Kabul, June 11 (IANS) The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs have summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires in Kabul to lodge a strong protest over the violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and Pakistani airstrikes on residential homes that killed 13 civilians.This move came after Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed on Wednesday that the attack in Afghanistan’s Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces on the night of June 9 killed 11 children, one woman and an elderly man, while 14 other wome…
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Kabul, June 10 (IANS) Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday strongly condemned Pakistan for violating Afghanistan’s airspace and carrying out airstrikes that killed several civilians, including women and children, in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika.He stated that Islamabad must acknowledge its hostile actions in the region and abandon its policy of “ war and destruction” .The remarks came after a Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that as many as 1…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least 13 civilians, mostly children, were killed in Pakistani military airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed on Wednesday.Condemning the actions by Pakistani forces, Mujahid said that the attack targeting civilian homes took place on Tuesday night, killing 11 children, one woman and an elderly man, while 14 other women and children were injured.Taking to social media platform X, the Taliban sp…
Kabul, June 9 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Tuesday expressed concern over the use of force against protesters in Afghanistan’s Herat. His statement came after reports claimed that Taliban forces opened fire to disperse protesters in Herat who had gathered to condemn the arrest of Afghan women and girls accused of violating the Taliban’s dress code.”Alarmed by excessive use of force against seemingly peaceful protesters in Herat…
Kabul, June 9 (IANS) The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan risks creating a “lost generation” as nearly 3.8 million girls continue to remain out of school due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban, local media reported on Tuesday. Addressing the UN Security Council on Monday, the Acting head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Georgette Gagnon, said an estimated 3.8 million girls aged between seven and 18 years remain out of school, including over 2.6 million adolescen…
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India came to the defence of Afghanistan and the UN from attacks by Pakistan and condemned Islamabad’s “unconscionable” violence against its neighbour.“Pakistan in its statement earlier today questioned the intent of UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) and the veracity of UNSG’s (Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’) report”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Monday at the Security Council. “We would like to stress that supp…
Kabul, June 9 (IANS) The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has expressed concern over the detention of Afghan women for violating the Taliban’s dress code, terming the action “illegal and unacceptable” and calling for their immediate release. Bennett’s statement comes after Taliban morality police detained at least 21 women and girls in Herat for alleged non-compliance with the dress code, Amu TV reported, citing local sources.In a post on X,…
Kabul, June 8 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced concern over the detention of women by Taliban authorities in Herat for alleged non-compliance with dress requirements, stressing that the action raises serious human rights concerns. In a post on X, the UNAMA stated that all people have the right to freedom of movement and are entitled to equality before the law.”UNAMA is concerned over multiple arrests and detentions of women in Herat #Afghanistan for …
Kabul, May 5 (IANS) The third round of university entrance exams began in Afghanistan’s Kabul without girls for the fourth consecutive year, local media reported on Friday. Taliban-run National Examination Authority has started holding the third round of Afghanistan’s university entrance examinations, known as the Kankor, on Thursday, with thousands of candidates appearing in the tests at Kabul University, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. The exam is being held for 12th g…
Kabul, June 4 (IANS) Afghan security forces have seized a cache of weapons and ammunition in eastern Paktia province, the provincial police office said Thursday.According to the police statement, the weapons and ammunition were discovered during a recent security operation in the Nari Zhwara area of Dand Patan district, a border district adjoining Pakistan.Among the seized items were eight Kalashnikov rifles, 12 pistols, 20 Kalashnikov barrels, three M4 rifle barrels, and a thousand rounds of pi…