UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says rights of women and girls must be upheld everywhere. Guterres tweeted: “Women & girls everywhere deserve to live with dignity & respect.” He wrote: “We will never give up fighting to ensure their fundamental human rights are upheld everywhere.” hz/mud Views: 13
Afghanistan have finished second in the Central Asian Futsal Association Championship 2023, edging past Turkmenistan 3-2. Iran clinched the six-nation championship by outplaying the hosts Tajikistan 1-0 in their last match on Sunday. Uzbekistan grabbed the third spot. Afghanistan Football Federation chief Mohammad Yusuf Kargar said the event featured strong Asian squads. “Fortunately, Afghan athletes More
At least 23 people have been killed and six others went missing when a boat capsized in a lake in Philippine, according to a media report on Friday. The accident happened in the early afternoon on Thursday at Laguna Lake, near Manila, hours after Typhoon Doksuri had swept out of the northern part of the More
Civic space in Afghanistan has downgraded to ‘closed’ in March 2023, the lowest possible category on the CIVICUS Monitor scale, according to the latest report by the global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world on Friday. The report said that Since the Taliban takeover there have been widespread reports of restrictions on civil More
Nearly 3000 more Afghan refugees returned from Iran yesterday (Wednesday), the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday. The refugees numbering 2,947 arrived in the country via Islam Qala port in western Herat province, the ministry tweeted. It wrote after a survey, 663 of the returnees were introduced to the International Organization for Migration More
Another 350 more Afghan refugees have landed in Canada, with their number set to reach 40,000 by the end of 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says. The IRCC announced their arrival in Toronto on its Twitter page on Wednesday. However, IRCC did not say from which country they had been evacuated. Since the More
On World Drowning Prevention Day, the World Health Organization says almost 236,000 people die of drowning every year globally. Every year in Afghanistan, as the weather warms up, the number of deaths due to drowning in rivers increases because young people and teenagers go for swimming in summer. Several people have drowned and died in More
Former Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) Official Dr. Noor Mohammad Murad has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the USA Cricket Board (USCB), according to a statement on Sunday. Dr. Murad served as the CEO of Afghanistan Cricket from 2012-2014 during its meteoric rise from the lower levels of Associate Cricket to achieving More
Extreme weather, acute droughts, receding underground water level by an average of 11 meters, untimely rains and floods caused by climate change have led to the displacement of people and have created a host of challenges in Afghanistan. Experts say the country’s water resources must be managed, otherwise the people will face a disaster, but More
Aalim Aqa Sherzak, International Football referee from Afghanistan, has been selected as referee for the friendly and pre-season match between Porto Portugal and Cardiff City, according to the National Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday. On its twitter handle the NFF said the match would be held in Algarwa, Portugal and Sherzad would be the referee. More
