Warning of UN withdrawal from Afghanistan in May
—File photo The United Nations has issued a warning to withdraw from Afghanistan in May. According to the United Nations, the Afghan UN Women staff will leave Afghanistan in May…
Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals
“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…
Broadcasting of the only women’s radio station in Afghanistan resumed
Photo courtesy of Google Afghanistan’s only women-run radio station has resumed broadcasting after a week-long blackout. According to foreign media, the Afghan authorities stopped radio broadcasts for a week for…
Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is not America’s weakness, White House
The White House says withdrawing from Afghanistan has not weakened the US alliance or US standing globally. The Biden administration released a summary of the US troop withdrawal report from…
‘The world cannot abandon the people’: Top humanitarian official in Afghanistan
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…
Afghanistan, UN ban on women workers
File photo The Taliban has stopped Afghan women workers of the United Nations from working in Afghanistan. The spokesperson of the United Nations has said in his statement that the…
Three British nationals, including a tourist and a doctor, are being held in Afghanistan
Three British nationals are being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to a news agency report from London, the three detainees include a tourist, a charity doctor and a…
Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls
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,…
Anthony Blanken is working to bring dozens of Americans back from Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken has said that the US is working to bring dozens of Americans back from Afghanistan. While giving a statement to the US Congress, Foreign…
Late night moon announcement in Afghanistan too
File photo In Afghanistan, it was announced that the moon of Ramadan was sighted late at night. Citizens in Pakistan were also waiting for the announcement of the Ramazan moon…