By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 8, 2023 at 9:35 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Spokesman denied restrictions on the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai but stressed that Karzai’s meetings should be through addresses of the Islamic Emirate. Zabiullah Mujahid said that Karzai currently doesn’t have any political position and that he is a normal citizen of the country. Mujahid’s remarks come one day after a TOLOnews report that said the former president has been restricted from…
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report in TOLOnews, Sept 5, 2023The activities of seven media outlets in Paktia have stopped due to economic challenges after the Islamic Emirate took over the country. According to the officials, these include four radio stations, two print media outlets, and one online media outlet. “The media operating in the province have many economic problems and there is no specific source to finance them,” said Sayed Omer Adil, head of a radio station in Paktia.…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 8, 2023 at 9:35 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Spokesman denied restrictions on the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai but stressed that Karzai’s meetings should be through addresses of the Islamic Emirate. Zabiullah Mujahid said that Karzai currently doesn’t have any political position and that he is a normal citizen of the country. Mujahid’s remarks come one day after a TOLOnews report that said the former president has been restricted from…
AFP report, Sept 7, 2023DUSHANBE: Tajikistan said on Wednesday that it had killed three members of a “terrorist group” who had infiltrated the country from neighbouring Afghanistan, the second such incident this year in the Central Asian nation. Tajikistan is a sparsely-populated, poor, mountainous ex-Soviet country where fears have risen that the return to power of the Taliban in its war-scarred southern neighbour could destabilise the country. “Three members of a terrorist organisation breached the…
Anadolu Agency report, Sept 7, 2023 at 9:46 AMA delegation of Muslim scholars from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reminded Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government on Wednesday that education is an “Islamic obligation for both men and women.” They discussed the issue with Afghan Minister of Education Mawlawi Habibullah Agha and Minister of Higher Education Mawlawi Nida Muhammad Nadim in the capital Kabul, said a statement by the OIC. “During the meetings, both sides stressed…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 6, 2023 at 8:35 PMFormer president Hamid Karzai’s relatives confirmed there is a ban on Karzai’s travel abroad. The relatives of Hamid Karzai confirmed to TOLOnews that three official invitations from other nations were sent to Karzai when he returned from the UK, but the Islamic Emirate has not yet let him travel abroad. In the meantime, a source told TOLOnews that Hamid Karzai was not permitted to meet…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 5, 2023The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced rations for an additional two million Afghans this month. The agency’s country director has raised concerns about an impending “catastrophic” winter if funding is depleted, leaving remote communities with insufficient food supplies. Amidst increasing concern over declining aid for Afghanistan, the reduction in rations occurs. The UN humanitarian response plan for the country is currently only a quarter funded despite…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 5, 2023The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and 63 human rights groups have jointly appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, urging the establishment of an independent investigation mechanism for Afghanistan. The recent letter highlights a disturbing trend over the past two years, characterized by a surge in reprisal killings, torture, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances. This distressing situation encompasses human rights defenders, journalists, and artists and extends to…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Sept 5, 2023 at 9:25 PMFemale students raised concerns over their lack of participation in the kankor exam a day after the results of the 1402 (solar year) were released. They said that they want to go to school and university like boys and play a role in society. Female students once again asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately open schools and universities for girls. “Yesterday, when the results were…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in ToloNews, Sept 5, 2023 at 5:48 PMOfficials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that exports to Pakistan have decreased by $66 million compared to last year. They added that the most exported items are coal, cotton, fresh fruit, and dried fruit, and in the first five months of the solar year the trade with Pakistan reached $842 million. “Our trade with all countries is running normally, especially with…
By Naveed Samadi in ToloNews, Sept 4, 2023 at 8:35 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the suggestion and views of the delegation of the Organizations of Islamic Cooperation will be used in running an Islamic system in Afghanistan. Mujahid said that efforts are underway to address the concerns of the international community. “They have been assured that we will continue all affairs of the country based on Islamic rules and that the…