UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Visits Girls School in Kunduz

Oct 22, 2022, 12:12 GMT+1

UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, visited a girls’ schools in Kunduz city and met with the local Taliban officials and civil society members, media personnel, and traders. Otunbayeva also stressed on positive approaches in key sectors of the province.

According to a UN statement, during her visit to Kunduz, Otunbayeva added, "Limited livelihood opportunities, banking, and investment have been the main concerns, which need to be addressed."

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6 Involved in Attack at Kaaj Educational Center Killed in Kabul, Says Taliban

Oct 22, 2022, 10:02 GMT+1

Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that six people have been killed during the group’s operation “against an important network of Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K)” in Kabul, on Friday evening.

Mujahid claimed that people who had been killed were involved in the explosion at Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque, the attack at the Kaaj educational center, and many other attacks on civilian targets.

In a tweet, Zabihullah Mujahid, said, “First, two of them were arrested. Later, their hideout was discovered, and an operation was launched in District-8 of Kabul."

In the report published by Mujahid, it has been stated, “Six IS-K members have been killed. Weapon, hand grenades, explosives, and one vehicle have been seized."

Taliban Bars Karzai From Leaving Afghanistan, Say Sources

Oct 22, 2022, 09:08 GMT+1

Sources close to the former Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, confirmed to Afghanistan International that the Taliban prevented him from traveling to Germany. Sources add that Karzai was scheduled to travel to Germany to participate in a meeting.

Earlier, Hamid Karzai had stated that he was banned from leaving Afghanistan by the Taliban.

The former president of Afghanistan told Der Spiegel magazine that he was not allowed to leave Kabul and every time he had attempted to travel, the Taliban had prevented him.

On the first day of the escape of former president Ashraf Ghani on August 15, 2021, from Kabul, a video was circulated on social media in which Karzai, along with his children, said that he will not leave the country.

3 Children Killed Due To Explosion In Badghis

Oct 21, 2022, 14:15 GMT+1

Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that three girls lost their lives due to an explosion of an unexploded ammunition in Kharistan area of Muqur district of Badghis province.

The report stated that the ammunition from previous wars were left around outposts of the former government.

Over the past few years, explosives and planted mines have been one of the main factors of Afghanistan people’s death, especially children.

Over the past four decades of war, almost all of the involved parties created minefields for taking down the opponent.

Earlier, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) had said that clearing Afghanistan from mines and ammunition would at least need 10 years.

Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s Military Exercise Concludes Near Afghan Borders

Oct 21, 2022, 12:16 GMT+1

The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) announced the completion of a 10-day military exercise at the Tajikistan borders near Afghanistan. According to CSTO, the exercise has been conducted with 300 units of military equipment and 1000 personnel.

The goal of the military exercise has been stated as to prepare member countries to deal with terrorists crossing Central Asian borders from Afghanistan.

The military exercise’s practical operations took place at the Harbmaydon training site near the border with Afghanistan.

Afghanistan and Tajikistan have 1,300 kilometers of joint borders.

This exercise has been carried out while Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, said that tens of thousands of suicide bombers are being trained in Afghanistan and many terrorists have been active near the borders of the two countries.

Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation. In the past year, these countries held several military exercises on the borders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near Afghanistan.

United Arab Emirates Official Urges Taliban to Uphold Women Rights To Education, Work

Oct 21, 2022, 10:21 GMT+1

Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN, said on Thursday that preventing Afghan girls from gaining education, was unacceptable. Nusseibeh told the UN Security Council that depriving women of education and work leads to "gender apartheid".

She added that the social and personal exclusion of women in Afghanistan is an example of violence against women.

Nusseibeh urged for concrete actions with regard to Afghan women and added, "It is not enough to talk about empowering women, and we must give them power."

She added that women's share in economic activities increases their ability to deal with violence.

Since regaining control of Afghanistan in 2021, women do not have peace and freedom even in their personal affairs such as freedom of dressing, traveling, shopping, going to parks and hotels, hospitals, driving cars or even mourning at the mosques and prayer halls.

It should be noted that it has been over a year that girls above the sixth grade have not been allowed to attend school due to various excuses by the Taliban.

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6 Involved in Attack at Kaaj Educational Center Killed in Kabul, Says Taliban

Oct 22, 2022, 10:02 GMT+1

Mujahid claimed that people who had been killed were involved in the explosion at Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque, the attack at the Kaaj educational center, and many other attacks on civilian targets.

In a tweet, Zabihullah Mujahid, said, “First, two of them were arrested. Later, their hideout was discovered, and an operation was launched in District-8 of Kabul."

In the report published by Mujahid, it has been stated, “Six IS-K members have been killed. Weapon, hand grenades, explosives, and one vehicle have been seized."

Taliban Bars Karzai From Leaving Afghanistan, Say Sources

Oct 22, 2022, 09:08 GMT+1

Earlier, Hamid Karzai had stated that he was banned from leaving Afghanistan by the Taliban.

The former president of Afghanistan told Der Spiegel magazine that he was not allowed to leave Kabul and every time he had attempted to travel, the Taliban had prevented him.

3 Children Killed Due To Explosion In Badghis

Oct 21, 2022, 14:15 GMT+1

Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that three girls lost their lives due to an explosion of an unexploded ammunition in Kharistan area of Muqur district of Badghis province.

The report stated that the ammunition from previous wars were left around outposts of the former government.

Over the past few years, explosives and planted mines have been one of the main factors of Afghanistan people’s death, especially children.

Over the past four decades of war, almost all of the involved parties created minefields for taking down the opponent.

Earlier, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) had said that clearing Afghanistan from mines and ammunition would at least need 10 years.

Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s Military Exercise Concludes Near Afghan Borders

Oct 21, 2022, 12:16 GMT+1

The goal of the military exercise has been stated as to prepare member countries to deal with terrorists crossing Central Asian borders from Afghanistan.

The military exercise’s practical operations took place at the Harbmaydon training site near the border with Afghanistan.

Afghanistan and Tajikistan have 1,300 kilometers of joint borders.

United Arab Emirates Official Urges Taliban to Uphold Women Rights To Education, Work

Oct 21, 2022, 10:21 GMT+1

She added that the social and personal exclusion of women in Afghanistan is an example of violence against women.

Nusseibeh urged for concrete actions with regard to Afghan women and added, "It is not enough to talk about empowering women, and we must give them power."

She added that women's share in economic activities increases their ability to deal with violence.

It should be noted that it has been over a year that girls above the sixth grade have not been allowed to attend school due to various excuses by the Taliban.

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