report in Khaama Press online, Dec 24, 2023The latest report from the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the situation of children in Afghanistan reveals that alongside the deprivation of millions of girls from education, thousands of cases of violence against children have been recorded from January 2021 to December 2022, including kidnapping, murder, abuse, and sexual assault of children. This report covers the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, during which…
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report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:35 PMThe UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his new report titled: “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security” addressed issues including political progress, security, regional cooperation, human rights, and humanitarian aid. This report mentioned that demands to establish a comprehensive government in Afghanistan have been ignored by the Islamic Emirate, and the rights of women and girls have also been limited. The report…
report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023The U.S. Department of State, in its annual report on global terrorism, has stated that the efforts of the Taliban administration to prevent the activities of terrorist groups are not clear, and some elements of regional extremist groups are still active in the region. The annual report by the department, released on Friday, reveals that ISIS-Khorasan branch attacks in Afghanistan, primarily targeting civilians, continue unabated. Clearly, this report…
report in Dawn, November 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A ministerial committee formed on the issue of enforced disappearance of Baloch students said in a report on Thursday that the Missing Persons Cell at the interior ministry would submit its report in the next committee meeting. The federal government had formed a committee, comprising interior minister, defence minister and the law minister. The commission had recommended that the missing persons should be recovered and produced before the courts.…
By Gagani Weerakoon in Ceylon Today, Nov 4.2023Higher echelons of the Government have issued directives to the committee, appointed to prepare a strategic plan for country’s national security, to submit their preliminary report to President Ranil Wickremesinghe within six months. Chief of Staff and Adviser on National Security Sagala Ratnayake has said instructions were given to prepare a strategic plan for the security of the country’s land and ocean, which should be given at the…
The United Nations reiterated the call for free and fair elections in Bangladesh and urged all to refrain from violence. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary general, told reporters in New York on November 1 that the UN also spoke against harassment or arbitrary arrests during this period. “I think our viewpoint on Bangladesh and the need for a free and fair election… I think we’ve spoken out very clearly [about those],” Dujarric said…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews Online, Nov 02, 2023 at 3:46 PMThe World Bank in its latest monthly report called the “Afghanistan Economic Monitor,” said that half of all Afghans are living in poverty. According to the statement, from January to September 2023, total exports amounted to US$1.3 billion. “From January to September 2023, total exports amounted to US$1.3 billion, representing a slight decrease of 0.5 percent compared to the same period in 2022,…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 31, 2023Two officials of Royal Canadian Mounted Police yesterday narrated before a Dhaka court how some people, including a former Bangladeshi minister received bribes from Niko, a Canadian Oil and Gas Exploration Company, to award a gas exploration and extraction deal to the company. The witnesses were earlier summoned, asking them to appear before it yesterday in connection with the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 16, 2023According to The Economist, Afghanistan’s return to Taliban rule, devastating natural disasters, and cessation of Western aid have pushed the country into poverty, prompting Afghans to view their nation as a “curse.” The Economist has reported that in the latest incident, a devastating earthquake in western Herat claimed the lives of over 2,000 people and destroyed dozens of villages. Mohammad Amin, one of the relatives…
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Edit in The Nation, Dec 16, 2023The establishment of a hotline to report human traffickers across the country is a very important development, in crime control as well as citizens’ welfare. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) worked in collaboration with the Australian High Commission and International Labour Organisation (ILO) to set up the hotline and devise the necessary coordination mechanism. The hotline will receive complaints and direct them to relevant police stations. This was a very…