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Qatar Foreign Ministry: “The State of Qatar expresses deep concern and dismay at the decision of the Afghan caretaker government to suspend the study of girls and women in Afghan universities. “As a Muslim country where women enjoy all their rights, especially education, the State of Qatar calls on the Afghan caretaker government to review […]
In recent months, several Taliban officials have spoken out in favor of female education, including the deputy foreign minister and a spokesman for the administration. The supreme Taliban spiritual leader, based in the southern city of Kandahar, makes the final decision on major decisions. Diplomatic and Taliban official sources have said that the issue was […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Afghan Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday that female students would not be allowed to enter the country’s universities until further notice. Afghan public and private universities were instructed to immediately suspend access to female students, according to a cabinet decision in a letter confirmed by a spokesman for the Ministry of […]
At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in an accident at the landmark Salang Alpine tunnel linking Afghanistan’s capital to its north, officials said on Sunday. Thirty-seven people were injured in the accident at the Salang tunnel, located about 90 km (56 mi) north of Kabul, according to Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, deputy spokesman […]
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban-run Afghan administration, confirmed an attack in Kabul to Reuters, but said he would not be able to provide further details at this stage. China’s official Xinhua news agency reported that the attack happened near a Chinese guesthouse and that its embassy in Kabul was closely monitoring the situation. […]
A spokesman for the provincial governor said a Taliban member was killed and 10 people were wounded, including three civilians. Thousands of people cross the border between Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, and Chaman, Pakistan daily, including traders, Afghans seeking medical treatment in Pakistan, and people visiting relatives. Fida Muhammad, who was injured on the Pakistani side […]
A Pakistani security guard was injured in the attack, which Pakistan said was an attempt to kill its chief of mission, who was unwell. Pakistan has had good relations with the Afghan Taliban for decades, but relations have been strained recently over security concerns along their shared border. The Taliban said they arrested a suspect […]
A provincial spokesman said 15 people were killed in an explosion on Wednesday at a religious school during prayer time in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province. Imdadullah Muhajir, spokesman for Samangan’s provincial government, said at least 20 people were wounded in the explosion in the provincial capital Aibak. “Around 12.45 pm there was a blast at […]
“Several bilateral issues of common interest including education, health, trade and investment, regional connectivity, people-to-people contact and cooperation in socioeconomic projects were discussed,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement. A statement from Afghanistan’s foreign ministry said Muttaki also raised the issue of expediting trade and transit and facilities for travelers between the two countries, […]
Bangladesh ranked 122nd out of 183 countries in a survey on the ease of doing business, dropping four places from last year. The report “Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World” released globally yesterday by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation said difficulties in getting fresh electricity connections due to […]
