US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the launch of three new programmes for Afghan women to increase their skills, training and job opportunities. Blinken made the announcement while addressing the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) Summit on Tuesday, the State Department said in a statement. He said: “Countries from around the More
An elderly Austrian far-right nationalist, who was arrested in Afghanistan in May, has been freed as a result of mediation by Qatar. Herbert Fritz, 84, landed in Doha after his release on Sunday, the Austrian government confirmed in a statement. On arrival in Doha, the Austrian nationalist told reporters: “I think it was bad luck More
US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West has said the two-day meeting on Afghanistan in Doha discussed economic needs, human rights and the importance of continued engagement. West wrote on X that a strong consensus on collective interests in Afghanistan existed, including the desire to see women and girls return to secondary school, university, and More
The US Department of State will hold a meeting with Boston University under the title “University Network for Afghan Women” next week, the university said in a statement on Thursday. The statement from Boston University said the meeting would be held in the US Department of State on February 27. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would More
Former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has performed Umrah in Saudi Arabia in his first trip outside the United Arab Emirates since his government collapsed in 2021. Ghani traveled to the UAE after his government in Kabul collapsed in 2021 and he has since been living there. Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwari shared a video which shows More
More than 20 people have been killed in a landslide in the Noorgram district, of eastern Nuristan province, local officials said on Monday. Eighty houses were destroyed in the incident, Information and Culture Director Maulvi Samiul Haq Haqbayan said. The landslide took place in the Nakra village of Tatin Valley last night due to heavy More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday during ongoing meeting of envoys said there was consensus among delegates over what needed to happen in Afghanistan, a statement said on Monday. Addressing reporters, he said: “We want an Afghanistan in peace, peace with itself and peace with its neighbours and able to assume the commitments and the international More
The second UN-led meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries, has started behind closed doors in Doha. Qatar hosted on Sunday the meeting, with the participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha said in a statement. Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin More
US Special Envoy Rina Amiri has held a meeting with Deputy UN Secretary General Amina Mohammed and discussed support to Afghan women and human rights situation in Afghanistan, according to a statement on Saturday. On her Twitter handle Amiri said: “on the importance of supporting Afghan women & human rights, concurred that the extreme policies More
The World Bank’s (WB) executive board has approved $300 in fresh funds for Afghanistan and the grant would be paid out through the International Development Association (IDA). The new funding would be deployed “through grants to United Nations agencies and other public international organizations, the WB said in a statement. The Bank’s new engagement with More
