RFE/RL: March 11 marks the anniversary of the destruction of Bamiyan’s sixth-century Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. According to experts, encroaching construction, negligence, and looting are endangering the status and future of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Click here to view photos (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 7, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The International Labor Organization said Tuesday that female employment levels in Afghanistan had fallen steeply since the Taliban took over the war-ravaged country. The ILO, in a new report, found that Taliban curbs on women’s activities and their ability to work had contributed to the decline. It
Khaama: According to the central bank, this is the 60th aid package that has been dispatched to Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021, the international community’s cash aid has reached nearly $2 billion. Compared to the Pakistani Rupee and Iranian Rial, Afghani has remained quite strong over the past
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 6, 2023 Amnesty International has urged the UN Human Rights Council to address “relentless abuses” by the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. In a statement announcing its new report, the rights watchdog demanded that the UN council “establish an independent investigative mechanism in Afghanistan at the earliest opportunity, with a focus on
ESPNCricinfo: Despite dim prospects for an Afghanistan women’s team being formed so long as the Taliban remain in power, Afghanistan’s status as an ICC Full Member is unlikely to be affected. The matter is set for wider discussion at the next ICC board meetings in Dubai in March, when the ICC’s working group on Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 6, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has imposed a complete ban on the broadcasting of speeches and news conferences by populist former prime minister Imran Khan, and swiftly suspended a mainstream satellite television channel for defying the order. The curbs, slapped on late Sunday, were swiftly condemned by critics as an assault
Tolo News: Universities in the cold areas of the country started classes on Monday with the absence of female students. In December of last year, the Ministry of Higher Education announced that the female students are suspended from going to universities until further notice. The female students meanwhile expressed criticism over the closure of their
Tolo News: The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson, said that the EU is “not supporting armed resistance, neither politically, nor in other ways.” Niklasson made the remarks at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Taliban‘s claims of providing security are false and are merely a form of media propaganda, similar to their previous false claim that “Taliban 2.0 have changed“. This regime, whose primary abilities are intimidation, harassment, torture, and killing, will continue to cause terror and insecurity. Click here to read more (external link).