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UN Experts Call Perpetration of Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Alarming

6th May, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 5, 2023 ISLAMABAD — A weeklong special U.N. mission on human rights in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has found an unprecedented level of “systemic gender-based” discrimination that severely threatens the impoverished country’s future. The United Nations released preliminary findings of the two-member mission Friday, saying the study concluded Thursday and took place amid

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Posted in Afghan Women, Economic News, Human Rights, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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‘Beautiful Corolla’: Afghanistan’s enduring love affair with Toyota

5th May, 2023 · admin

AFP: In Afghanistan, Corollas are virtually ubiquitous. Corollas flooded Afghanistan after the withdrawal of Soviet forces in 1989 and the subsequent collapse of the USSR — before which Moscow’s state-owned Lada brand dominated the market. They have had a background role in national history ever since. Click here to read more (external link).

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Is Dutch Disease Coming to Afghanistan?

5th May, 2023 · admin

The National Interest: Left with a weak economy, the Taliban have become dependent on coal mining to sustain their coffers. This bodes ill for the country’s long-term economic future. In an exclusive interview on a state-owned TV in 2022, Shahabuddin Dilawar, the acting minister of mines and petroleum, explained that Afghanistan has millions of tons

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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Taliban destroys poppy fields leaving Afghan farmers with no income

4th May, 2023 · admin

 Farmers in southern Afghanistan say they are dismayed at the destruction of their poppy farms by the Taliban government since it assumed control of Afghanistan in 2021. Once a lucrative crop, farmers made a fortune under the former government backed by the West, but the Taliban enforced a strict ban in 2023 to avoid

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: heroin, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs, Taliban government failure |
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SIGAR Reports: ‘Taliban Interference in Aid Delivery’

4th May, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that there were 133 access incident reports in January 2023. The report said that the US State Department told SIGAR, “Taliban interference in aid operations—including attempts to influence beneficiary selection and staff recruitment, and pressuring organizations to share sensitive data, such as beneficiary information—has

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban stealing aid |
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United Nations: Afghanistan is one of the 7 hungry countries in the world

4th May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s report on food crises, Afghanistan is among the seven countries whose citizens are facing acute poverty and hunger. The report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, the number of people who

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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Report: Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan

3rd May, 2023 · admin

AP: Organizations face security risks and harassment at Taliban checkpoints, unannounced Taliban visits to NGO offices, repeated requests for information on work plans, budgets, operations, and personnel, and demands for increased involvement in project decision-making and implementation. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure, Taliban stealing aid |
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UN Chief Lambasts Taliban for ‘Systemic Attacks’ on Afghan Women’s Rights

3rd May, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 2, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Participants at a United Nations-convened international meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar agreed Tuesday to work together to find a way to engage with the country’s fundamentalist Taliban authorities on issues such as human rights, governance, counterterrorism and anti-drug efforts. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and special envoys on

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Posted in Afghan Women, Economic News, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Taliban war on women |
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Afghanistan: ‘Nothing we can do but watch babies die’

2nd May, 2023 · admin

BBC News: Every day, 167 children die in Afghanistan from preventable diseases, according to the UN children’s fund Unicef – illnesses that could and should be cured with the right medication. It is a staggering number. But it’s an estimate. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Health News | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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Cash-strapped Afghan sports car company suspends work

1st May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, the designer of a sports car made in Afghanistan, said in a video message posted to social media, that due to financial problems, they have been forced to stop work on their vehicle. Ahmadi did not say when they hoped to resume work but stated the main reason for suspending operations

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