8am: On Thursday, February 3, a senior UN official said that the organization has $135 million in a bank in Afghanistan, however, it cannot use it because Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has not been able to exchange the amount of money into afghanis. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: At least 318 media outlets have closed since the fall of the Western-backed government in 33 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said. The IFJ in a report on Thursday expressed concerns over the status of Afghan media community. Click here to read more (external link). Related RSF
Ariana: Eighty thousand people in Kunduz have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the past six months, officials confirmed Friday. “More people are coming. People understand about the value of the vaccine. The people who received vaccines are safe and healthy,” said Sayed Mehran Hashimi, a vaccinator. Click here to read more (external link).
Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 4, 2022 For years Afghanistan was seen as place of refuge for Baluch separatists seeking to evade Islamabad’s crackdown on their homeland in Pakistan. But following the return of the Islamist Taliban to power in Kabul, members of the secular groups fear they have lost their sanctuary. Some
Since taking control of the Afghan capital last August, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women and girls forcing many to give up on their education, careers, hopes and dreams. But at least one international group is trying to help. Karina Bafradzhian reports. Camera: Andrey Degtyarev
ABC News: “Pick up the phone right now, call Kabul and ask the girls to be released immediately,” Hoda Khamosh, an Afghanistan woman’s rights activist shouted at the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Oslo, Norway, last week. Khamosh demanded the release of Tamana Zaryabi Paryani and Parawana Ibrahimkhel, two female activists who
Ariana: The Afghani (AFN) has rebounded in recent weeks to a stronger 94 AFN to the US dollar, after its recent plunge which at one stage saw the currency fall to a low of 130 AFN to the dollar. According to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Inamullah Samangani, the stronger AFN comes on the
Tolo News: The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) is planning to a launch nationwide census, saying that there is no exact information about the populations living in Afghanistan. “We have finalized a draft and presented it to the cabinet. We are looking for support and the means to conduct the census. Maybe the foreign