Pakistan’s flawed policy towards Afghanistan is the root cause of its problems, including its current economic woes, says a noted political expert. Former senator Afrasiab Khattak urged Islamabad to balance its policy if it wanted to arrest its economic slide and banish extremism. Speaking at an event hosted by an Islamabad-based think tank on Saturday, he suggested: “To come out of the More
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for a year till March 18, 2023, according to a media report on Friday. Resolution 2727 decides that UNAMA and the UN Secretary-General’s special representative will continue to carry out their mandate in support of More
The UN Security Council (UNSC) is expected to vote today (Friday) on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, until 17 March 2025, according to a statement on Friday. The draft resolution in blue extended UNAMA’s mandate without changing its mandated tasks and priorities, reiterates the Council’s More
The United States has renewed its commitment to continue support individuals who cooperated with them in two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, an official has said. White House Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters: “Even though our war in Afghanistan ended, our commitment to Afghans and our commitment to those who helped us in that war More
The Torkham crossing has reopened only for cancer patients after four days of closure, an official said on Thursday. Afghan and Pakistani officials agreed to allow patients to travel across the Durand Line without passports and visas. Sediqullah Qurashi, an official of the Information and Culture Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News previously all patients were More
Education Department officials in northern Baghlan province say more than 200 out of 570 schools in the province have no buildings and their students face serious problems. Education director Maulvi Mohammad Noor Azizi said 209 schools had no buildings and more than 51,000 students attended classes under the open sky. He said this year surrounding More
US diplomat says the United Nations and donor countries together will assess the effectiveness of assistance to Afghanistan. In a post on X, Chargé d’Affaires Karen Decker wrote: “With UN agencies and donors to review assistance in Afghanistan. Transparency and oversight key focus.” She said: “Afghan women are difference-makers, defenders, drivers of change. Appreciate @IndrikaRatwatte’s More
Nearly half of the state-run schools in northern Badakhshan and central Daikundi provinces are without buildings and the students of these schools study in the open air, according to local officials on Sunday. Enayatullah Sahar, head of the Daikunid Education Department, said total of 431 schools existed in the province out of which 170 schools More
Two Afghan brothers have been shot dead in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi in what police called a targeted attack. The gun assault happened in Federal B Area in the jurisdiction of the Samanabad police station on Friday evening, Dawn reported. The victims were identified as Jamal Deen and Hayatullah, Afghan nationals who lived in More
On International Women’s Day, the UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan has reiterated her call for the caretaker government to reverse the restrictions imposed on women and girls. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The longer the curbs remained in place, the more More
