The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, the prominent South African judge and former head of the UN Commission of Inquiry who previously characterized military actions in Gaza as “genocide,” has sparked widespread international backlash. Kabul 24: In response to the decision and the International Criminal.
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned of irreparable consequences should the international community turn its back on Afghanistan, emphasizing the critical need for continued global engagement. Kabul 24: In an interview with *Foreign Policy*, the senior UN official stressed that abandoning Afghanistan amid its complex and.
According to a report by Reuters, the first Afghan-American woman has officially been sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, taking her oath of office at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. This milestone victory comes following a special election held to fill the seat vacated by Eric Swalwell. Kabul.
Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, stated that the issue of reopening schools for girls above the sixth grade remains under review, and the government is working to resolve the matter. Kabul 24: Speaking today at the “Government in the Mirror of the Media” program, Mujahid noted that currently,.
Behind the walls of Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, structured vocational and educational programs are offering female inmates a path toward rehabilitation. Kabul 24: Alongside serving their sentences, nearly 400 women detained in the facility’s female sector now have access to workshops in tailoring and carpet weaving, as well as literacy classes.
Security officials in Herat Province have reported a tragic and shocking incident within the city, confirming the arrest of a female house cleaner accused of murdering a one-and-a-half-year-old child. Kabul 24: The crime, which took place inside a residential home, has sent shockwaves of grief and anxiety through the local.
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,.
