Ayaz Gul VOA News September 25, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban confirmed Wednesday that they have formally sought to join the upcoming Russia-hosted summit of the BRICS intergovernmental group of major emerging economies. The leaders of the 10 members of BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are set to convene
Dialogue Earth: Three years of drought, a pariah regime and the loss of skilled workers have crippled Afghanistan’s water infrastructure, increasing water prices and spreading disease. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: According to the Taliban, up to 3,000 people, including those born in Iran, return to Afghanistan daily, many suffering from physical abuse and mental trauma. Every day, waves of Afghan refugees return from Iran at the Afghanistan-Iran border. Reports from refugee organizations and statements from Taliban officials indicate a growing number of deportations of
Afghanistan International: Sources in Parwan confirmed to Afghanistan International that hundreds of people in Shinwari district of the province have been infected with an “unknown disease”. Hospital sources said on Wednesday that two weeks have passed since the outbreak of the mystery illness and two people have died so far due to it. According to
Afghanistan International: Aino Maina, a posh neighbourhood in Kandahar, was previously home to government officials, businessmen, and some “smugglers” during the previous regime. Since the Taliban’s rise to power, it has become a favoured and secure location for Taliban officials, with many of these homes now serving as residences and investment properties for the group’s
Germany deported several dozen Afghans in August — all of them convicted criminals — for the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021. But the move has fueled panic among Germany’s large Afghan community, many of whom fear they could be next as Berlin tightens the country’s asylum policies and anti-immigration parties rise in
The Guardian (UK): The American actor Meryl Streep has said that “a squirrel has more rights” than an Afghan girl under the current Taliban regime. Streep, who attended an event on the situation facing women and girls in Afghanistan as part of the UN general assembly in New York, called the Taliban’s draconian restrictions on
Khaama: The Australian media outlet The Conversation has warned that the Taliban’s suspension of the polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan could lead to the spread of the disease to neighboring countries like India and Iran. The report, published on Monday, September 23, stated that due to cross-border movement between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the suspension of