Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan’s top diplomat in India, announced her resignation after reportedly being stopped at an airport with the gold cache.
Crisis in Afghanistan: What you need to know and how to help
Meanwhile, the funds of the Afghan central bank remain frozen and inaccessible as sanctions and international restrictions limit foreign financial inflows. Moreover, funding for Afghanistan’s 2023 …
Afghanistan Rains: 14 People Killed Due To Floods, 1 Missing; Close To 150 Homes Demolished
The Afghanistan rains have claimed lives of at least 14 people and 2000 livestock. A person is missing and there has been mass destruction including road blockage and demolition of houses due to the …
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan despite ongoing challenges
Afghanistan’s rulers are pariahs on the global stage, largely because of their restrictions on women and girls. The economy is struggling, infrastructure is poor, and poverty is rife. And yet, …
Taliban face rare public uprising against their rule in northeastern Afghanistan
Unrest erupted last Friday when Taliban’s anti-narcotics forces began destroying poppy fields in Badakhshan province, prompting angry farmers to resist it with support of local residents …
UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern about media restrictions in Afghanistan
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has expressed concern about the surge in restrictions on media in Afghanistan, according to TOLOnews. On World Press Freedom Day,
Hearing Into British Army’s Afghanistan ‘War Crime’ Likely Delayed By One Year: Guardian
The Guardian, a British newspaper says that the handling of the“war crimes” case involving the British Army in Afghanistan might be delayed
Traffic accident kills four in Northern Afghanistan
Local officials in Faryab province say that as a result of a traffic accident in the city of Maimana, the capital of this province, four individual lost their lives. The Traffic Department in Faryab province said in a statement that this incident occurred on Friday, May 3rd, in the “Katakom” area of Maimana city.
Bangladesh’s press freedom lowest in South Asia after Afghanistan
Bangladesh has slipped two notches on the World Press Freedom Index as it has ranked 165th among 180 countries in the 2024 report – coming out at the bottom among the South Asian nations after Afghanistan.
Rep. Andy Kim on Antisemitism, Protests, Afghanistan
Democratic Representative of New Jersey, Andy Kim, gives his insight on why he voted no on the House of Representative’s legislation aimed at combatting antisemitism and shares details of what he …