Ariana: Pakistan has expressed concern over what it says is an increase in militancy along the border with Afghanistan. Speaking to Newsweek, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Munir Akram warned that unless the economic situation in Afghanistan improves, the Islamic Emirate could begin to lose members to more militant groups including IS-K (Daesh). He said Pakistan is determined to deal with militant groups such as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army and the regional ISIS Khorasan (Daesh) branch internally. Click here to read more (external link).
Save The Children Resumes Some Operations In Afghanistan After Getting Assurances On Female Staff
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi: The international Save the Children organization has resumed operations in some parts of Afghanistan after it received assurances that its female staff would be able to work safely in the country. “We’re restarting some activities in Afghanistan… where we’ve received clear, reliable assurances from relevant authorities that our female staff will be safe and can work without obstruction,” the group said in a statement. Save the Children and other aid groups suspended operations in the country after the ruling Taliban banned women working in the country late last year. Click here to read more (external link).
Kabul’s mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules
AP: Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women’s dress shops across the Afghan capital of Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News in Dari – January 16, 2023
Pakistan “quietly urging” Afghan Taliban to Neutralize Pakistani Taliban
Khaama: According to sources, the National Security Council-Pakistan informed the Afghan government that to fulfil its obligations under the Doha Agreement, including bilateral meetings, Kabul would have to neutralize the TTP threat. Click here to read more (external link).
16 Dead in Four Provinces amid Severe Cold Wave
Tolo News: At least 16 people died in four different provinces in the past four days as a result of the severe cold wave in the country. According to the State Ministry for Disaster Management, these deaths happened in Badghis, Nimroz, Faryab, and Ghazni provinces. More than 3,000 cattle also died due to exposure to the cold weather. Click here to read more (external link).
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3 Taliban Fighters Killed in Blast in Kabul
8am: 3 Taliban fighters were reportedly killed in a mysterious blast that took place yesterday at Kefayat Center on Darul Aman Road in Kabul. Sources in Kabul city told Hasht-e Subh that the blast occurred on Sunday, January 15, at the house of a Taliban fighter in the residential complex. Click here to read more (external link).
Human Rights Watch calls on ICC to ban Afghanistan
Ariana: Human Rights Watch has called for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to follow through on its own anti-discrimination policy and suspend Afghanistan from ICC membership. The organisation’s director of global initiatives Minky Worden said the suspension of Afghanistan from participating in international cricket should stand “until women and girls can once again participate in education and sport in the country”. Click here to read more (external link).
ACB reaches out to PCB for ODI series after Australia setback
Geo: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Sunday approached the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play a series other than the decided ICC Super League games between the two countries after Australia decided to call off its series with the Afghan team. A reliable source in the PCBhas confirmed that it has received a request from the ACB to play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March this year. Click here to read more (external link).