By Ahmad Yosufkhail in TOLOnews Online, June 11, 2023 at 8:05 PMIn reaction to a report by the monitoring and analysis team of the sanctions committee of the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate in a statement on Sunday called the findings of the report “biased and far from the reality.” “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers the continuation of UN Security Council sanctions and such reports as full…
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By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews, June 11, 2023 at 8:47 PMAfghan refugees have complained over lack of job opportunities in Iran, saying they are also concerned about “mistreatment” by authorities. “Even if an employment opportunity is provided, because of religious issues or for being a Sunni and Afghan, you cannot engage in work. If they are selected for a job, they are given heavy tasks,” said Mursal, an Afghan refugee in Iran. “The refugees have…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 10, 2023Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditioned release of Afghanistan-born French journalist Mortaza Behboudi, who has been detained in Kabul since January 7 without any public announcement of charges against him, RSF said. “Five months of arbitrary detention and failure to respect criminal justice procedures… The Taliban authorities have produced no evidence to explain why they continue to hold Mortaza Behboudi,…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, June 11, 2023 at 8:35 PMAn annual report by the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for the UN Security Council Committee has criticized what it considers the return of the Islamic Emirate to “exclusionary” policies of the late 1990s. According to the report, the threat of terrorism is rising in both Afghanistan and the region, and “there are indications that al-Qaida is rebuilding operational capability.” “The…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 10, 2023The Islamic State group or Daesh on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing inside a mosque in northern Badakhshan province. On Thursday, the explosion inside Nabawi mosque in Badakhshan province killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others during a memorial service of provincial deputy governor Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, a regional offshoot of IS, stated in a statement…
report in TOLOnews, June 11, 2023 at 12:38 PMYouth in Kabul told TOLOnews that at as the unemployment level in the country rises, young people must inevitably take the path of illegal immigration. Young people said it has become more difficult to cover the costs of living in the current situation and therefore they have to go to neighboring countries or farther away. Abubaker is a resident of Laghman and head of a 9-member family…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 09, 2023 at 9:13 PMSpeaking at a press conference, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the US stressed the need to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorist groups. The Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud reiterated that “we need to focus our work more in Afghanistan so that Afghanistan cannot be a safe haven again for terrorist groups.” “We need to…
report in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2023Most wanted terrorist and killer of many innocent people Sanaullah Ghafari aka Shahabul Muhajir has been killed in the Afghan city of Kunar, Express News reported. The killed terrorist was not only wanted in Pakistan but also at an international level. Ghafari had migrated from India along with his family to Afghanistan, while he lived in the Afghan capital Kabul, where he received religious education at a madrasah.…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews, June 08, 2023 at 9:48 PMA blast occurred near the funeral of the former deputy governor (acting governor) of Badakhshan in Badakhshan province, a local official said. Mazuddin Ahmadi, the head of the information and culture department of Badakhshan confirmed for TOLOnews that the explosion took place in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. Mazuddin told TOLOnews that Safiullah Samim, the former commander of Baghlan police, was killed in…
Report in TOLOnews Online, June 07, 2023 at 10:54 PMResidents of Washeer district of Helmand province left their houses due to a shortage of water in the district. Nearly 300 families have been displaced from just one village, named Grazan. The residents who remained in Grozan said they have to go for hours to get access to drinking water. “We have assigned two members of our family to bring drinking water via motorcycle or donkey,”…
Report in TOLOnews, June 07, 2023 at 8:01 PMIllicit drugs expert David Mansfield, in a report citing satellite imagery, said that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been reduced to levels not seen since 2001 with cultivation in the south of the country down by at least 80% compared with last year, when the Taliban banned the growing of poppies for opium. “In fact, high resolution imagery shows that in the province of Helmand poppy cultivation…