VOA News Rahim Sarwan March 21, 2016 ACHIN, AFGHANISTAN—Thousands of students in eastern Afghanistan are unable to attend school because the Islamic State (IS) is keeping classrooms shuttered. According to Afghan Ministry of Education estimates, around 33,000 students have been deprived of education in 58 schools in the Achin, Haskamena, and Kot districts of Nangarhar
Tolo News: Poverty and unemployment have prevented scores of children from celebrating Nawroz this year as many were forced to work on the streets and sell their goods for money. Click here for the Video.
Khaama Press: The American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has spoken against the exclusion of Afghans seeking refuge abroad, particularly in European countries amid persistent issues the Afghan asylum seekers are facing. Angelina who is also a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expressed concerns regarding the exclusion of the Afghan refugees during
Khaama Press: The Argentinian football star Lionel Messi’s biggest and youngest fan from Afghanistan is unlikely to meet him despite he charmed the internet and media with his photographs wearing a hand-made shirt of the start prepared with plastic bag. The 5-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi attracted global attention after his photographs went viral, breaking the hearts of
Bakhtar News Agency: Kabul (BNA) While Taliban have being accused by international sources and organizations for using children in battlefields, recently the national defense ministry troops released 35 civilians from the captivity of notorious Taliban in Helmand province. According to BNA report, recently the forces of national defense ministry conducting a special operation in Nad Ali district
Tolo News: Daesh fighters in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province are allegedly training local children to become terrorists. A number of children have said that Daesh militants were encouraging them to go to their training centers. Most areas of Achin district have now been cleared of Daesh insurgents but reports have emerged that they are allegedly training
Al Jazeera: Murtaza Ahmadi, who became an internet hit after wearing makeshift Messi shirt, receives a surprise from his hero. The boy’s father, Mohammad Arif Ahmadi, said: “A woman from UNICEF got in contact with us and told us a couple of days ago that Murtaza might be receiving a package from Messi.” Click here to read
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD—An international human rights group has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban of recruiting scores of children to its ranks for insurgent activities, including the production and planting of improvised explosive devices. The militant group has denied this. In a detailed report, New York-based Human Rights Watch demanded the Taliban immediately
1TV: Afghan Red Crescent Society on Tuesday announced that it will fly a group of 82 ill children to Germany for treatment. The children suffer from either severe burns or bone fracture, said Taib Yousufzai, the head of public relations for the society. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghan students are being subjected to physical abuse and discrimination in Iran, a human rights group has said citing reports. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in a report published this week further citied claims that Iranian authorities were trying to suppress such incidents. Click here to read more (external link).