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Ghazni’s Begum Minaret on the verge of collapse
Externa nyheter A number of residents and culturists in southern Ghazni province are concerned about the looming collapse of the historical Begum Minaret.
Located in the Khosh Abdal area of Qiyaq valley in Jaghato district, the minaret has a history of 1,000 years.
US Continues Relocating Afghans Even Under Taliban Rule
Externa nyheter Nearly two years after the Taliban’s return to power, the U.S. has continued evacuating Afghans under special immigration and refugee admission programs despite having no consular or diplomatic presence in Afghanistan.
Misunderstanding of Afghanistan sanctions crippling local businesses: NRC report
Externa nyheter Over-compliance and misconceptions about the scope of international sanctions have led to severe obstacles for the Afghan business community, including for businesses that import and export food and other essential goods, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a report released Wednesday.
The report calls on the international community to improve awareness about sanctions and reduce over-compliance. It argues that concrete steps must be taken to address the crippled Afghan economy and ongoing unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN
Externa nyheter “Our colleagues on the ground at the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members of the UN from working,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters at UN Headquarters during the regular daily briefing.
Over 800,000 Afghans Returned From Iran Last Year: MoRR
Externa nyheter The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR), said that more than 800,000 Afghans returned from Iran over the last year.
400,000 of these immigrants have been forcefully returned to the nation, according to Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, the spokesperson for the ministry.
IEA hoping to increase the number of soldiers to as many as 200,000 by end of this solar year
Externa nyheter The Islamic Emirate’s ministry of defense says it plans to increase the number of the country’s national army soldiers from 150,000 to between 170,000 and 200,000 in the current solar year.
Qari Fasihuddin Fetrat, the army chief of staff, said in an interview that the IEA has all the military equipment from the previous government and that the army is ready to fight any potential threat.
Afghanistan’s water reserves have dropped to 69 billion cubic meters per year
Externa nyheter Afghanistan’s water reserves, which were estimated at 75 billion cubic meters in the past, have now dropped to 69 billion cubic meters, the Ministry of Water and Energy said on Monday.
Three British Men Being Held In Afghanistan, Says U.K. Nonprofit
Externa nyheter Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, U.K. nonprofit group the Presidium Network said on April 1. The group said on Twitter it had been "working closely with two of the families."
Girls’ education activist arrested by Taliban
Externa nyheter Matiullah Wesa, a prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms.