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Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases gender violence risk: EU

Taliban has imposed draconian restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly, and movement for women and girls

Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage amid concerns of drought

Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the UN to provide storage facilities for wheat

More than 50% of Afghan journalists lost jobs since Taliban takeover: Rpt

Several journalists expressed concerns regarding the lack of information access and economic difficulties on National Journalists' Day, according to TOLOnews

Denied education, over 3 million Afghan girls face bleak future: Report

Over three million girls, once enrolled in schools have been denied their right to education since the Taliban takeover, and their future in Afghanistan seems bleak according to a report

Taliban's policies on women affecting Afghanistan's relations: Ex-minister

Taliban's policy on women's education and work will impact negatively Afghanistan's relations with the international community, former Minister of Finance, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal said

India offers Taliban 'crash course' in economics, leadership, culture

The four-day virtual course that starts Tuesday is called "Immersing with Indian Thoughts," and will be taught by the Indian Institute of Management in the southern city of Kozhikode

Taliban reaches out to India, embassy to train Afghan diplomats in Kabul

India plans to hold a four-day training programme for Afghan Foreign Ministry officials in Kabul beginning Tuesday

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan: National Center for Seismology

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Afghanistan on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS)."Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 12-03-2023, 05:11:37 IST, Lat: 36.02 & Long: 70.58, Depth: 201 Km," NCS tweeted on Sunday.The quake struck at a depth of 201 kilometres, at a latitude of 36.02 and a longitude of 70.58.Further details awaited.

US envoy to UN raises concern over ban on female education in Afghanistan

"We worked hard and learned a lot; we have goals and ambitions, and it is vital that our schools be opened in order to accomplish our educational dreams," said Husna, a student in the eleventh grade

Bomb kills 3, including provincial governor, in Afghanistan: Taliban

A bomb killed a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others in Afghanistan's Mazar-e- Sharif on Thursday, a Taliban police spokesman said. The explosion killed Daud Muzmal and two others inside the governor's office in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, according to Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban appointed spokesman for local police chief. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province is a key rival of the Taliban. The militant group has increased its attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan's Shiite minority.

Two-thirds of Afghan people will need humanitarian aid, says UN envoy

Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that 28 mn people, accounting for two-thirds of the population, will need life-saving humanitarian assistance

Afghanistan's territory should not be used for sheltering terrorist: India

In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India, said that Afghanistan's territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist acts

India to send 20,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port

India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghanistan's soil must not be used for any terrorist activities and called for formation of a "truly inclusive" political structure in Kabul that respects rights of all Afghans including women and minorities. At the first meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan, New Delhi also announced a fresh tranche of assistance of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and the consignments will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. The situation in the war-ravaged country came up for extensive deliberations at the first meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan that took place in Delhi. A joint statement said the meeting emphasized the importance of formation of a "truly inclusive and representative political structure" that respects the rights of all Afghans and ensures equal rights of women, girls and members of minority groups, including access to education. In

Taliban govt annuls divorces, forces women to return to abusive husbands

The Taliban government adheres to an austere interpretation of Islam and has imposed severe restrictions on women's lives that the United Nations (UN) called "gender-based apartheid"

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Earthquake of 4.1-magnitude, 245 km depth hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad: NCS

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred 267 kms east northeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Thursday at 02"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 02-03-2023, 02:35:57 IST, Lat: 37.73 & Long: 73.47, Depth: 245 Km ,Location: 267km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Thursday.The quake struck at a depth of 245 kilometres at a latitude of 37.73 and a longitude of 73.47.Further details awaited.

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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Afghanistan, strikes at depth of 10 km

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in Afghanistan at on Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS)."Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.1, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 04:05:22 IST, Lat: 36.38 & Long: 70.94, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Sunday.The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, at a latitude of 36.38 and a longitude of 70.94.Further details awiated.

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening: Officials

Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. The issue of the crossing, a key trade route for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, has added to increasing tensions between the two countries, which share a troubled and volatile boundary. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Sunday closed the crossing, claiming Islamabad was not abiding by an agreement with Kabul to allow Afghan patients and their caretakers to cross into Pakistan without travel documents for medical care. On Monday, Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards exchanged fire, which wounded a Pakistani soldier. On Wednesday, Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Mohammad Asif, and secret service chief, Lt. Gen. Anjum Nadeem, travelled to Kabul and met senior Taliban officials to discuss the border issue. On Thursday morning, Torkham was reopened by .

Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan: Report

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers reopened a key border crossing with Pakistan on Thursday, allowing thousands of trucks carrying desperately needed food and other items to creep forward for the first time in days, officials said. The jam at the Torkham crossing between the two nations began to ease after Islamabad sent a high-level delegation to Kabul to discuss a range of issues, including the Taliban's closure of the border on Sunday. Taliban-appointed officials in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province confirmed the reopening of the Torkham border. The Afghan embassy in Pakistan also posted news of the reopening on Twitter. Thousands of vehicles, some carrying fresh produce like vegetables and fruit, began moving along the Khyber Pass in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, said Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, a director at the Pakistan-Afghanistan joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The latest development comes a day after Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif made an unannounced visit to .