US State Department Deputy spokesman Vedant Patel has called on the Taliban to substantially improve their human rights record before any normalizations of relations. He told at press briefing that to date no country had publicly announced that it recognized the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. He added: “We continue to – in close More
On the eve of the Taliban third anniversary of coming to power for the second time, some girls urged the reopening of schools and universities for girls and women in line with Sharia law. After returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban suspended girls’ schools above class sixth and then extended the ban to More
A protest against newly-enforced travel condition for truckers has forced the suspension of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan via the Torkham crossing. The bilateral trade came to a halt on Monday when truckers and customs clearing agents blocked the road leading to the ‘Zero Point’ to protest the imposition of the Temporary Admission Document condition. More
The World Peace Jirga (WPJ) has underlined the imperative of removing excessive curbs on trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Businesspeople, transporters, customs clearing agents and other stakeholders attended the event at the Landikotal Jirga Hall on Wednesday. Speakers called for easing people’s movement between the neighbouring countries via the Torkham crossing to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations. More
The Iranian government has executed at least 29 convicts, including two Afghans, in a single day, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights announced on Thursday. The Iran Human Rights (IHR) wrote on its X handle 26 men were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj outside Tehran, while three others were put to death in the city More
Hundreds of trucks loaded with food and non-food items that belonged to Afghan businessmen have been stranded on both sides of the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangahar province due to travel document issues. According to the Chamber of Commerce and Investment of Nangarhar the two governments have created a document called Trade Certificate to make More
An American citizen named Andris has embraced Islam in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Monday. Mufti Abdul Matin Qane, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), wrote on X: “Due to the exemplary conduct of security forces in Jalrez district, an American tourist named Andris has converted to More
Nearly eight million Afghans have been migrated to neighbouring and European countries in the past almost five years, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday. IOM in a report stated: “Since 2020 nearly eight million people have migrated in which 85 percent people have migrated to neighbouring countries such as Iran and nearly More
Afghanistan’s diplomatic mission’s websites in Canada, Italy, Switzarland and Germany have been shut down. The development comes after the Taliban in a statement said that services of some countries in Europe were not acceptable for them. Views: 4
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Taliban to lift restrictions on women and girls. In response to such calls, the caretaker government has consistently claimed preserving women’s rights in the framework of the Shariah law. In a post on X, HRW said: “As the Paris Olympics begin, millions of women and girls in Afghanistan More
