The UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan has reiterated her call for the caretaker government to reverse the restrictions imposed on women and girls. The longer the curbs remained in place, the more damage they would result in, warned Roza Otunbayeva, special representative of the secretary-general (SRSG). Briefing the UN Security Council on Wednesday, she slammed More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) will host a consultative meeting about Afghanistan on Wednesday. According to the UN Security Council work program, the UNAMA-led meeting will be held on March 6 in the Security Council office. UNAMA will also address a press conference the same day The upcoming conference would discuss the United More
The UN food agency has expressed its concern over dwindling assistance to Afghanistan, warning that the situation is getting worse. In a post on X, the World Food Programme (WFP) wrote: “Nearly 4 million mothers and children are malnourished today in #Afghanistan and with assistance cuts, the situation is only getting worse.” The agency also More
American police have arrested a 15-year-old boy on the charge of killing an Afghan in Washington DC, Fox News said on Saturday. Fox News reported: “Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was shot and killed while driving for Lyft in the D.C. area on July 3”. Yar had served as an interpreter for the US Army Special Forces More
An Afghan human rights activist has won the International Women of Courage Award of the US State Department. The Department of State said in a statement Benafsha Yaqoobi and 11 other women had won the International Women of Courage Awards of 2024. Benafsha Yaqoobi has served as a member of the Independent Human Rights Commission More
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will present his report on Afghanistan to the 55th session of the Human Rights Council today (Thursday). Bennett wrote on his X handle: “The presentation of my @SR_Afghanistan report on the human rights situation in #Afghanistan will now begin today at 16:00 CET 19:30 Afghanistan.” Representatives More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has discussed the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan in a closed-door meeting on the current situation in the country. UN Secretary-General for Political and Peace-Building Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the meeting on the outcomes of recent Doha conference. At a news conference in New York, the secretary-general More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the launch of three new programmes for Afghan women to increase their skills, training and job opportunities. Blinken made the announcement while addressing the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) Summit on Tuesday, the State Department said in a statement. He said: “Countries from around the More
An elderly Austrian far-right nationalist, who was arrested in Afghanistan in May, has been freed as a result of mediation by Qatar. Herbert Fritz, 84, landed in Doha after his release on Sunday, the Austrian government confirmed in a statement. On arrival in Doha, the Austrian nationalist told reporters: “I think it was bad luck More
US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West has said the two-day meeting on Afghanistan in Doha discussed economic needs, human rights and the importance of continued engagement. West wrote on X that a strong consensus on collective interests in Afghanistan existed, including the desire to see women and girls return to secondary school, university, and More
