Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said on Sunday. He said the person who orchestrated the poisoning had a personal grudge but did not…
UK slashes aid to Afghanistan by more than half
The UK government has been accused of turning its back on the people of Afghanistan after an official watchdog said UK aid to the nation has more than halved. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) said the UK was…
Polio: Afghanistan reports 1st case in 2023
Afghanistan on Saturday reported its first polio case in 2023 after a four-year-old child became the latest victim of the crippling disease. In a statement, the country’s Health Ministry said that the case was recorded in the Bati-Kot District of…
Ex-governor of Afghanistan’s Bamyan province surrenders to caretaker govt
Former governor of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province during the then Afghan government Mohammad Tahir Zuhair has surrendered to authorities in the northern Samangan province. Provincial Director for Information and Culture Firuzudin Munib said on Friday. Munib said Zuhair surrendered to…
UN releases new report on corporal punishments in Afghanistan
The United Nations (UN) on Monday released a new report stating that 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged in the last six months in Afghanistan. In the report, the vast majority of convicts were punished…
Taliban seek proximity to Russia
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities are seeking political proximity to Russia amid international isolation. At a meeting with Russian Islamic scholars in the capital Kabul, a senior Taliban leader called on Moscow to officially recognise their government. The delegation was received…
UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban ban on female workers
The United Nations has launched a review of its operations in Afghanistan and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least until May after the Taliban barred its female staff from working. The UN said last week…
Former Australian soldier charged with war crime killing in Afghanistan
A former Australian soldier has been charged with a war crime in connection with the execution-style slaying of an Afghan civilian during a deployment with the Australian Defense Force more than a decade ago. Oliver Schulz, 41, of New South…
Afghanistan universities reopen but women still barred by Taliban
Male students have trickled back to their classes after universities reopened in Afghanistan following a winter break, but women remain barred by the ruling Taliban. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed…
US judge says 9/11 families not entitled to Afghan bank funds
A United States judge has ruled that family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are not entitled to funds from Afghanistan’s central bank. In the ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge George Daniels said that awarding…