Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Attended Khalil Haqqani's Funeral In Paktia

The organisation described 2024 as a “brutal” year for Afghan children.

It published a video on the X social media platform calling for support for Afghan children.

The organisation wrote, "The economic crisis, repeated droughts and floods have left children in a dire nutritional situation. Help us give hope to Afghan children."

It had previously warned of a humanitarian crisis caused by climate change in Afghanistan, saying that earlier this year alone, 38,000 people, half of whom were children, were displaced due to weather conditions in the country.

Children in Afghanistan face numerous problems. According to a ranking, Afghanistan was among the three worst countries for children in 2023.

Save the Children previously said that Afghan babies will be five times more likely to be affected by the effects of drought over their lifetime than today's 60-year-olds.

The four men were trying to pass through passport control with fake Kazakh passports when they were identified and detained.

The office released a picture of the four detained and said that they were arrested on December 10 at 8:50am local time.

According to a statement from the Immigration Office at Phuket International Airport, all four people have been handed over to the police for legal formalities.

In August this year, officers from the Phuket Immigration Department had arrested another Afghan on similar charges.

He said that Spain will continue its efforts to end impunity for human rights abusers and establish accountability for crimes committed in Afghanistan.

The conference, titled "Listen to Us," was held on Friday at the headquarters of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, with the participation of more than fifty Afghan women activists and special representatives of some countries.

This conference was held in cooperation with the Women for Afghanistan organisation and hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to create a political space and accountability for Afghan women, and is a continuation of the Afghan Women's Meeting in Albania.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álbares opened the conference and in a speech condemned the Taliban's restrictions on women, saying that these restrictions "are not only an attack on women, but also an attack on the most fundamental human rights”.

He called on the Taliban to repeal all decrees that violate the most fundamental rights of women and girls.

The Spanish Foreign Minister stressed on the need for women's active participation in all political processes in Afghanistan.

The purpose of this conference is to draw the world's attention to women's issues and to hear the voices of Afghan women.

Representatives of the United Nations and other international organisations also attended the meeting.

Álbares also called for the Taliban to be held accountable for human rights violations in Afghanistan, and called on various countries to support the women's initiative to hold the Taliban accountable. The Spanish Foreign Minister called for legal action against the Taliban for violating the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry wrote in a statement that the meeting strengthened the voice of Afghan women, created a clear and coherent approach, and agreed on the next steps to implement the decisions contained in the Declaration of the Afghan Women's Summit held in Albania in September 2024.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry statement said that these decisions include a commitment to the meaningful participation of Afghan women in all political processes related to Afghanistan.

Regular support for women-led initiatives, meetings and dialogue processes in parallel with the Doha process, and a commitment to holding the Taliban accountable to international justice for human rights violations in Afghanistan, especially the rights of women and girls, are another part of these decisions.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry said that Afghan women also issued a “call to action” urging the international community to meaningfully involve Afghan women in all political processes related to Afghanistan and to regularly support initiatives, meetings and dialogue processes such as the Madrid Conference. The Spanish Foreign Minister met with Afghan women activists on the sidelines of the meeting.

After the meeting, he wrote on social media platform X that he had a very good conversation with the Tajik diplomat about helping Afghanistan.

China and Tajikistan, like other countries, have not yet recognised the Taliban. However, China has extensive diplomatic and economic ties with the Taliban. Tajikistan, which hosts members of the National Resistance Front, has refused to establish diplomatic relations with the Taliban.

The Chinese representative wrote on Facebook on Friday, December 13, "We had a very good conversation today about working together to help rebuild Afghanistan."

The Chinese diplomat did not elaborate on the details of the conversation.

Tajik officials have repeatedly criticised the Taliban over the past three years. The Tajik president has said that the Taliban, despite their promises, are opposed to forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Previously, Emomali Rahmon said that the Taliban pursues a discriminatory aggressive policy against different ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

The report also states that the United States has not yet made a decision to recognise the Taliban government.

The US report on terrorism from 2023, published on Thursday, states that the Taliban claims that al-Qaeda members are unable to carry out terrorist acts from Afghan soil.

The report, citing the UN's independent assessment of Afghanistan, said that the Afghan Taliban also allowed the Pakistani Taliban to operate on Afghan soil.

According to the report, members of the TTP travel between Afghanistan and Pakistan and launch attacks.

The report emphasised that there are differences within the Taliban group over how to deal with the TTP.

The US State Department said that the Taliban carried out attacks against ISIS-K in 2023 and sees the group as the main threat against them.

The United States has said that the Taliban has emphasised on their commitment to their counterterrorism obligations under the Doha Agreement in public and private talks. However, al-Qaeda, the Pakistani Taliban and ISIS are present in Afghanistan.

In April 2023, Tajik security forces identified and destroyed terrorist elements of Afghan origin who were planning to carry out attacks on Tajik territory, the report said.

The US State Department said that in 2023, ISIS-K also continued its attacks in Afghanistan, especially against religious minorities.