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Russian FM to Take Part in Fourth Ministerial Meeting of Afghanistan’s Neighbors

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, April 8, 2023The Fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries will take place in Uzbekistan to discuss political settlement and stabilizing the humanitarian and socio-economic situation in the country. Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia, will lead the Russian delegation at the fourth Foreign Minister’s meeting of the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan in Uzbekistan on April 13, the Russian Ministry said on Friday, TASS News Agency Reported. Russia…

Differences stall House committees’ formation:

By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, April 07, 2023Three months since its first meeting, the House of Representatives is yet to constitute thematic committees due to differences among the political parties over the number of their representatives in each committee. The first meeting of the lower house elected through the November 20 elections commenced on January 9. The parties blamed the lack of regulations for the delay in the formation of the committees. It…

Domestic politics: Champika to form new ‘URF’ party

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Apr 3, 2023A new political party named “The United Republic Front” is being formed and will be launched next month, Opposition Parliamentarian, and “43rd Brigade” political movement leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Ranawaka told The Daily Morning that measures are currently underway to form a new political party by May this year. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP, said that Sri Lanka is now in need of a merit-based…

Why do Nepal’s political parties side-line experts?

By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, April 02, 2023On Thursday, Swarnim Wagle, a noted economist and former vice-chair of the National Planning Commission, announced his decision to quit the Nepali Congress party, a move that threw Nepalis on social media into a tizzy. In a message he sent to a few of his Congress colleagues, Wagle said he was dissociating from the party after finding himself at the receiving end of ‘constant condescension and…

What good are the sister wings of Nepal’s political parties?

By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, March 27,2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.The country’s largest political party, Nepali Congress, is yet to hold the long-pending general conventions of its sister organisations and give a complete shape to their central bodies. Factionalism has trickled down to each of its wings and the demands to revive the sister organisations remain unheard as of now. The main opposition, CPN-UML, has held…

HRW calls for end to ‘over the top’ use of terror charges:

Report in Dawn, March 22nd, 2023KARACHI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday expressed concerns over the recent political violence taking place in Pakistan and asked the government to de-escalate the situation and minimise ‘overbroad anti-terrorism provisions’ against opposition protesters. In a statement, HRW termed the current political situation ‘very worrying’ and said that police in Pakistan have used abusive measures against supporters of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. “The use of Pakistan’s vague and overbroad anti-terrorism…

Afghanistan’s Domestic, International Political Challenges in New Year

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews Online, March 20,2023 at 8:29 PMAt the turn of the solar year, no country has officially recognized the interim government of the Islamic Emirate, however, its diplomats have been sent to some consulates and embassies of regional countries. The Afghanistan consulate in Istanbul and the Afghan embassy in Tehran were handed over to the Islamic Emirate. “The leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to send a team…

FM Muttaqi, Iranian Ambassador Discuss Afghanistan’s Economic and Political Situation:

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press online, March 19,2023Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Iran’s Ambassador to Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qomi and discussed the country’s economic and political situation. The foreign ministry in a statement said the two sides emphasized boosting economic relations and mutual relations between the two countries. Minister Muttaqi thanked Iran for returning the Afghan prisoners, the statement said. It is believed that the remaining Afghan detainees in…

50% of Media Outlets in Afghanistan Closed after Political Change

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:40 PMAfghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) in a report on Saturday said that after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, 53% of journalists lost their employment and 50% of the media outlets were closed over many reasons, particularly financial issues. The report is published on the occasion of National Journalist’s Day in Afghanistan. “Most media employees have left Afghanistan. The media community is facing several problems.…

Stability in Afghanistan Requires an Inclusive Political System, Says EU Envoy

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press Online, March 16, 2023Tomas Niklasson, European Special Representative for Afghanistan expressed his concerns about human rights and said stability in Afghanistan requires an inclusive political system and national dialogue. Mr. Niklasson on Tuesday wrote on Twitter that an inclusive government should be formed to avoid further political unrest and stability in the war-torn country. Furthermore, he expressed concerns about human rights and growing threats from terrorism in Afghanistan and…

Political parties all out to keep females out of local authorities – polls monitors

by Priyan De Silva in The Island, Mar 17, 2023Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies Manjula Gajanayake says political parties are bent on preventing the election of women local councils.Gajanayake said the sitting female councillors were not allowed to contest their wards and they were placed on the additional list or made to contest other wards or simply denied nominations. Executive Director of the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections…