By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, Dec 2, 2022The US Institute for Peace (USIP) issued a report underscoring the difficulty of the Afghan situation, saying that the country faces hunger and privation for a second winter in a row. The report said that the Afghans appear to be adapting as best they can to the “dire” situation, but this will not mitigate pervasive poverty, hunger and deprivation. “Loss of income due to the economic collapse…
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Reuters in Dawn, Dec 2nd, 2022KABUL: The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Thursday they had asked the Taliban to hold a ‘credible investigation’ into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province. The Taliban have said that a gunfight in Daikundi between security force members and suspected armed rebels had resulted in deaths but denied that children had been killed. The UN mission (UNAMA) said it was working to establish…
by Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews,The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that the Islamic Emirate is ready for a Wakhan trade route and calls on China to accelerate its cooperation in creating it. In a video released by the MoIC, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that a Wakhan trade route could promote trade between China and Afghanistan. “Undoubtedly, the Wakhan Corridor or historic Silk road can increase the…
By Nazir Shinwari in TOLOnews, Nov 30, 2022 at 10.45 PMThe access to information law, relevant to media groups, has been shared with the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Ministry of Information and Culture said. The officials within the ministry said that the challenges facing the media will be solved after approval of the law. “The law which was sent to the Islamic Emirate’s leader has yet to be approved.…
By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press online, Nov 30, 2022At least 10 students were confirmed dead and many others were injured following an explosion at the Al-Jihadi seminary in the provincial capital of Samangan, in northern Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior’s spokesperson, Abdul Nafi Takor, tweeted that 10 students were killed and dozens more were injured as a result of the explosion on Wednesday afternoon, November 30. According to the Interior Ministry official, the explosion…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews, Nov 30, 2022 at 9:16 PMThe former president of the country said that dialogue among Afghans and the reopening of schools for girls are the vital issues facing the country. The former president of the country in a tweet reported that in a meeting with the ambassador of Japan they spoke about the importance of dialogue among Afghans and the reopening schools for girls. “Dialogue among Afghans, and reopening girls’…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 30, 2022Hina Rabbani Khar, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, stressed the imperative for the world community to engage “practically” with the caretaker Afghan government. According to a statement from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, November 29, the Pakistani official Hina Rabbani Khar undertook a one-day official visit to Afghanistan where she met with the current Afghan administration’s several authorities. The Pakistani top official,…
report in Hindustan Times, Dec 1, 2022Taliban founder’s son and Afghanistan defence minister Mullah Yaqoob reportedly had rejected a request for meeting by Pakistan’s deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday in Kabul. Afghan media reported that Yaqoob is unhappy with Pakistan’s conduct towards Afghanistan and reportedly conveyed his anger to the Pakistani side through concerned offihttps://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/pak-embarrassed-as-taliban-defence-minister-refuses-to-meet-hina-rabbani-khar-report-101669833142889.html.
Pakistan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, along with a delegation of foreign ministry and other officials, was in Kabul on Tuesday for a one-day visit to meet her Afghan counterpart and discuss a range of issues involving bilateral relations. Apart from the issues on the agenda – education, health, regional connectivity, people-to-people contact, and socio-economic cooperation, as well as cross-border trade – possibly what took most attention were the powerful optics: a…
By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press online, Nov 29, 2022With over 200 participants from various countries, the 10th Herat Security Dialogue, with the theme “Inclusive political system: The Way Forward,” opened on Tuesday, in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. Several foreign figures with an interest in Afghanistan’s affairs say that this conference is a unique opportunity to exchange views on the situation in Afghanistan. However, the host country has voiced alarm over the resurgence and expansion…
By Nazir Shinwari in Tolo News, Nov 29, 2022 at 9:39 PMThe Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said that the Indian chargés d’affaires, Bharat Kumar, expressed his country’s interest in the improvement of relations and the resumption of Delhi’s projects in Afghanistan. Kumar made the remarks in a meeting with the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Hamdullah Nomani. “Projects they were implementing during the former government but were delayed due political changes…