Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: The UN Security Council has called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing alarm at the “increasing erosion” of human rights. The 15-member UN security council said it was “deeply alarmed” by the increasing restrictions on women’s education, calling for “the full, …

AT Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday he took responsibility for corruption in the country while admitting that the United States was involved in it. “[I take] full responsibility for the corruption and bribes in the delivery of services … But the big contracts, big corruption, in …

AT Kabul: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Monday in a joint statement criticized the recent ‘Islamic’ measures adopted by the Taliban, and called on Kabul to guarantee women’s rights and ensure their full and equal participation in all aspects of life. This was discussed on Monday in a call between …

AT Kabul: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the Afghan Taliban’s announcement, which ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to stop their women staff from working, saying that the ban is “self-defeating and disserving the interests of Afghan people”. Hossein Ebrahim Taha, the Secretary General of the …

AT Kabul: The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad has warned its staff of a possible attack on Americans at a top hotel in Pakistan’s capital as the city was already on high alert following a suicide bombing earlier in the week. The U.S. government is aware of information that “unknown individuals …

AT Kabul: Qatar has expressed “deep concern” over the Taliban’s decision to ban female employees from working with non-governmental organisations. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement called on the Taliban to review its decision to allow women to work in the various jobs available to them in the …

AT Kabul: Four international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban’s decision to stop female employees from working, Reuters reported. The Taliban on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) not to let …

AT Kabul: Three security personnel, including the police chief for northern Badakhshan province, were killed and two others wounded as a result of an explosion, officials said. The blast took place early on Monday next to the provincial police headquarters, the interior ministry official said, adding that an investigation had …

Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, had an introductory meeting with Mr. Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Afghanistan and the new ambassador of that country in Kabul. In this meeting, Hamid Karzai thanked Mr. Bahadur Aminian, the former ambassador of the …

AT Kabul: The decision to ban women’s work in domestic and international organizations in Afghanistan faced widespread reactions at national and international levels. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, said that this decision of the Taliban will have bad consequences in the areas of children’s health, nutrition and the provision …