report in The Frontier Post. Dec 28, 2023KABUL: After the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, girls were barred from attending school, with only children up to the sixth grade permitted to continue their primary education. Consequently, secret girls’ schools have been established across Afghanistan to continue education for those deprived of further study by the Taliban’s decree.According to the Seattle Times, the non-profit organization Sahar, based in Seattle, USA, supports dozens of these clandestine schools…
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By Hadia Ziaei in ToloNews, Dec 24, 2023 at 8:22 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that Russia plays a constructive role in the region especially in ensuring stability in Afghanistan. In response to l remarks of the Head of the Second Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate said that the Afghan government is making efforts to strengthen diplomatic and business relations with Russia. “We want to strengthen our relations…
report in TOLOnews, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:57 PMThe Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General, Imangali Tasmagambetov, at the joint meeting of the Council and the 16th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow expressed concerns about the increase of terrorist groups activities, drug smuggling and smuggling of weapons in Afghanistan. The CSTO Secretary General, during his speech, said that the southern borders of Central Asia in the region are facing threats…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 20th, 2023QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday ruled out withdrawing the newly implemented “one-document regime”, which requires all Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan with a valid passport and visa, similar to travellers from other countries. “There’s no question of retracting the one-document system for border crossing,” the premier said at a press conference during his visit to Quetta, stressing that the policy aimed to formalise border…
report in The News, Dec 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will visit Kabul in the coming days on the special invitation of Afghan government, it has been learnt. The invitation was officially handed over by the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan, Sardar Ahmed Khan Shakib, in a meeting at Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s residence in Islamabad on Saturday. The two dignitaries discussed the Pak-Afghan relations, recent wave of terrorism in Pakistan and…
Report in Dawn, December 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ahmad Jan Shakib, the interim ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan, called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here on Saturday to discuss “the need for peace” in the region currently plagued by terrorism. Mr Shakib arrived at the residence of the JUI-F chief and delivered a ‘special message’ of the interim Afghan government to Maulana Fazl. JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said the meeting between the diplomat and the…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, December 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet on Wednesday extended a deadline for the repatriation of Afghan nationals who have been residing in the country without proper documentation, but waiting to relocate to Western countries under their respective resettlement plan. Other significant decisions made by the caretaker cabinet included the formulation of the National Space Policy, establishment of the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCIA), and a telecom tribunal to…
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…
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…
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.…
The last straw
EDITORIAL in Business Recorder, December 16, 2023Whatever contingency plan Pakistan’s military has prepared for another all-out TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban) offensive, especially with the Afghan government not cooperating, needs to be taken out of the closet and implemented immediately. Enough is enough, after all, and Tuesday’s attack that killed more than 25 security forces in DI Khan, wounding scores more, must be treated as the last straw. That’s why the demarche issued to Kabul is not going…