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
High ranking European Union (EU) officials have 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 most efficient ways to meet their basic needs and provide humanitarian aid,” the European External Action Service (EEAS) wrote on its X More
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says more than 200 people have contracted Congo disease and six of them have lost their lives in different parts of the country over the past five months. Dr. Sharafat Zaman, spokesman for MoPH, said in a video clip that they had registered 203 cases of Congo fever since More
A number of orphan and working children in western Ghor province say they want to study and the caretaker government should help them in this regard, while local officials say education programs for such children have been launched. Abdul Sabour, 12, is an orphan who works as a cobbler from dawn to dusk along the More
