UN Reports Increase in Afghan Civilian Casualties

A new UN report released on Wednesday shows that 573 civilians were killed and 1,210 more were wounded in the first three months of this year, a 29 percent increase compared with the same period in 2020.

Holding the Loya Jirga/Ashraf Ghani is coming to Kabul

The ambassador of the Taliban Islamic State in Moscow says that the Loya Jirga (Afghan Assembly) will be held in Kabul soon. According to the Taliban official, politicians who have gone abroad, including former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, have also been invited to the meeting.

Concerns Mount Over Media’s Economic Challenges

The Afghanistan Journalists and Media Organizations Federation (AJMOF) voiced its concerns on economic challenges facing the media, saying if immediate attention is not paid to the media's financial problems, no media outlet will remain active in the next six months in the country.

UN to Deliver $20 Million a Week in Cash to Afghanistan by End of March 2022

The money will be transferred to the International Bank of Afghanistan (AIB) and then distributed by the UN in cash or through it to purchase essential goods inside Afghanistan.

Two disappeared journalists released in Kabul

Two Afghan journalists named Waris Hasrat and Aslam Hijab were released on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, after being in detention of the Taliban for two days.

Taliban Killed Over 100 Civilians In Kandahar’s Spin Boldak: MoI

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that the Taliban ousted between 300 and 400 people from their homes and shot dead about 100 people after seizing the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.

UNAMA chief and Taliban discuss peace process

Deborah Lyons, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Monday visited Doha, the capital of Qatar, to discuss the Afghan peace process with members of the Taliban’s negotiating team.

Taliban slammed for banning press conference in Kabul

The UN mission and a number of media-support organisations have slammed the Taliban for banning a press conference, calling the move a restriction on freedom of expression and asking the government not to impede their activities.

AFJC joins call for UN Security Council to Act Against Killing of Journalists in Afghanistan

50 Of Afghanistan’s 370 Districts Have Fallen To Taliban Since May: UN Envoy

Fifty of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen to the Taliban since May, according to the UN’s special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons, as the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country.

Violence Reduces Hope For Peace, Warns Senior UN Official In Kabul

A senior UN official in Kabul said on Tuesday that the rise in fighting has reduced hopes for peace talks and that the Afghan government and the Taliban should return to the table of negotiations and end the unprecedented violence.

UN Security Council to hold meeting on Afghanistan situation

The United Nation's Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday, said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

Blast Near Kabul School Leaves 55 Dead, 150 Injured; Receives Global Condemnation

In a grim development for all of Afghanistan, explosions caused by a car bomb and mortars outside a school in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officials said.

Inclusion of Women Voices in Peace Talks Stressed at ‘Global Open Days’ Discussions

Deborah Lyons Meets Amir Muttaqi

The meeting focused on protecting the rights of Afghan citizens and progress in resolving the country’s economic problems.

Women protest over closed schools for girls in Afghanistan

A number of women took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, October 26 to protest against the closed school for girls and accused the international community of being silent about what is going on in Afghanistan.

Deadly Attack on Kabul Mosque Sparks Reactions

The deadly blast which targeted a mosque in PD 6 of Kabul sparked outrage at a national and international level with many calling for the perpetrators to be held accountable.

UNAMA Expresses Concern over Pakistan’s Airstrikes in Khost & Kunar

United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reacted to the airstrikes of Pakistani jets on Afghanistan’s Khost and Kunar provinces and expressed deep concern over the killings of civilians.

Targeted killings taking serious toll on civil society and media: UN report

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said Monday that human rights and media space in Afghanistan has contracted in the past few months as a result of the sharp increase in targeted attacks against professionals in these two sectors.

Hospital Attack Draws Sharp Intl, Domestic Reactions

Yesterday’s twin bombings against Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in Kabul drew sharp reactions both inside and outside Afghanistan.

FM Atmar Hails UNAMA Role in Afghan Peace Process

Kabul (BNA) Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar during a meeting with Deborah Lyons hailed the construction role of UNAMA and other UN agencies in Afghan peace process, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday.

Universities to reopen in Afghanistan today, UN applauded

As per the announcement of the Ministry of Higher education of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, public universities in all tropical provinces of Afghanistan are to reopen today (Wednesday), February 2, 2022.

US must be held accountable for past actions: Islamic Emirate official

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has condemned the U.S. drone attack that killed 10 Afghan civilians last month and urged the United States to take responsibility for their past “killings and oppression” in the country.

Lyons: Word has no option but to deal with Taliban

The global fraternity has not done enough to revive Afghanistan’s failing economy, says the UN secretary-general’s special representative.

Head of UNAMA meets Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister

UN Secretary General’s special representative for Afghanistan and head of United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Deborah Lyons met with Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai on Monday.

UN compound attacked in Herat, NATO, Britain, US condemned

NATO in Afghanistan and British Embassy based in Kabul have reacted to the attack on the United Nations facility in western Herat province on Friday.

Women’s Voices on Peace Heard in Kunduz: UN

UNAMA Urges Taliban to Stop Intimidating Afghan Media Outlets

United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over the situation of media and journalists in Afghanistan adding that the Taliban have not decreased the arbitrary arrest of Afghan journalists.

World outraged by deadly bombings at Kabul schools

The United Nations has condemned Wednesday’s deadly bombings at two educational institutions in western Kabul.

One Child Killed In Mine Explosion In Kunar

One child was killed and nine others were injured in an explosion on Wednesday evening in Asadabad, center of Kunar province, said Ataullah Safi, director of Asadabad Central Hospital.