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
Pakistani security forces have opened fire on and torched the tents of protesters who staged a sit-in against the enforcement of passport and visa availability for across Durand Line movement. The sit-in was staged almost eight months ago by local people when the Pakistan government changed its policy and enforced a single document — passport, More
Prince Ahmad Shah Zahir, the eldest son of Afghanistan former king Mohammad Zahir Shah, passed away in the Virginia city of United State on Tuesday. Ahmad Shah Zahir’s nephew Mustafa Zahir wrote on his Facebook page that his uncle, who had been ill for some time, passed away in Virginia city. Meanwhile, Nader Naeem, another More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting to review the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on June 14. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNAMA head Roza Otunbayeva and a representative of civil society are expected to brief the meeting, the UNSC said in a statement. The closed-door consultations are More
Rescuers were able to save 10 people and fish out six bodies after a passenger boat capsized in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday. The boat carrying 25 people including women and children sank in Basol Dobila area of Momand Dara district at 7am. Information and Culture Director Sediqullah Quraishi said 20 people lost their lives More
