The fourth edition of the European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) is being held today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) in Brussels, jointly hosted by the European Commission and Poland. The European Union Delegation in Afghanistan wrote on its X handle that, like the previous three editions, this year’s forum was being organised alongside the EU Foreign Affairs More
Uzbekistan’s special representative for Afghanistan has discussed the situation in Afghanistan and humanitarian cooperation with the country with the head of the Swedish Ministry of Justice’s Migration Service. The Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Uzbekistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Ismatullah Irgashev, met with Sufyan Ostmark. During the meeting, the two sides discussed More
A court in Nairobi, has ordered the extradition of former deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga Abdul Zahir Qadir, to the United States. However, his lawyer has requested a 14-day delay in carrying out the extradition, according to Citizen Digital. The court determined there were sufficient grounds to proceed with the extradition based on evidence More
Some former members of the British Special Forces have confessed to committing war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, stating that the elite units killed unarmed individuals “while sleeping at night” and even “executed” children who had not yet reached combat age. The BBC World Service today (Monday) published a report titled “Former British Special Forces More
Eight residents of central Daikundi province have died as a result of a gas explosion in a coal mine in Tajikistan, authorities said on Sunday. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Department said the incident happened inside a coalmine in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on Friday. It said five of the victims were More
The second court hearing for former Afghan parliamentarian Abdul Zahir Qadir took place in Nairobi, with a decision on his extradition to the United States expected on May 13. According to the BBC, Zahir Qadir, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament during the previous government, appeared in court in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya on More
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for increased international support to Afghanistan’s collapsing healthcare system, warning that ongoing funding cuts are putting millions of lives at risk. WHO representative in Afghanistan raised concerns about the deteriorating situation of the Afghan health sector due to significant reductions in international funding, particularly following cuts by the More
The United Nations emphasizes that journalists should be able to report freely and “without fear or discrimination” across the world, May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. On this occasion, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the freedom of the people is tied to the freedom of the press, and that journalists should be able More
The 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index and report, published today, describe a marked deterioration of press freedom around the world. The report says journalists and media are facing difficult economic conditions and journalists in the US are operating in an increasingly hostile environment “The media economy must urgently be restored to a state More
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher has urged policymakers responsible for cutting humanitarian aid to visit hospitals in Afghanistan, such as the one in southern Kandahar province, to witness firsthand the devastating consequences of their decisions. Fletcher, who also serves as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, recently visited central hospital of Kandahar More
