Ayaz Gul VOA News February 13, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Senior leaders of Afghanistan’s ruling Islamist Taliban have recently resorted to rare public criticism of each other, reigniting internal rift speculations over whether girls should be allowed to receive an education. The war of words began last Saturday when the influential Taliban interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, lashed
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 13, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Economic hardship and media restrictions stemming from the 2021 return to power of Afghanistan’s Taliban have reportedly forced approximately 34% of radio stations to shutter operations in the country, rendering hundreds of men and women jobless. The Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU), a Kabul-based local media monitor,
dpa: Pakistan on February 13 launched a door-to-door campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio after evidence of cross-border transmission from neighboring Afghanistan. The National Institute of Health confirmed the detection of poliovirus genetically linked to the virus found in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan in November 2022 in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, last month.
Khaama: During an interview with the Indian news outlet “The Week”, the Russian special envoy said that sometimes the Taliban can’t even comprehend simple things. For instance, the group’s de facto regime does not face any immediate threats at the moment. He further added that the Taliban are fortunate enough to be ruling on people
Firstpost: The Taliban have allegedly stopped selling contraceptives to women, claiming that it is “haram” or forbidden under Sharia law. Drug stores and pharmacies across Afghanistan have allegedly been directed not to stock any pills, ampoules, or medicines used as contraceptive. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: An additional shipment of cash worth $40 million arrived in Kabul in the last two days. The Taliban-controlled DAB expressed gratitude for the receipt of this cash aid and requested that future donations be made through bank transfers. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: On Monday morning, an earthquake with a Richter scale of 4.3 struck Fayzabad, Afghanistan. The earthquake’s epicentre was 100 km southeast of the northeastern city of Fayzabad. The quake was 135 kilometres deep and struck the region at 5:45 am local time, according to India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS). Click here to read
Roshan Noorzai VOA News February 12, 2023 WASHINGTON — Fifteen years ago, Noorullah Stanikzai returned to his home province of Logar to open a radio station broadcasting cultural and educational programs. But the future of his station, Zinat FM, has seemed uncertain since the Taliban took power in August 2021. “I am seriously considering closing the
Khaama: The official said that an avalanche that hit a vehicle in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province on Saturday resulted in two fatalities and six injuries. In the recent past, several people have died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan, and about 70,000 livestock had also perished in the coldest winter in a decade in the country,