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Taliban restricting Afghan women from working, seeking health care: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (APP): The United Nations issued a new report detailing concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan, specifically focusing on the limited rights women are awarded under Taliban rule. Among those whose working lives have been upended, the Taliban “banned” approximately 400 women workers at a pine nut processing from the… Continue reading Taliban restricting Afghan women from working, seeking health care: UN

Pakistan committed to continued engagement with int’l community on Afghanistan peace: FM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday expressed Pakistan’s commitment to continued engagement with the international community particularly the United Nations towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. He stated this as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva called on… Continue reading Pakistan committed to continued engagement with int’l community on Afghanistan peace: FM

Khar, UNAMA head discuss regional affairs, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP): Acting Head of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Afghanistan Markup Potzel called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar here on Thursday and discussed matters of mutual interest. During the meeting, the Minister of State… Continue reading Khar, UNAMA head discuss regional affairs, Afghanistan

UN slams Taliban order directing Afghan women to cover faces in public

UNITED NATIONS, May 08 (APP):The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has criticized an announcement made by the Taliban ordering all women to cover their faces in public in the country. “UNAMA is deeply concerned with today’s announcement by the Taliban de facto authorities that all women must cover their faces in public, that women… Continue reading UN slams Taliban order directing Afghan women to cover faces in public

Pakistan calls for working with Afghan govt to stabilize country, ensure regional peace

Pakistan calls for working with Afghan govt to stabilize country, ensure regional peace

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (APP):The new mandate for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) must be based on respect for the war-torn country’s sovereignty and conducted with the consent of the Afghan government — recognized or not — to promote stability and improve people’s lives, Pakistan told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.… Continue reading Pakistan calls for working with Afghan govt to stabilize country, ensure regional peace

UN demands end to fighting in Afghanistan as Taliban advance; Doha talks deadlocked

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (APP): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an immediate end to fighting in urban areas, as the Taliban continues a ground assault in the south of the country. UNAMA said civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence as fighting enters cities, according to a post on… Continue reading UN demands end to fighting in Afghanistan as Taliban advance; Doha talks deadlocked

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high amid US pullout, UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (APP):More women and children have been killed or injured in Afghanistan over the first six months of 2021 than in the first half of any year since 2009, when record-keeping began, a United Nations report said Monday. There was a 47 percent increase in civilians deaths and injuries between January and… Continue reading Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high amid US pullout, UN report

Ex-UN official accuses Kabul leaders of ‘rapacious corruption’, blames them for worsening situation

NEW YORK, Jul 23 (APP):A former United Nations official, who has served in Afghanistan, holds the Afghan leaders responsible for the deteriorating situation there, saying they had enough time to transform the country, but did nothing much except indulging in “rapacious corruption,” according to an article published in The Diplomat, a Washington-based online magazine. “Despite… Continue reading Ex-UN official accuses Kabul leaders of ‘rapacious corruption’, blames them for worsening situation

UN slams deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghan city of Puli-e-Alam

UNITED NATIONS, May 02 (APP):The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 persons were killed and over 100, including women and children, wounded. According to media reports, a vehicle laden with explosives detonated near a guesthouse on Friday evening (local time) in Puli-e-Alam, the provincial capital of… Continue reading UN slams deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghan city of Puli-e-Alam

UN Chief appoints French diplomat Jean Arnault as Personal Envoy on Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Jean Arnault, a veteran French diplomat, as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and regional issues to help find a solution to the nearly two-decade-old conflict, his spokesman announced Wednesday night. Arnault, 70, who has over 30 years of experience in international diplomacy, was Special… Continue reading UN Chief appoints French diplomat Jean Arnault as Personal Envoy on Afghanistan

65 Afghan media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (APP): Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between January 1, 2018 and January 31, 2021, with 11 losing their lives since the start of peace negotiations last September, the United Nations Mission in Kabul said Monday. “This trend, combined with the absence of claims of… Continue reading 65 Afghan media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018: UN

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