Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a report that since the beginning of this year, 2,513 deaths due to acute respiratory diseases have been recorded in Afghanistan. According to the WHO report, 82.2% of these figures are children. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Over the past two years, local Taliban forces in Ghor province collected funds from residents, claiming it was for constructing the Ghor-Herat highway. Currently, Ghor residents express concern that these funds have been misappropriated by local Taliban officials, and there is no accountability. Residents state that, while poverty and hunger are increasing in the
Ariana: The head of Iran’s diplomatic system also added that Afghanistan can be on the path of stability and security when all ethnic groups have a role in the administration and governance of this country. Click here to read more (external link). Related What Will It Take for Taliban to Gain Recognition From China, Others?
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 9, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government denounced the United States Saturday for imposing fresh sanctions against two of its leaders for human rights abuses, saying that pressure and restrictive measures do not help solve problems. The response came a day after the U.S. Treasury Department placed sanctions against 20 people
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 9, 2023 Since returning to power in August 2021, Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban rulers have showcased ambitious infrastructure and natural-resource development projects as part of a quest for self-sufficiency. The Taliban government is now digging one of the largest irrigation canals in Asia, a project that aims to revitalize
NIKKEI: A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country’s neighbors over fears it will drain a river key to their agricultural economies, but the ruling Taliban is warning that it will press on at any cost. The fundamentalist Afghan regime inherited the long-stalled project after it retook control of the country two years
India Today: Pakistan discovered that Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Interior Minister in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, was holding a Pakistani passport and cancelled it. Haqqani had used the passport to travel to Qatar for negotiations with the US. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Takhar have reported a horrifying incident in which a 23-year-old young man fell victim to a brutal act by robbers in the province. It is noteworthy that, in recent months, armed robberies in Takhar have seen an unprecedented increase. On June 23 of this year, armed robbers also beheaded a shopkeeper