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…
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report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023The Pakistani government is sending Afghan migrants back home, and at the same time, they’ve closed the Torkham border crossing for patients who don’t have passports and visas. The information and culture department in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan has announced through a statement that the Torkham border crossing was closed on Friday to patients lacking legal documents such as visas and passports. Previously, border officials at the Torkham…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 30, 2023 at 9:58 PMUN Special Coordinator for Afghanistan, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, on Tuesday presented his report of an assessment of Afghanistan to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Switzerland at the United Nations wrote on X that the UN Security Council held a private meeting on the independent assessment on Afghanistan. “Special Coordinator Feridun Sinirlioğlu briefed the UNSC.” “The inclusion and active participation of women and girls in all aspects…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 12, 2023 at 8:59 PMThe Torkham crossing remains closed for traffic for the 7th consecutive day and is causing trucks full of goods to be stranded on both sides. The traders interviewed by TOLOnews said the fruits and vegetables in the trucks are spoiling. “The fruits have returned to the domestic markets. Most of them were sold in the markets in Jalalabad. 7 kg of tomatoes were sold with prices of…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023• Islamabad, Kabul discussing matter at ‘high level’• Offices, residential quarters near border point vacated• Trucks containing fruit, vegetables returned due to possible delaysKHYBER: The Torkham border crossing remained closed for a second day on Thursday after clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces, leading to a build-up of trucks laden with goods. The border crossing — the main transit point for travellers and goods between Pakistan and…
report in ToloNews, Sept 4, 2023 at 8:29 PMFour common markets between the border areas of Afghanistan and Tajikistan were reopened after four years of being closed. According to local officials of Badakhshan, these common markets, which were closed four years ago due to the spread of COVID-19, have started to operate again with the understanding between the two countries. “With the discussion of the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Customs, they…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Aug 7, 2023 at 9:27 PMThe deputy Minister of Economy, Abdul Latif Nazari, said that nearly 220 aid organizations have been closed within the last year. Nazari said that the operations of these organizations have been halted due to not obeying guidelines. “If they don’t follow our laws and rules, then their license is cancelled. So, within one year the licenses of 216 organizations with four of them foreign organizations…
report in TOLOnews, Feb 5,2023 at 8:28 AMAfter the Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway was closed for trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, the transportation of commodities through the Torghondi railway has increased. According to the Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA), 50 wagons of food materials were imported through the Torghondi railway within 24 hours. “Yesterday, 50 wagons of commodities were imported via Torghondi port. The total weight is 3,360 metric tons. A major part of it is food materials,”…