8am: Footages posted on social media show that Khost Governor has ordered the residents of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan to remove Afghanistan’s national flag (black, red, green) from the rooftops and vehicles. Click here to read more (external link). Related Remarks of Khost’s Governor on Tricolor Flag Spark Reactions
Lisa Schlein VOA News February 27, 2022 GENEVA — Humanitarian experts warn that more than 24 million people, or 59% of Afghanistan’s population, are living on starvation diets and forced to take extreme measures to survive. Eight senior emergency experts from U.N. and non-governmental organizations recently concluded a five-day mission to Afghanistan. They describe the level
Press TV February 26, 2022 A former Australian army commander accused of war crimes while serving in Afghanistan as part of a US-led occupation force told another soldier “I just want to kill [expletive],” a witness has said during a court hearing. Testifying in a federal court case in which the ex-commander, Ben Roberts-Smith, is
Tolo News: Pakistan has recently cleared a legal mechanism to provide barter trade with Iran and Afghanistan as the former is under US sanctions and the latter’s bank’s reserves have been frozen by the US. Pakistan’s Dawn News reported on Friday that the decision was taken by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet
Tolo News: “Many of our instructors were absent; however, there were a couple of instructors,” said Hayatullah, a student. The classes of male and female students are segregated and occur at different shifts, according to the instructors and students. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: According to a source, the TAPI project was not implemented in Afghanistan due to Ajmal Ahmadi’s intervention. “Ajmal Ahmadi was the son-in-law of Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, and Ghani believed that Ahmadi was an economic genius,” said the former official at the Afghan embassy in Ashgabat. “He had monopolized the entire executive authority of the
Reuters: As Afghan universities reopen, some women can’t afford to return. Women and their relatives have lost jobs, straining finances. Economic crisis could reverse gains in female education. Taliban say they are working to support women in business. Click here to read more (external link).
Reuters: Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces have killed two people and wounded several in a border region of the two neighbours, officials said, the latest in a series of such skirmishes. Click here to read more (external link).