A six-day book fair titled “Street Book Exhibition” has been opened in Herat province on Sunday. Farooq Mahmoodi, one of the organizers of the exhibition, expressed delight at the warm reception from the residents of Herat province towards the exhibition. He stated that they are striving to organize more such.
Afghanistan’s embassy in India responds to reports of Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul general in Mumbai, allegedly smuggling 25 kilograms of gold from Dubai. Denial of Affiliation Kabul 24: the embassy clarifies that Wardak is not associated with Afghanistan’s mission in India, stating that her mission ended in November 2023,.
On World Press Freedom Day, Afghanistan has fallen from 152nd to 178th in the press freedom index. According to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) list, Afghanistan has dropped 26 places due to the deaths and arrests of journalists. Kabul 24: The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) also expressed concern over the.
Diplomatic Gold Smuggling India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted Afghan Consul General Zakia Wardak at Mumbai airport, seizing 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.6 crore allegedly smuggled from Dubai. Kabul 24: The incident on April 25 led to a case under the Customs Act, 1962, with the gold.
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the expulsion of illegal refugees from Pakistan and the potential impact on Afghan women’s rights activists. Kabul 24: Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations, addressed this issue during a press briefing held on Thursday, November 9, at the organization’s headquarters..
The European Union (EU) delegation based in Kabul has allocated £15 million to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan to facilitate women-led local businesses’ access to financial services. Kabul 24: Raffaella Iodice, the Head of the EU Delegation in Afghanistan, emphasised the economic importance of empowering Afghan women..
As the deadline approaches for the Pakistani government’s mandatory deportation of refugees, especially Afghans, Interior Minister of Pakistan, Sarfraz Bugti, announced that all refugees lacking valid documents will be deported from the country in two stages. Kabul 24: According to Geo News, on Sunday night, October 30, Bugti stated that.
Sources in Khost province have reported a mysterious murder of a woman in Ismaiel-Khel, Mandozai district, on Friday, October 27th. Kabul 24: The victim, a 50-year-old woman, succumbed to fatal knife wounds, according to local authorities. Taliban security officials in the province have confirmed the incident via a press release..
Iranian teenager is now declared “brain dead” by Iranian state media after slipping into a coma earlier this month during a reported incident with officers regarding the country’s hijab law violation. Kabul24: An Iranian high school student who fell into a coma in controversial circumstances on the Tehran metro in.
Faryab police have reported the suicide of a young woman in Pashtunkot district of this province. Kabul 24: According to the Faryab Security Command’s newsletter, this woman committed suicide yesterday evening (Sunday, 30 Mizan) in Hazarsum village of Pashtunkot district. It is said that this woman’s name was Kamele and.
The United Nations Population Fund says that, based on this organization’s estimate, around 7,500 pregnant women have been affected by the recent earthquakes in Herat. Kabul 24: This fund published a report today (Sunday, 30 Mizan) and said that it has sent eight mobile medical teams to Herat to support.
Taliban security officials in Faryab say that “unknown armed persons” have killed a woman and injured her mother in Chehlazi district of this province. Kabul 24: According to the press release of the Taliban Police in Faryab, this incident happened on Friday (28 Mizan) in the “Chaharshanbe” area of the.
