The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries and organisations with influence on the fundamentalist rulers of the country, “to promote an urgent reversal” of policies which have in effect erased women from public…
Prince Harry, file photo Britain’s Prince Harry has revealed that he used to get 30 minutes to talk to his loved ones during the Afghan war. Duke of Sussex wrote in his book ‘Spear’ that we were given 30 minutes each week to contact our loved ones by phone, this phone card was called ‘Paradigm’…
Prince Harry, file photo Prince Harry, who separated from the British royal family, has made some new revelations about the Afghan war. Prince Harry has revealed in his book ‘Spear’ that his deployment to Afghanistan during the Afghan war was brought to light by an Australian magazine. He wrote that an Australian magazine had published…
Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan, said in a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador in Kabul yesterday, Sihad Argene, that the Islamic Emirate wants good relations with all foreign governments. According to the statement issued by the Deputy Prime Minister’s office, the Turkish ambassador said that our government is working for…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media It has been revealed through the leaked US secret documents that after the withdrawal of the US army, Afghanistan has again become a stronghold of terrorism and a center of coordination. According to leaked Pentagon documents, ISIS is planning terrorist attacks in Europe and Asia from Afghanistan. According to leaked…
“UN national personnel – women and men – have been instructed not to report to UN offices, with only limited and calibrated exceptions made for critical tasks,” according to a statement issued on Tuesday by its office in Afghanistan. The ban is the latest in a series of discriminatory measures that restrict Afghan women and girls…
Photo: File Pakistan Shaheens head coach Aizaz Cheema has said that giving opportunity to juniors against Afghanistan was a good move by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Talking to the media in Karachi, Aizaz Cheema said that the tour to Zimbabwe is a good opportunity for the boys who were selected. He said that Shaheens team…
Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said that amid severe underfunding, the move would “further undermine humanitarian partners’ ability to support the population, especially the most vulnerable such as women and girls”. “The world cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan at this precarious moment,” Dr. Alakbarov insisted, before urging the international community “not…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
Muhammad Haris. File photo Mohammad Haris, the young batsman of the national cricket team, has declared himself responsible for losing the T20 series against Afghanistan. In a message released on the social networking site Twitter, Mohammad Haris said, “My dear nation, we did not get the result we wanted.” “I am responsible for all this…
