Tag: Afghanistan
UN chief calls for reopening of girls’ schools in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD- Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the ruling...
Niger coup: The American, French and Russian Connection; By Emmanuel Ogebe
A Nigerian war with Niger Republic could rank alongside America’s catastrophic evacuation from Afghanistan two years ago or Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine last...
Afghanistan plans re-opening universities for female students
KABUL- A committee of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education says it is working on a plan to re-open universities for female students, local media...
The unending cascade of wars, By Osmund Agbo
It's often said that major conflicts result from minor catalysts, but rarely solely due to those catalysts. While the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand...
Afghan minister discusses refugee issues with UN official
Kabul- Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Refugees, hascalled for legal aid for Afghan refugees in a meeting with United Nations (UN) official.
Afghan...
200 people suffer food poisoning in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN- At least 200 people fell sick due to food poisoning in east Afghanistan’s Khost province, an official said on Monday.
The incident occurred in...
Women in Afghanistan protest against ban of beauty parlours
AFGHANISTAN- In late June the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice gave salons a month to close down, saying the...
Taliban orders closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD- Afghanistan’s Taliban government has ordered all women’s beauty salons to close, local media reported on Tuesday.
“No justification was provided for the decision. The...
UN releases new report on corporal punishments in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD- The United Nations (UN) on Monday released a new report stating that 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged...
Taliban seek proximity to Russia
ISLAMABAD- Afghanistan’s de facto authorities are seeking political proximity to Russia amid international isolation.
At a meeting with Russian Islamic scholars in the capital Kabul,...
World Bank president announces intention to step down
By OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE
ABUJA- The World Bank Group President, David Malpass has announced his intention to step down from his position by the end...
Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks
By CECILIA ODEY
KABUL- Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks.
The...
Afghan Taliban bans street begging
By UMMUL IDRIS
KABUL- The Supreme Leader of the Taliban-run caretaker government has ordered a ban on beggars from seeking alms on the street...
42 wedding guests fall sick after food poisoning in northern Afghanistan
By UMMUL IDRIS
Afghanistan- Forty-two wedding guests have fallen ill from mass food poisoning in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, local police said on Monday....
Afghans Now Selling Their Kidneys To Survive Under Taliban Rule
People living in Afghanistan are selling their kidneys just to survive under the rule of The Taliban, it has been revealed.
This comes after a...
U.N. chief tells Security Council: Afghanistan ‘hanging by thread’
Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, calling for countries to authorize all transactions...
UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the...
Release Afghan funds, Russia tells US, others
The Kremlin has urged Western leaders to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets to fund humanitarian relief and avert an exodus of migrants to Europe fuelled by...
19 dead, 50 injured in Kabul military hospital attack
At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest assault...
German Defence Ministry to begin debate on Afghanistan
German Defence Ministry says it will, from Oct. 6, begin a debate on the lessons learned from the German armed forces’ 2nd decade-long mission...