Civic space in Afghanistan has downgraded to ‘closed’ in March 2023, the lowest possible category on the CIVICUS Monitor scale, according to the latest report by the global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world on Friday. The report said that Since the Taliban takeover there have been widespread reports of restrictions on civil More
The European Union has said it is imposing restrictive measures against 18 individuals and five entities for human rights violations in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Ukraine and Russia. The Taliban government ministers of Education and Justice as well as the acting Chief Justice of the Afghanistan Supreme Court are among the six individuals More
Based on latest global ranking, Afghanistan was ranked as the country with the least powerful passport with visa-free access to just 27 destinations, followed by Yemen, Pakistan, Syria and Iraq. Henley & Partners, a London-based immigration consultancy, compiles the annual ranking using data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The index ranks countries based More
Following the closure of beauty salons in the country, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous says the future of Afghanistan must include females. Bahous tweeted: “The closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan is yet another blow to women´s rights and a further attempt at removing them from public life. The future of #Afghanistan must include More
Two Afghan nationals identified as Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hasemi Qatali were publicly hanged in Iran on Saturday over a deadly attack on a Shiite shrine in October. The attack on Shah Cheragh Shrine in the southern city of Shiraz killed at least 13 people. According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, the two More
Five Afghan youth have been killed and one injured by Iranian security forces firing in the border area between the two countries in Southwestern Nimroz province, local security sources said on Sunday. A Border Security Officer Mohammad Ibrahim Hewad said: “Last night a group of Afghan youth who wanted to illegally cross the border and More
The Amnesty International (AI) has again demanded the immediate release of education activist Matiullah Wesa and said he was arbitrarily arrested by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). On its Twitter handle the AI wrote: “Matiullah Wesa was arbitrarily arrested by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on 27 March 2023, while returning from More
Former President Ashraf Ghani in his Eid message says the Afghan nation reserves the right to ask the warlords why they have wasted the golden opportunities and filled their pockets and bank accounts. In his Eid-ul-Adha message shared on his Facebook page, Ghani stressed: “Here, I would like to say clearly that I’m not ready More
Following a surge in the drilling of deep wells that extract underground water on solar panels, expert have warned against the negative consequences of the practice and urged government to introduce a strategy to protect underground water. The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said that a strategy had been formed on the bases of More
Six Afghans have reportedly died of suffocation due to a gas leak in a green tea shop in Qarchak city of Tehran province in neighboring Iran. The incident happened Monday morning and the dead included two women, reported Tasnim news agency. The report said two relatives of one of the deceased were taken to hospital More
