabul24: He has pleaded with the UK government to grant him asylum. According to The Independent, which has been campaigning for the pilot,.
Belarusian Foreign Minister States that the Situation in Afghanistan Poses a Grave Threat to CSTO’s Security and Stability Kabul24: Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergey Aleinik has recently addressed the media, stating that the current situation in Afghanistan is a severe threat to the security and stability of CSTO’s member states. Aleinik.
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has recently blocked or temporarily deactivated numerous WhatsApp accounts belonging to Taliban officials and soldiers. Kabul24: WhatsApp’s action against the Taliban, according to the New York Times, has disrupted the group’s communications. Taliban officials and soldiers have been using WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging.
Activist Sitara Mohammadi from the Human Rights Center of Australia raised the Hazara Genocide at the 53rd UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva which began Monday, stating that Hazaras are facing a “slow-motion genocide” under the Taliban rule. Kabul24: Mohammadi highlighted that women and ethnic and religious minorities are particularly at.
