By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews Online, March 20,2023 at 8:29 PMAt the turn of the solar year, no country has officially recognized the interim government of the Islamic Emirate, however, its diplomats have been sent to some consulates and embassies of regional countries. The Afghanistan consulate in Istanbul and the Afghan embassy in Tehran were handed over to the Islamic Emirate. “The leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to send a team…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, March 20, 2023Afghanistan has asked the UN for assistance and requested wheat storage facilities in response to growing concerns about the country’s drought. The Chamber of agriculture and livestock has called on the UN to help the country amidst concerns over possible droughts. “The international community and other countries need to support Afghanistan under the current situation. The government also has to make wheat storage facilities so…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, March 20, 2023The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has apologized to Afghan applicants for the ‘reckless’ error who were previously told to validate their documents with the Taliban-led government. The British government confirmed on Sunday that 37 applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Police (ARAP) scheme, designed to relocate those who directly assisted British forces, asked to validate their documents with the Taliban government. However, the…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikza in TOLOnews, Mar 20,2023 at 10:10 PMQatar hosted talks on the future of education in Afghanistan and the challenges and obstacles facing it, the Qatar foreign ministry said in a statement. The statement said that Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater, with the participation of the CEO of Education Above All Foundation, Fahad Al Sulaiti, represented Qatar in the talks held in Doha, where a delegation from the Afghan Ministry…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023Reports emerged that Reza Shaheer, a leading journalist of ‘Rah-e-Farda’ TV channel who had freshly returned from Iran, was arrested in Zabul and taken to an unknown place, while Taliban provincial officials rejected his arrest. Previously, Reza Shaheer had been detained by the de facto authorities of Afghanistan, which forced him to move to Iran to get a French visa. Upon his return from Iran,…
Report in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:20 PMThe spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that there are no insurgent groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, in Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, the spokesman, Abdul Matin Qani, said that the Islamic Emirate wants to have good relations with the world. He also denied the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan. “The policy of the Islamic Emirate is to have good relations…
By Asma Saayin in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe embassy of Iran in Kabul pledges to bring further facilities for Afghan traders in a bid to improve trade ties between the two neighboring countries. The embassy said that the traders can get their visas in a short time. “The Afghan traders can directly refer to the diplomatic missions and receive their visas for passenger and business visas, on time,” said Sayed Abbas…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023A UN expert said on Monday that the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women and girls may amount to gender apartheid, given how severely the de facto authorities of the country continue to violate their rights. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed similar concerns on the opening day of the Council’s summer session, adding that the de facto authorities had “dismantled the most…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:05 PMThe participants of the “1st Meeting – 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council,” in Geneva expressed concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan. The UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett, told the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that the Afghan “de facto authorities must be required to comply with the international human rights…
Reuters report, June 19, 2023 at 9:57 PMQatar and the United Arab Emirates’ respective embassies reopened on Monday to resume work after the two Gulf states agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. The restoration of ties comes amid a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. The Qatari ministry said in a statement…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 18, 2023A provincial police officer in Wardak province said one person was killed in a mine explosion on Sunday. According to the official, an explosive device concealed amid rubbish exploded on Saturday afternoon while an Afghan street worker was collecting trash on the streets of Maidan Shar, the provincial capital of Wardak, killing the man. Earlier, a child was killed, and two others were injured after…