Iran executed eight prisoners condemned to death, including an Afghan and a woman, a human rights group Hangao said on Monday. In a statement, Hingao said these on death row people were executed in prisons of Karaj and Shiraz on Sunday. Mahdi Ali Akbari, Daood Barahawi and Sayeed Mohammadpur an Afghan, were sent the gallows More
US Embassy Chargé d’affaires Karen Decker has said during the third UN meeting on Afghanistan envoys reiterated demands for human rights, women rights and an effective counterterrorism strategy. Addressing roundtable with Afghan media representative on July 22, she said that UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo welcomed the independent assessment on More
Fresh fruit and vegetable exports from Afghanistan to Pakistan have been suspended for two weeks. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce linked the suspension to a huge increase in customs tariffs by Islamabad. In the wake of increased customs duty on fresh fruits and vegetables, many Afghans complain, the tariff hike had made the export More
Canberra is looking for ways of compensating the families who were unlawfully killed or abused by Australian forces in Afghanistan, a media report said on Sunday. Compensation was one of the recommendations from the damning 2020 Brereton report, which found “credible information” that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel were involved in serious crimes. The crimes More
Former member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiation team Nader Nadery has called for the review of the war in Afghanistan and how the war had affected public aspiration for a better future. In his testimony to the Afghan War Commission to examine roots of Afghanistan war Nadery said for two decades, Afghanistan’s political, social, and economic More
The United Nations has stressed the need for additional funding to support people impacted by floods and protect families living in makeshift shelters. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, told a press conference that Afghanistan was highly vulnerable to climate change. He said: “We along with our partners are coordinating with the de facto authorities in Afghanistan More
Amnesty International (AI) has called firing by Pakistani forces at a peaceful protest against the international human rights law and a violation of their right to peaceful rallies. On X, the global watchdog asked the government of Pakistan to promptly investigate and hold to account officials responsible for the attack. A number of people reportedly More
Firefighters from Pakistan joined their Afghan colleagues to extinguish a fire broke out in a battery and spare parts market in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province before noon Friday. Local officials in Kandahar confirmed the fire broke out in Wish Market shortly after 11am and the fire brigade had arrived at the More
Tens of thousands of people on Friday staged a protest demonstration in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a recently launched military operation. Videos and photos of the protest are making rounds on social media, with one protestor saying: “We will never let our land become part of ‘dollar wars’ again and will More
A number of people reportedly suffered casualties when Pakistani soldiers opened fire at protesters in Bannu districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. Tens of thousands of people staged a protest demonstration against a recently launched military operation in Bannu. The protesters said they would not allow their land to become part of a More
