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Deputy PM Meets with UK’s Chatterston Dickson

report in TOLOnews, Dec 15, 2023 at 10:30 PMThe Prime Minister’s office said in a press release that the Political Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir met with Robert Chatterton Dickson, chargé d’affaires ad interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan, and discussed many issues. In the meeting, the Political Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need to give the seat of Afghanistan to the representative of the Islamic Emirate in the United Nations and asked…

UNSC Renews Mandate of Team Monitoring Sanctions on Islamic Emirate

by Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews, Dec 15, 2023 at 7:41 PMThe UN Security Council said in a statement it has extended for another year the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions on the “Taliban and associated individuals and entities, which threaten Afghanistan’s peace, security and stability.” The 15-member body, the statement said, “unanimously adopted resolution 2716 (2023) (to be issued as document S/RES/2716(2023)), directing the Monitoring Team to support the Committee established by resolution 1988…

Khalilzad: Tensions high between Kabul and Islamabad

report in the Khaama Press online, Dec 15, 2023Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. representative for Afghanistan peace, says that relations between Kabul and Islamabad are critical. On Friday, Khalilzad mentioned in a post on his social media platform X that while Pakistan accuses the Taliban of supporting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), the Taliban administration, rejecting these claims, accuses Islamabad of supporting ISIS Khorasan. Khalilzad added that Pakistan also denies the claims of the Taliban administration.…

Complaints of Afghan Refugees Mistreated by Pakistani Police

REPORT IN TOLOnews, DEC 14, 2023 at 10:21 PMSeveral legal Afghan refugees in Pakistan complained about the continued misbehavior of the Pakistani police. According to their accounts, even though they have legal documents for staying in the country, the police harass them. They want the Islamic Emirate to pay serious attention to their issue. “They are harassed a lot when they go out or want to do their work, some of them are harassed by…

UNAMA survey reveals only 4% of women support recognition of Taliban Govt in Afghanistan

report in Khaama Press online, Dec 13, 2023The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has published its quarterly report on the status of women under the rule of the Taliban administration. The report highlights women’s calls for increased international pressure on the Taliban. The UNAMA report, released on Tuesday, reveals that the UNAMA office, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN Women’s Unit have recently conducted in-person and online consultations with 462 women…

Child Laborers Victims of Poverty in Takhar

report in ToloNews, Dec 13, 2023 at 2:19 PMResidents of Takhar said that with the increase in poverty and unemployment, many children in the province have been forced into hard work. They called on officials to collect these children and provide the necessary education for them. “The lack of jobs and shelter, especially in Takhar, is the reason for the increase in child labor, and the people of Takhar are concerned about the issue,” said…

7 Journalists Detained in Current Solar Year in South: Watchdog Group

report in ToloNews, Dec 13, 2023 at 9:34 PMAt least seven journalists have been detained in the southern zone of Afghanistan in the current solar year (March 22, 2023, onward), a media watchdog said. Sultan Ali Jawadi, editor in chief of Naseem radio station, was arrested in September in Daikundi. He was recently sentenced to one year in prison. “Jawadi has been detained for one-year in prison for not obeying the Islamic Emirate. They were…

Attack in Pakistan Not Related to Afghanistan: Mujahid

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Dec 13, 2023 at 9.30 pm,The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that Tuesday’s attack in Pakistan is not related to Afghanistan and called Pakistan’s claim baseless. Mujahid said that if information is shared with the Islamic Emirate by Pakistan, it will investigate the incident, but he added that Pakistani soldiers should prevent such incidents in their territory. He also stressed that there is no threat from Afghan…

“Taliban” Should be Guided by What Afghans Want: Decker

By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews Online, Dec 11, 2023 at 7:36 PMKaren Decker, Chargé d’Affaires of the US Mission to Afghanistan, urged the “Taliban” to be guided by what the Afghan people want, saying that the international community must also “listen to what the Afghan people say.” In an interview with TOLOnews, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Decker said that Afghanistan is the only country in the world that “does not…

Afghan Women’s Education Highlighted at Doha Forum:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 11, 2023 at 9:02 PMThe UN special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett stressed the importance of girls’ education in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban have disagreements over the issue of girls education in Afghanistan. Speaking to a panel in the Doha Forum, Bennett indicated the former Minister of Higher Education’s stance regarding female universities and said: “I remember having a meeting with the minister of higher education. This…

UNSC Discuss Afghanistan’s Situation Behind Closed Doors:

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 11, 2023 at 7:38 PMThe United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan. In the meeting hosted by Switzerland, members of the council also discussed the assessment of the situation in Afghanistan conducted by Feridun Sinirlioğlu, special coordinator of the UN for Afghanistan. Some Afghan women were also invited to the meeting. “On December 11, security council members will hold a closed-door on the recommendation of…