Ayaz Gul VOA News February 21, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban Monday strongly defended their government against fresh criticism by the United States that the male-only leadership in Kabul is “dominated by one ethnicity” and lacks inclusivity. “This is invalid and we reject it,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA when asked for his reaction to the
The Guardian (UK): Nancy Yu, AKA Asia One is drawing on the hip-hop movement’s activist roots to help a group of artists and their families escape the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
The New Yorker: They fought for decades to retake Afghanistan, but promises of a new start are already colliding with internal divisions and external opposition. “They will do anything to convince the international community to give them financing, but eventually I’ll be forced to wear the burqa again. They are just waiting.” Click here to
Tolo News: Army officials in Bamiyan say that they will counter any activity of their opponents, and apparently one of the reasons for the deployment of this army brigade in Bamiyan is to contain possible threats in the coming spring. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The US Department of State has announced that it has authorized the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) to prevent the looting and smuggling of archaeological and ethnographic materials. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The authorities at the COVID-19 Hospital in Zaranj, the capital city of Nimruz province, say they have not paid staff at the hospital for seven months. According to the authorities of the hospital, they will close the hospital’s gates to patients if they do not observe their problems. Click here to read more (external
Al Jazeera: Up to 50 children, most of them girls, attend the informal school – not far from where historic giant Buddha statues were blown up by the Taliban 20 years ago. The school runs for two hours daily in the morning offering an opportunity to the impoverished community at a time the country has
Ariana: In the last 45 days, more than four hundred people have died of pneumonia across the country, officials said adding that most of them were children. The Ministry of Public Health says that during this period, nearly 190,000 people contracted pneumonia across the country. Click here to read more (external link).