By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:01 PMAmir Khan Muttaqi, acting minister of the Foreign Ministry, said in an annual report of the ministry that the Islamic Emirate does not want Afghanistan to be a field of negative competition between the countries of the world and wants good economic and political relations with the world. Amir Khan Muttaqi added that by implementing a balanced foreign policy, the Islamic Emirate was able to…
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report in Khaama Press online, August 22, 2023A U.N. report released Tuesday reveals that over 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have occurred since the Taliban’s takeover two years ago. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the group most targeted by the Taliban have been individuals who were previously part of the army, police, and intelligence forces. Between August 15, 2021 (when the Taliban took control), and…
report in Khaama Press online, Aug 21, 2023At least two people were killed, and two more were injured in an explosion in the Darul Aman area west of Kabul, the city’s police said on Monday. According to the police, a magnetic bomb embedded in a three-wheeler went off on a roadside in the Darul Aman area of Kabul’s police district 6. Meanwhile, the Taliban has yet to disclose the identities of the attack victims. According…
By Nasir Ahmad Salehi in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 8:39 PMThe deputy Minister of Information and Culture, Hayatullah Mahajar Farahi, said that no other entity but the culture ministry has the right to interfere in media work. Speaking at a press conference in Herat, Farahi said that some journalists have been detained on charges of working with the media that is against the Islamic Emirate. “We have finalized the law of the media and…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 9:07 PMThe OCHA humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, claimed that 38 workers were killed during the last two years. Daniel Endres said that most of them were polio vaccinators and deminers in Afghanistan. “We salute their courage and celebrate their dedication to serving humanity we also take a moment to pause to recognize those humanitarian workers who have lost their lives and were injured, abducted, arrested or…
report in Khaama Press on line, August 19, 2023On Afghanistan’s 104th independence anniversary, former President Hamid Karzai urged the Taliban administration to reopen girls’ schools and universities, emphasizing that true independence requires educational access for all. Karzai said about the critical role of knowledge and stressed that achieving peace, stability, development, and independence requires acquiring knowledge. Karzai urged all to educate their children, including girls. He called on the Taliban to open schools for girls…
by Shi Jiangtao in SCMP, Aug 20, 2023The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 continues to be seen as a “black mark” on Joe Biden’s presidency – a chaotic and deadly exit that left the war-torn country in a security vacuum as the Taliban swiftly advanced on Kabul. Two years on, Afghans are still struggling under one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with most international aid, including from the…
By Mitra Majeedy in Tolo News, Aug 19, 2023 at 11:36 AMFormer ambassadors of Canada and Australia said they consider it important to interact with the current Afghan government. Arif Lalani, a former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, said it is time for diplomats to return to Kabul and deal with the Islamic Emirate. “We never should have left,” Arif Lalani told CTV News. “Even if we don’t get much, certainly we’re better off being on…
By Asma Saayin in ToloNews, Aug 18, 2023 at 10:50 PMThe last round of the current solar year’s university entrance exam (Kankor) was held in Kabul on Friday, but without the participation of girls. The National Examination Authority (NEXA) said that the entrance exam was held in Kabul for one day and fifteen thousand graduates of the twelfth grade participated in the exam. “The exam successfully ended and no problems occurred. This year, many facilities…
By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Aug 18, 2023 at 9:14 PMSecond Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi said that the Islamic Emirate has established a policy of neutrality in Afghanistan. Speaking at a gathering held by the Shia Ulema in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul, Hanafi asked the world to interact positively in relations with the current Afghan government. “Friendship should be mutual. We interact with them and expect the same interaction and relations with…
Reuters in Dawn, August 18th, 2023THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is likely to end the financial running of 25 Afghan hospitals by the end of August due to funding constraints, a spokesperson said, amid growing concerns over a plunge in aid to Afghanistan. “Although we continue to engage with government ministries, donors, and organisations to find alternative sustainable support mechanisms for the hospital sector, the phase-out of the Hospital Programme is expected…