The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has emphasised the importance of security and stability in Afghanistan and called on the international community to continue providing humanitarian, economic, and development assistance to the Afghan people. In a joint statement issued by the GCC Ministerial Council, the council reaffirmed its commitment to Afghanistan’s security and stability, describing it More
The Solidarity Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has urged the Swedish government to develop a sustainable, long-term support plan to help address Afghanistan’s economic, humanitarian and environmental crises. Formerly known as the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, the SCA emphasized in a statement that “the people of Afghanistan are suffering severely from poverty and oppression.” It highlighted More
United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva will brief the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan this month. Scheduled as part of the Security Council’s quarterly consultations, the meeting will focus on Afghanistan’s ongoing crisis and the challenges facing humanitarian aid, the UNSC said in a statement. Briefings will be delivered by More
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that 22.9 million people, including 12 million children, will need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan in 2025. In its April report, the UN agency said 857,000 children under the age of five will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year. The report said expelling Afghan refugees from Pakistan More
Thousands of people staged protest demonstrations in a number of provinces, including Kabul, against Israel’s attacks on Gaza on Friday. The protests were carried out after Friday prayers in capital Kabul and Balkh, Nangarhar, Paktia, Helmand, Panjshir, Kunar, Herat, Faryab, Jawzjan, Ghazni, Sar-i-Pul and a number of other provinces. The protesters chanted slogans such as More
India has confirmed starting visa issuance process for Afghans and said that the country has discontinued the e-emergency visa system for Afghans and has replaced it with a new module. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaistwal said: “We have now a new visa module for Afghan citizens and the new visa system will More
India has resumed issuing visas to Afghan citizens, including businesspeople, according to a media report. The Hindu cited a notification on a government website indicating that India had restarted the issuance of several categories of visas to Afghans. India has suspended all visa services for Afghan nationals and closed its embassies and consulates in the More
The suspension of the US foreign aid for humanitarian programs in Afghanistan has a negative impact as recently Washington handed over responsibility for dealing with natural disasters to its State Department’s refugees division. After returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending US foreign development assistance for 90 days More
Seven miners have been killed and two others injured as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in northern Samangan province, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the police headquarters the explosion left seven people dead and two others wounded in Gola district of Dar-e-Sof district on Tuesday night. It said security More
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) says the World Bank (WB) is set to resume the disbursement of outstanding loans in Afghanistan, with nearly 11 million US dollars to be paid to companies in the first phase, starting today (Monday). Following the return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to power in 2021, several international More
