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Women rights activists living in hiding
Externa nyheter The disbanded Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called for the release of two frontline women rights activists in the country.
Infighting Within Taliban as Frustration Grows Over International Recognition
Externa nyheter The Taliban's acting defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, in an event marking the 34th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, said that the Taliban “should always listen to the legitimate demands of the people.”
Yaqoob’s remarks echoed those of other Taliban leaders who, in recent days, have issued rare public criticisms.
Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Russia, Iran
Externa nyheter Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran and Pakistan, to create a investment plan focusing on power, mining and infrastructure, the acting commerce minister said.
Sept. 11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank assets -U.S. judge
Externa nyheter A U.S. judge decided that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5 billion of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban.
EU Considers New Sanctions on IEA Authorities for Violating Human Rights
Externa nyheter Annalena Baerbock German Foreign Minister has announced that after consultations with the European foreign ministers in Brussels, the EU is considering imposing a new set of sanctions on the Taliban authorities for repressing women in Afghanistan.
Glöm inte bort Afghanistan
Externa nyheter Aminulhaq Mayel har arbetat för SAK i Kabul i 16 år och planerar att fortsätta göra det. Men samtidigt tittar han på en utväg för sina döttrar. Istället för att studera och arbeta är de nu förvisade till hemmets vrå.
– Afghanistans kvinnor gråter varje dag. Jag är orolig över att en hel generation kvinnor kommer att lida av psykisk ohälsa, säger Aminulhaq Mayel till Tidningen Global.
Taliban deny banning contraceptives
Externa nyheter Pharmacies in the country’s capital, Kabul, were freely selling the family planning products when The National visited.
Why the Afghan Security Forces Collapsed
Externa nyheter SIGAR report: The decision by two U.S. presidents to withdraw U.S. military forces from Afghanistan fundamentally altered every subsequent decision by U.S. government agencies, the Ghani administration, and the Taliban. Actions taken by each ultimately accelerated the collapse of the ANDSF in August 2021. But the stage had been set for that collapse long before—by the failure of the U.S. and Afghan governments to create an independent and self-sustainable ANDSF, despite 20 years and $90 billion of international support.
The state, identity politics and ethnic boundaries in Afghanistan: The case of Sunni Hazaras
Externa nyheter In recent years, a political movement has been actively raising consciousness among the Sunni Hazaras as an ethnic identity group in Afghanistan. Led by a predominantly young and educated group, the movement promotes an ethnic identity category that is marked with a celebration of their adherence to Sunni Islam and a newfound pride in their ethnic identity as Hazaras.