The Guardian (UK): Since August, secondary school girls from grade 7 and up have effectively been banned from education. While the Taliban claims the restrictions are temporary, saying they want to create the right Islamic environment for girls to learn, Afghanistan remains the world’s only country where girls are barred from education. Click here to
Tolo News: More than 500,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country within the past six months, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MRR) said on Thursday. Also, the deputy Minister of MRR who visited Torkham crossing on Thursday told reporters that diplomatic efforts are underway to facilitate the release of Afghans being held abroad.
Ariana: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has confirmed that work on the trans-nations Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project has been suspended until the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government has gained international recognition. In response to an email sent to the ADB by Ariana News, an official confirmed that the project has been put on
Ariana: The new government in Afghanistan is not cooperating with anti-Pakistan elements, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said. The official said there has not been any deliberate action by the new government in Afghanistan that would undermine Pakistan. Yusuf, however, said that the threat of terrorism remains and it should be eliminated. Click
8am: Based on the Doctors Without Borders report, Afghanistan will witness a significant increase in measles disease within the next six months in case a nationwide measles vaccination campaign is not launched. Click here to read more (external link).
By Malali Bashir Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 9, 2022 Nadima Noor, a female Afghan-Canadian aid worker who runs a humanitarian organization in Kabul, vanished last month. Noor’s family in Canada, who spoke to eyewitnesses, said a group of Taliban fighters entered her office, forced her into a car, and whisked her away in
Tolo News: Khwaja Meer Mujahid, head of the Kabul Powerlifting Federation, and his brother have been detained by the forces of the Islamic Emirate, their family claimed on Wednesday. According to the family, forces of the Islamic Emirate arrested Mujahid and his brother, Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Rahmani, at their residence in Kabul on Monday. Click
AFP: Gujarat Titans have signed Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz as a replacement for England batsman Jason Roy in the Indian Premier League tournament starting later this month, the franchise said Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).