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Conflict Management or Retribution? How the Taleban deal with land disputes between Kuchis and local communities
Externa nyheter A series of clashes between local villagers and incoming Pashtun groups in the northern province of Takhar brought the issue of conflict over land back into the spotlight. AAN looks into two different cases – the land claims of returning refugees in Takhar, and the Kuchi-Hazara land dispute in the Hazarajat – to assess how the Taleban have been handling land disputes so far.
Svensk hjälp i farozonen efter talibanbeslut
Externa nyheter Talibanernas beslut att stoppa kvinnliga anställda i icke-statliga organisationer kan få stora konsekvenser för biståndet i Afghanistan.
– Vi är djupt oroade och motsätter oss beslutet, säger Andreas Stefansson, generalsekreterare för Svenska Afghanistankommittén (SAK).
Taliban bans female NGO staff, jeopardizing aid efforts
Externa nyheter Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from working, in a move the United Nations said would hit humanitarian operations just as winter grips a country already in economic crisis.
Male medical students boycott exams in protest over university ban on women
Externa nyheter A group of male medical students at Nangarhar University walked out of exams on Wednesday. They called on the Taliban to reverse their decision and allow Afghan women to return to university.
IRC’s Emergency Watchlist for 2023 Places Afghanistan in Top 3
Externa nyheter The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) ranked Afghanistan after Somalia and Ethiopia on its list of the 20 countries that would experience the worst humanitarian disasters in the upcoming year.
Prices of Food, Cooking Supplies Decrease in Kabul
Externa nyheter Some shopkeepers said that the price of food decreased in world markets and for this reason the price has decreased in Kabul. They said that the price of flour, rice, and oil has decreased by 300 afghanis compared to last month.
Afghan University Women Feared This Dark Day
Externa nyheter HRW: Taliban’s Ban on Women Attending Universities a Cruel Assault on Rights
Taliban ban women from universities amid condemnation
Externa nyheter The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country.
The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect.
Fuel tanker fire kills at least 19 in Salang Tunnel
Externa nyheter At least 19 people have been killed and 32 others were injured when a fuel tanker caught fire in a tunnel north of the Afghan capital of Kabul.