A number of residents of Kabul complain about hours of long power outages in sizzling summer days, while officials say efforts are underway to address the issue. People from various police districts of Kabul say electricity supply has become problematic in the capital and the light remains off for more than 10 hours daily. Ahmad More
The House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman has scorned President Joe Biden’s statement that no American troops have been killed in Afghanistan under his administration. In his remarks on the house floor, Michael McCaul blasted Biden’s claim that no US soldiers had died under his watch. McCaul named the 13 service members killed in the Abbey More
Two Afghan nationals have lost their lives in a road accident the Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A dozen other people were wounded on Friday when a car collided head-on with a passenger van on the Hazara Expressway. The car carrying an Afghan family to Dodial from College Doraha area rammed into a passenger More
Both US special representatives for Afghanistan Thomas West and Rina Amiri will attend the third UN-convened meeting in Doha on Afghanistan, the State Department says. Special envoys for Afghanistan and other officials are expected to attend the huddle scheduled for June 30 and July 1 in the capital of Qatar. An Taliban delegation, led by More
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo will chair the third meeting on Afghanistan in Doha on June 30 and July 1. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, shared at a press conference update on the conference, to be attended by special envoys for Afghanistan, on Wednesday. The meeting would discuss how More
The United Nations has noted a 55 percent spike in security-related incidents in Afghanistan, with over 2,500 incidents reported in the past three months. In his latest report released on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutterres highlighted that drug-related incidents increased by 97 percent. Land disputes rose from 20 to 51 and armed clashes increased from More
Iranian Police have arrested an Afghan man for the alleged murder of his wife in Tehran. Isna report cited Sardar Ali Walipur Kudrarzi Tehran Police Chief as saying that the detained Afghan man stubbed his wife after using drugs. Initial reports showed that the victim was killed at her sister’s house by her husband and More
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett addresses the Human Rights Council on human rights situation in Afghanistan, says Afghanistan’s diplomatic mission in Geneva. On 1 April 2022, Mr. Richard Bennett was appointed as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. On its x.com handle, Afghanistan’s permanent mission in Geneva said: “On June 18, the UN More
Senior officials from several countries have announced nearly $842 million to address the emergency humanitarian situation in Afghanistan during a meeting in Brussels. High ranking European Union (EU) officials discussed delivering humanitarian aid to Afghans in Brussels. “Stakeholders met in Brussels to take stock of the engagement with the Afghan people and to discuss the More
Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air has started flights to Kabul for the first time, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. MoTA wrote on X the international company had started its flights to Kabul and will conduct one flight per week. Many other airlines like Ariana, KamAir, Mahan, Kish and Yazd also More
