8am: Due to lack of security threats that Taliban insurgents were behind that, the former government could not utilize the national underground reserves. No doubt that Taliban now can extract them, as there is no rebels to create terror and insurgencies in the mining sites. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Taliban have imposed certain restrictions and censorships on media and freedom of speech since August 2021. In addition to the Taliban’s interferences in media’s scope of work, the factors such as security threats, and lack of funds have forced many media channels to shut down. It is recently reported that more than 50%
Al Jazeera: The draft text introduced by Norway reshapes the global body’s relations with Kabul to account for last year’s seizure of power by the Taliban, whose rule is still not recognised by the international community and which is yet to name new representatives to the UN. Norway’s draft would extend UNAMA for another year,
Ariana: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) [Taliban] on Thursday introduced Haji Fazal Mohammad Sabir as caretaker ambassador of Afghanistan’s embassy in Turkmenistan, IEA’s Foreign Ministry announced in a series of tweets. Afghan diplomats, and other Afghans in Ashgabat, along with Turkmenistan’s deputy foreign minister attended an inauguration ceremony to mark the event. Click here to
8am: The authorities of COVID-19 Hospital in Nimruz province have reported they have started the hospital’s operations after a four-month of delay. Earlier, the authorities and medical staff of the province complained about the lack of medical equipment and the non-payment of salaries for several months. However, the problem has not been fully addressed yet.
Akmal Dawi VOA News March 16, 2022 The last time U.S.-Pakistan relations turned cold was in the early 1990s, after Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan and the U.S. no longer needed Pakistan’s support and regional intelligence. Following last year’s U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, after two decades of costly war that forced the countries to work
8am: Wrestling athletes from 11 provinces entered the ring for two days in Kunduz Province. The winners of the tournaments and those athletes with outstanding performance will be introduced to participate in overseas tournaments on behalf of Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 16, 2022 Gender segregation was a hallmark of the Taliban’s brutal regime in Afghanistan in the 1990s, when unrelated men and women were barred from mixing in public places. Since regaining power in August, the militant group has gradually resurrected its discriminatory policies, enforcing strict segregation in universities, government offices, and