Third polio case report in Afghanistan this year

PNP DeskMay 25, 2023September 13, 202402 mins

Third case of polio has been reported in Afghanistan this year. According to the Afghan media from Kabul, the polio case was reported in Nazian district of Nangarhar province. All three cases of polio in Afghanistan have been reported in Nangarhar. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); },…

Direct flight operation between Afghanistan, China started

PNP DeskMay 24, 2023September 13, 202402 mins

bill to: Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi, met the Chinese Ambassador to the capital, Wang Yu, at his office. According to Afghan media, a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Chinese ambassador said that China has maintained normal relations with Afghanistan and…

Floods in Afghanistan caused havoc; 5 people died

PNP DeskMay 24, 2023September 13, 202403 mins

Floods cause widespread destruction in Afghanistan; Several killed (Photo: File) bill to: 4 women and a child were washed away in a flash flood in Afghanistan’s Ghor province. According to the Afghan media, rivers flooded due to continuous rains in Ferozkoh city of Ghor province and flood waters entered residential areas. Riley crushed everything that…

Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’

Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF

PNP DeskMay 18, 2023September 12, 202404 mins

“Because, in what is a deeply troubled country – grappling with humanitarian catastrophe, climate related disasters, and egregious human rights abuses – too many people have forgotten that Afghanistan is a children’s rights crisis,” he said, warning that the situation is getting worse. Young lives at risk This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and…

Maulvi Abdul Kabir appointed the new Prime Minister of Afghanistan

PNP DeskMay 17, 2023September 13, 202402 mins

File photo Maulvi Abdul Kabir has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Afghanistan. According to Afghan media, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as the new prime minister. According to reports, Maulvi Abdul Kabir will replace Mullah Muhammad Hasan Akhund as the Prime Minister. Maulvi Abdul…

The first case of polio was reported in Afghanistan this year

PNP DeskMay 13, 2023September 12, 202402 mins

File photo The first case of polio was reported in Afghanistan this year. According to the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, a 4-year-old child was disabled by polio in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The NIH has said that 1 to 2 cases of wild poliovirus have been reported in the world this year. The National Institute…

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

PNP DeskMay 11, 2023September 12, 202404 mins

The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in response to an announcement by the Taliban-appointed Supreme Court in favour of punishments including stoning, flogging and burying people under a wall. Women most vulnerable The de facto deputy chief of the court,…

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest

PNP DeskMay 10, 2023September 12, 202407 mins

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday after locusts were spotted in the country’s north and northeast. FAO said that a “full outbreak” this year could destroy up to 1.2 million metric tonnes of wheat, or a quarter of the total annual harvest. FAO Representative in Afghanistan Richard Trenchard said…

UN calls on Taliban to end corporal punishment in Afghanistan

PNP DeskMay 8, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

“Corporal punishment is a violation of the Convention against Torture and must cease,” said UNAMA’s human rights chief Fiona Frazer, stressing that the UN is “strongly opposed” to the death penalty. She called on the de facto authorities to establish an “immediate moratorium” on executions. Flogging and stoning In a new report, UNAMA said that…

Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’

PNP DeskMay 5, 2023September 12, 202408 mins

“We are alarmed about widespread mental health issues and accounts of escalating suicides among women and girls,” they said in a joint statement. “This extreme situation of institutionalized gender-based discrimination in Afghanistan is unparalleled anywhere in the world.” ‘Extreme’ discrimination Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, de facto authorities have issued a…