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UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan

The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country."It is three weeks now since Afghan women activists began 'disappearing' from their homes & the streets of Kabul. @DeborahLyonsUN in a meeting with dfA Dep-PM Hanafi today again voiced concern to Taliban leadership about the women's safety, urging all steps to secure their liberty," UN Mission in Afghanistan said in a tweet.In recent weeks, several women activists, who were raising concerns about rights issues, went missing in Kabul. The UN has sought information from the Taliban on the latest reported detentions by the outfit.On Monday, Germany had joined the ranks with the United Kingdom and other western countries in raising concern about the recent disappearance of female Afghan activists.Earlier, Deborah Lyons also expressed deep concern about the well-being of "disappeared" women activists. In a meeting with Afghanistan's acting ...

UN experts say 'terrorist groups' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan

In the wide-ranging report, the experts also said extremists linked to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are successfully advancing in Africa

Pakistan's clout with Taliban declines: International Crisis Group report

The Taliban's apparent refusal to break off relations with their Pakistani counterparts, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is of even greater concern to Islamabad

5 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack from Afghanistan

The incident took place at the border area in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said

Afghan aid will continue despite political obstacles, says UN

According to humanitarian organisations, around $4.4 billion is needed to provide aid to the 24 million vulnerable people in the total 36 million population, TOLO News reported.

UK seeks answers about 'disappeared' Afghan women activists

Earlier this week, US Special Envoy Rina Amiri had asked the Taliban to stop unjust detentions of Afghans' human rights if the outfit wishes to seek legitimacy from the Afghan people and the world.

Afghan women face violence, repression as world focus shifts

Under the Taliban's latest rule, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Afghanistan are facing "grave threats" of violence and death

Over 1 million Afghans migrated in last 4 months, says report

According to Tolo News, most of the migrants crossed border areas into Iran and Pakistan.

India invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan: MoS Muraleedharan

India has invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan for the welfare of its people, said Minister of External Affairs V. Muraleedharan in Lok Sabha on Friday

US faces hurdles in a bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations

Other obstacles include difficulties in obtaining passports and an affordable housing shortage in the United States, they said

Half of Afghanistan's population is facing 'tsunami of hunger': Report

The United States remains the single largest humanitarian aid donor to Afghanistan

Blinken, Austin to return for Congressional hearing on Afghanistan issues

The US Secretaries of State and Defence were invited to testify before a closed Senate hearing on the US policy in Afghanistan that took place on Wednesday

94% of Afghans rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering

The new poll indicates that nearly all Afghans, already tormented by decades of war and poverty, say their living conditions have worsened to the point where they say they are "suffering": Report

England beat Afghanistan to enter U-19 World Cup final, end 24-year wait

Afghanistan, they will head to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for the third-place playoff

WFP needs $2.6 billion to address humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

World Food Programme on Tuesday announced that it needs urgent funding of $2.6 bn to boost ops for 8.7 million starving Afghans as the freezing winter worsens the situation.

Taliban forms joint ministerial committee to address Durand line issues

The decision for the formation of the joint committee comprised of several ministries was made in a meeting chaired by the Second Deputy of Prime Minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi

From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights New Zealand govt to come home

A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Kabul as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's strict Covid-19 entry rules

Afghan soil would not be used against neighbours, Taliban govt to Pak NSA

Pak NSA Moeed Yusuf travelled to Afghanistan where he discussed trade ties and other issues with the top Taliban leaders who assured him that the Afghan soil would not be used against its neighbours

TAPI pipeline project will begin soon, says Afghanistan government

Afghanistan has re-emphasised its commitment to start Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project soon.Meanwhile, some economists say that the implementation of the TAPI project will provide job opportunities for around 12,000 people in Afghanistan, according to Tolo News.The Taliban say that the practical work of the TAPI project will begin in the near future and all the preliminary work has been prepared for its implementation.Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman for the Taliban, said that work on the security and financial sectors of the project has been partially completed and that practical work on the project will begin as the weather warms up."The TAPI project should be implemented in a good way, and the Islamic Emirate is well prepared for its financial part. From our side, its technical and logistical problems have been solved," he said."The TAPI project is one of the biggest projects in the whole region, we are very sorry that we have not been able to start this ...

Progress made on talks over Afghanistan airports with Qatar, Turkey

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has reached an agreement with a joint Qatari and Turkish venture over the management of five airports in the war-torn nation, an official said here