8am: Some citizens in Panjshir claim that dozens of families leave the province every day due to harassment by current government forces. According to them, after the armed attacks against the government forces, local government forces conduct house-to-house inspections, even beating and imprisoning the residents of the same neighborhoods. Click here to read more (external
CNN: Having fled the Taliban and decades of war in their native Afghanistan, the sisters find themselves at risk of being caught up in another conflict in their adopted home, Ukraine. Click here to read more (external link). Related For Many Afghan Evacuees, a Rocky Path to a New Life
Al Jazeera: Prosecutors say that from 1983 to 1990, he was the chief of Pul-e-Charkhi prison east of Kabul, where regime opponents were held without fair trial in “appalling conditions”. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West said at an event on Monday that Washington is not backing “organized armed opposition” to the Islamic Emirate and that it would “discourage other powers from doing so as well.” Click here to read more (external link).
Jeff Seldin VOA News February 15, 2022 WASHINGTON — Despite lingering concerns among some officials in Washington that Afghanistan is on its way to once again becoming a terrorist haven, recent U.S. defense and intelligence assessments seem to indicate that at least for now, groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida are not ready to use the
Michael Hughes: The U.S. government has violated several commitments outlined in the Doha accords including promises to cooperate with the Taliban on reconstruction efforts, Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said in an interview. The comments come as donor states struggle with a no-win situation in facing current distribution requirements in Afghanistan, which include:
واقف حکیمی، عضو رهبری حزب جمعیت اسلامی، شاخه عطا، تایید می کند که رئیس استخبارات پاکستان با عطا محمدنور و برخی دیگر از رهبران سیاسی مخالف طالبان دیدار کرده است. ظاهراً، در این دیدار موضوع تشکیل حکومت فراگیر در افغانستان بحث شده است. pic.twitter.com/wJsdVJwUjO — افغانستان اینترنشنال – خبر فوری (@AFIntlBrk) February 14, 2022
8am: The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has reported since political upheaval in Afghanistan in August, there has been an extraordinary disruption in the country’s journalistic community, adding that some newsrooms have been moved out of Afghanistan. Contrary to promises made, GIJN has stressed human rights and freedom of the press, independent media outlets inside
Reuters: Britain said on Tuesday it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Taliban took power last year. The virtual pledging conference will aim to help the United Nations raise $4.4 billion for Afghanistan,