The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that UK Special Forces are at the center of a war crimes inquiry into alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Kabul 24: The inquiry, which is being led by Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, is examining allegations that Special Forces personnel killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances.
Former German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, has said that Germany had no choice but to participate in the Afghanistan mission. kabul 24: Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday, Fischer said that Germany had no real choice but to participate in the mission to topple the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
According to the Taliban’s Ministry for Disaster Management, recent flash floods have caused the deaths of seven people and injuries to nine others in several provinces of Afghanistan. Kabul 24: Shafiullah Rahimi, the ministry’s spokesperson, released a video on Sunday saying that the incidents occurred in Paktia, Paktika, Nangarhar, Logar,.
Amnesty International has reiterated that erasing women and girls from public life is a crime against humanity for which the Taliban must be held accountable. Kabul24: In a tweet on Saturday, the organization highlighted that Afghanistan’s women and girls have been stripped of their basic rights and freedoms, with their.
Ehsanullah, an experienced gardener in Farah, has been battling tent moths for over eight years. With two fig gardens under his care, he laments the annual invasion of these pests as the weather warms up. Kabul24: Despite his efforts, Ehsanullah reveals that no institution has provided professional training to gardeners.
Iranian police chief, Ahmad Reza Radan, has accused the Taliban of lacking the will to combat opium production and drugs trafficking in Afghanistan. Kabul24: Speaking to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Monday on the occasion of International Day Against Drugs, Radan said that opium cultivation has increased.
Afghanistan has been ranked among the worst countries to be born in, according to a report by KidsRights Foundation, a children’s advocacy organisation. Kabul24: The 2023 KidsRights Index, an annual report ranking of children’s rights, evaluated 192 countries across five domains: life, health, education, protection, and enabling environment. The report.
The Taliban has rejected the recent UN report on opium production in the country as “far from reality”. Kabul24: The report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that Afghanistan was responsible for producing an estimated 80 per cent of the global opiate production in 2022, despite.
The UK Home Office has recently asked more than 400 refugees from Afghanistan, who were evacuated from the country following the Taliban takeover, to leave the hotels they have been accommodated. Kabul24: According to the BBC, half of the refugees could end up homeless. The Home Office has said that.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday that talks with the Taliban over the Helmand River water rights continues. Kabul24: Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, Kanaani said that the two sides had held “specialised discussions on the matter”. According to ISNA, Kanaani said that the Taliban.
Lack of Female Health Workers and Medical Facilities Limit Women’s Access to Healthcare Kabul24: Women’s Health Services Compromised by Lack of Female Doctors in Ghazni Clinics According to several residents of Ghazni, including visitors to the “Shams al-Arifin” clinic near the Eidgah Mosque, women in the province are facing serious.
Nada Al-Nashif, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed deep concerns over the Taliban abuse women’s rights. Kabul24: She said: “Globally, we have seen a backlash against women’s and girls’ rights in recent years. However, nowhere has this been more profound and all-encompassing than in Afghanistan since the.
