By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 10, 2023The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called upon the authorities in Afghanistan on the occasion of “World Human Rights Day” to embrace human rights commitments as the cornerstone of a stable, peaceful, and prosperous future, and to lend their full support to it. On Saturday, UNAMA reiterated its commitment to the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan by issuing a statement on…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 10, 2023A meeting about the situation of Afghan girls and women is planned at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, December 11th. The meeting will take place behind closed doors. During this session, the United Nations Security Council is expected to review the proposals presented in the report by Feridun Sinirlioglu, the Independent Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Sinirlioglu’s report…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 10, 2023 at 7:43 PMThe US special envoy for Afghan human rights and women, Rina Amiri, called for investment in the female education sector in Afghanistan, in a bid to provide the way for a modern and “inclusive Afghanistan.” Speaking at a session at the Doha Forum, Amiri said: “It is a moral imperative and it is a strategic imperative. If we want Afghanistan to continue on the…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 10, 2023 at 8:50 PMThe Islamic Emirate reacted to the recent remarks of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian regarding the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, saying that its government is inclusive and that other countries should not interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Amirabdollahian said in a gathering that the “Taliban are not [like] Daesh and that they are today’s reality in Afghanistan.” He said that the…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 08, 2023 at 8:43 PMAt the end of the 1402 solar school year, a number of sixth grade girls have expressed concern about not being able to go to school next year. They asked the caretaker government not to prevent girls from going to school in the next academic year. More than two years have passed, and there is still no news about the reopening of school for girls above…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 08, 2023 at 9:17 PMIn a letter to the US Congress, President Joe Biden said that US forces stationed in the region are ready to respond to “possible threats” arising from Afghanistan. He said that the US military personnel remain postured outside Afghanistan to address threats to the United States “homeland and United States interests that may arise from inside Afghanistan.” However, Biden did not give details about…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 8, 2023UN experts have warned that displaced migrants from Pakistan, especially women and girls, are facing widespread human rights violations in Afghanistan. A group of at least ten UN experts recently issued a joint statement, expressing grave concerns about the unregulated expulsion of Afghan migrants by Pakistan, which has placed them at significant risk. Upon their return to Afghanistan, these migrants are facing human rights violations.…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 07, 2023 at 9:32 PMAmnesty International called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prioritize and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban, as well as by other actors in Afghanistan. In part of the declaration of Amnesty International, it stated that the delivery of justice for the victims of war crimes should be accelerated. The statement said: “The International Criminal Court (ICC) must…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 07, 2023 at 3:22 PMThe Iranian Minister of Interior Ahmad Wahidi once again emphasized that the citizens of Afghanistan who are living in Iran illegally should be returned to their country. Wahidi did not name a group or a country, but he added that the “enemy” wants to start anti-Afghan sentiments by creating a conflict between Afghans and Iranians. Wahidi emphasized that Tehran also has plans for immigrants with documents.…
by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday cautiously addressed media reports alleging that Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghan Taliban’s Interior Minister and a senior leader of the Haqqani Network, in the past used a Pakistani passport for international travel. Responding to queries at the weekly media briefing, Ms Baloch said: “I have just seen the report. I do not have the facts to respond to your question.…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 07, 2023 at 8:49 PMAsif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, accused the Islamic Emirate of hosting the TTP in Afghanistan, and said that the attacks of the TTP have increased by 65% on the Pakistan border. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan claimed that 14 of the 24 attacks by TTP this year were carried out by Afghans. He has openly said that TTP has a sanctuary in Afghanistan. “Attacks…