By Fatima Adib in ToloNew, Apr 23, 2023 at 9:08 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that it wants positive engagement with the world but the international community makes “excuses” regarding recognition of the Afghan interim government. Islamic Emirate’s apokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that recognizing Afghanistan benefits both Afghanistan and the world. “No, this is an excuse, whenever this excuse is solved, they will make another excuse. For example, we did not have this problem last year—the…
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By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, April 17, 2023It has been more than a week since the CPN-UML pulled out of the Madhesh provincial government. Three coalition partners—Nepali Congress, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party—are yet to join the government led by Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav of Janata Samajbadi Party that includes ministers from the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Janamat Party. The exit of CPN-UML, the second-largest party in the federal parliament,…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Apr 15, 2023 at 8:29 PMRussian Foreign Minister Russian Sergei Lavrov has said that the recognition of the current Afghan government is possible by establishing an inclusive government and respecting the rights of women and girls. Speaking at the sixth meeting of the CA5+Russia format on Friday, Lavrov said that it is necessary to maintain diplomatic relations between Afghanistan’s neighboring countries and the current Afghan government. “This will of course…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning online, Apr 13, 2023Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Opposition Parliamentarian Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday (12) claimed that there is no opposition from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs against him as has been claimed by some of the SJB MPs, as Government Party MPs are willing to take him to the Government. He said this when he was contacted by The Daily Morning to inquire about the rumours…
report in The Island online, Apr 13, 2023Frontline Socialist Party says that they had been warning that the Central Bank is the most vulnerable institution under a government headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe since he assumed duties as the President. Party’s Propaganda Secretary Duminda Nagamuwa said that his party had warned that the Central Bank was losing its security and safety under incumbent government. “There is news that a sum of five million rupees has gone…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, April 12, 2023Nepal has not had a dedicated foreign minister since February 27 after the CPN-UML exited the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government. Experts said not having a foreign minister for such a long time gives a message that the Nepal government is not serious about safeguarding national interest—at a time of fast-changing geo-political shifts around the globe. For the past month and half, Prime Minister Dahal has himself…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, April 11, 2023In a press conference on Monday, the Afghanistan Women Protester Movement coalition asked the UN to pressure the de facto government to respect women’s rights. The Press conference by the Women Protester Movement Coalition held in Kabul responded to the Taliban’s recent ban on women’s aid workers in United Nations agencies. The Women’s Movement Coalition protested the UN’s inability to defend women’s rights in the…
By Christina Goldbaum in The NY TIMES, Apr 8, 2023KABUL: The Afghan government this week barred female Afghan employees at the United Nations from working in Afghanistan, according to U.N. officials, a move threatening one of the last lifelines of badly needed aid in a country where millions risk starvation and restrictions on women have hampered aid operations in recent months. The decision this week comes just over three months after the Taliban administration issued…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 07, 2023The Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government on Thursday brought a new Common Minimum Programme (CMP), its second in three months, copying most points from earlier programmes including the most recent one and the one before that brought by the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government. The 13-page document entitled “Policy Priorities and Common Minimum Programme of Government of Nepal” contains mostly populist promises. “As I led the CMP…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, April 05,2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.The first elected government after the restoration of democracy in 1990 started the practice of making public the property details of the prime minister and ministers. The practice started by then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s cabinet continued until 2018. Except Khil Raj Regmi and his team, all prime ministers and ministers until the time of…
report in Khaama Press online,April 3, 2023The Daesh group’s activities in Afghanistan have been reduced, and the organization is being dismantled, said Zabihullah Mujahid, a senior spokesperson of the interim government. In an interview with state-run TV RTA, Mujahid stressed that some countries are attempting to exaggerate and take advantage of the false propaganda about Daesh’s threats in Afghanistan. “Some countries accuse Daesh of their activities or claim Daesh has increased activity and is a…