US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has acknowledged the war in Afghanistan upon its conclusion did not align with the desire outcome. “It didn’t end the way I wanted it. That didn’t end the way any of us wanted it,” Milley said in an interview with ABC News. “Look, at More
For the first time an Afghan origin US citizen Abdul Nasir Yasini has been appointed head of the Republicans Muslims Committee in the California State of United States of America. During an exclusive interview with Wesal TV Abdul Nasir Yasini said he was elected with majority votes on the behalf of the party Head Jessica More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that women and girls rights issue in Afghanistan will be part of the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting agenda. Addressing reporters prior to the seventy-eighth session of the UNGA, in New York, he said that humanity faced huge challenges — from the worsening climate emergency to escalating conflicts, More
About 300 women have been provided with work opportunities in northern Samangan province, the dried fruit trader association says. Abdul Khaliq, head of the t association, said more than 300 poor women worked in the processing of almonds. “Every year, we make contracts with one of the companies in the almond processing section, this year, More
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has renewed Washington’s commitment to resettle Afghan allies, according to a statement on Thursday. “We remain deeply committed to supporting the Afghan allies who fought by our sides and to helping those who are now building new lives outside their troubled homeland,” he said while marking two years since the More
UN Secretary General’s Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino has said the acting Afghan government’s move to stop Afghan girls from travelling to the United Arab Emirate (UAE) for education would have its impact individually and on the whole country. When asked about the acting Afghan government move on banning girls who have been awarded scholarships More
The Al Habtoor Group chairman says the security forces of the Taliban have barred female students from travelling to the United Arab Emirates for studies, but the caretaker government has not yet reacted to the claim. Al Habtoor Group is one of the leading commercial companies in the UAE, operating in fields of cars, real More
CARE-Afghanistan says 2.5 million girls are currently out of school and have no access to education. But the Ministry of Education (MoE) says education has been suspended for about 1.3 million girls over grade six. In its latest report Despite enormous challenges, some girls in Afghanistan are still finding ways to learn, the organisation having access More
The Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster of former king Zahir Shah has clinched prestigious ‘Best of Show’ award at the US Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. Ordered by Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in May 1937, this 540 K Special Roadster was delivered in September and remained in his ownership until he bestowed it to his UK-based More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says about 800 cases of violence have been recorded against individuals affiliated with the former government. In its report released today, UANMA said after the Taliban’s takeover on 15th of August 2021, at least 800 instances of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and ill-treatment and enforced More
