Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 28, 2022 The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern after the Taliban-led government ordered girls be denied access to high school education amid reports of further restrictions on women and media, including a fresh ban on news bulletins by the BBC and Voice of America (VOA). “The members
8am: Local sources in Mazar-e-Sharif city have confirmed that a car has exploded in the center of the province. The explosion took place at around 3:00 PM on Monday (March 28). According to eyewitnesses, the type of the vehicle and how it exploded is not yet clear. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern about the low level of health services in Afghanistan, saying that millions of people in the country currently do not have access to health services. Click here to read more (external link).
AP: The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: This Uzbek-affiliated powerful commander is arrested for the accusation of his cooperation with ISKP. There are reports that Uzbek and Tajik-affiliated Taliban soldiers are escaping the battleground in the northern region. They are not fighting and in most cases, they are surrendering to National Resistance Forces led by Ahmad Massoud against Taliban. Click here
PA: The BBC’s TV news bulletins have been taken off-air in Afghanistan after the Taliban “ordered our TV partners to remove international broadcasters from their airwaves”. On Sunday, the BBC announced its TV news bulletin in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek had been taken off-air in Afghanistan following a Taliban order. Click here to read more
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 27, 2022 A part of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan tasked with enforcing adherence to strict Islamic fundamentalism has ordered all amusement parks in the capital to be segregated by gender. The limit on such mixing at fun parks will deepen concerns for girls’ and women’s rights as it follows
Ariana: On Sunday, AFP Sport highlighted the five players to watch in the two-month extravaganza. Among the five is Afghan cricketing hero, Rashid Khan, who continues to make his country proud. Click here to read more (external link).