In a highly emotional and explosive telephone interview with Reuters, Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former Prime Minister of Bangladesh who has been sentenced to death in her homeland, has announced she will return from exile in India in December this year and surrender herself to the courts. Kabul 24: The.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has nominated experienced Bangladeshi diplomat Rabab Fatima as his Special Representative for Afghanistan, according to sources speaking to Ariana News. Kabul 24: The nomination has been forwarded to the UN Security Council, which is expected to deliberate and decide on her appointment in the coming.
UN Women has released a new Gender Alert highlighting the disproportionate impact of recent cross-border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan on women and girls.According to the report, at least 90,000 people have been affected by the clashes that escalated since late February. Kabul 24: More than 52 percent of those.
The four-day “Economic Dawn” exhibition is currently underway in Kabul, providing a valuable platform to support entrepreneurs — especially women — and promote domestically produced goods in Afghanistan. Kabul 24: Organized by UN Women, the Afghanistan Economic Initiative Institute, and several other partner organizations, the event features nearly 120 booths,.
Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), stated in a recent press conference that political engagement with Afghanistan continues through the Doha process. Kabul 24: She described this initiative as the sole structured multilateral platform for addressing the.
The deputy spokesperson of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has stated that during the first six months of the lunar year 1447 AH (corresponding to the first and second quarters), Afghan courts processed 790 cases related to women’s rights. Kabul 24: According to Mansour Ahmad Hamza,.
Kenichi Masamoto, Japan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, highlighted ongoing engagement between his country and Afghanistan, describing education as a critical concern for the international community and urging the development of suitable solutions in this area. kabul 24: The ambassador stated that Japan expects the Islamic Emirate to make significant progress in.
In a groundbreaking achievement, Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA), became the world’s first wheelchair user to travel to space on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Kabul 24: She flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket (mission NS-37) from the company’s launch site.
An accountability court in Pakistan on Saturday, December 20, 2025, sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in the Toshakhana-II corruption case. Kabul 24: The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Shahrukh Arjumand inside the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi,.
On International Human Rights Day (10 December), Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, reaffirmed that the government remains fully committed to upholding human rights, provided they align with the principles and obligations of Islamic Sharia. Kabul 24: In messages posted on X and shared with.
Georgette Gagnon, Acting Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), stated in an exclusive interview with TOLOnews that UNAMA serves as a “bridge” between the international community and the current Afghan government. Kabul 24: She emphasized that the primary goal of the mission is to help Afghanistan.
Two 17-year-old Afghan asylum seekers, Jan Jahanzib and Asrar Niazal, were today sentenced to 10 years and 8 months, and 10 years and 9 months respectively in a young offenders’ institution after admitting the rape of a 15-year-old British girl. Kabul 24: The pair had pleaded guilty in October. At.
