Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Is a Priority for the World, Says Amnesty
Afghan woman today, under Taliban rule
8am: Amnesty International’s office in south Asia has expressed concern about the violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan, saying that securing women’s rights during the Taliban interim government should be a priority for the world. The organization issued a petition on Sunday, November 28, saying that the achievements of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule for the past 20 years are in serious danger. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Covert Operatives Seized Kabul, Other Afghan Cities From Within
WSJ: Undercover Taliban agents—often clean-shaven, dressed in jeans and sporting sunglasses—spent years infiltrating Afghan government ministries, universities, businesses and aid organizations. Then, as U.S. forces were completing their withdrawal in August, these operatives stepped out of the shadows in Kabul and other big cities across Afghanistan, surprising their neighbors and colleagues. Pulling their weapons from hiding, they helped the Taliban rapidly seize control from the inside. Click here to read more (external link).
Four Million Afghan Refugees Received COVID-19 Vaccine in Iran: WHO
8am: Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, the representative of WHO in Iran, said on Sunday that four million Afghan refugees in Iran had received the COVID-19 vaccine, Iran’s state news agency reported. Click here to read more (external link).
Table Tennis Tournament Wraps Up in Kabul
Tolo News: The final round of a table tennis tournament in Kabul was held on Saturday. The tournament was launched to select high-level players for the Kabul table tennis team. Wahidullah Sadat won the final round for the adult-level class out of 40 cocontestants. here here to read (external link).
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – November 27, 2021
PM Akhund: Islamic Emirate Seeks Good Intl Relations With All
Mullah Hassan Akhund
Tolo News: The Islamic Emirate Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund’s first public speech was aired on Saturday evening. It was broadcast on public television but with an audio message only. Hassan Akhund covered a range of issues including the Taliban’s fight against the US, the poverty in the country, security issues and Afghanistan’s relations with regional and world countries. Click here to read more (external link).
The Acting Prime Minister of IEA on inclusive government and women rights. https://t.co/TMsJZf8Pa9
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‘We will start again’: Afghan female MPs fight on from parliament in exile
The Guardian (UK): It is a Saturday morning in November, and Afghan MP Nazifa Yousufi Bek gathers up her notes and prepares to head for the office. But instead of jumping in an armoured car bound for the mahogany-lined parliament in Kabul, her journey is by bus from a Greek hotel to a migrants’ organisation in the centre of Athens. There, taking her place on a folding chair, she inaugurates the Afghan women’s parliament in – exile. Click here to read more (external link).
Hekmatyar once again tilts at media
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Aamaj: The Hezb-e-Islami leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, in his Friday’s sermon stated that the media are trying to defame the Taliban by broadcasting terrible, trite, and anti-Islam programs. Click here to read more (external link).
Sayyad Badakhshi, a Famous Poet, Died at 90
8am: Abdul Malik Sayyad, known as “Sayyad Badakhshi”, one of the famous poets and writers of Badakhshan, died last night in Fayzabad, the capital of the province. Sayyad Badakhshi has left three books of poetry, his book “The Song of the Poor” has been published and his other two books are still in pen form. Click here to read more (external link).