Last week, the United Nations warned human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse, but the caretaker government spurned the claim as baseless. Also, the US special envoy hailed Kabul’s efforts against Daesh activities.

Last week, various sources stressed the need for interaction between Kabul and the international community and reopening of girls’ schools, while Japan and the UN pledged $45 million in aid to Afghanistan.

Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani last week said disengagement with the Afghan caretaker government could lead to a ‘bigger chaos.’

The residents of upper and lower Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province complain they lack access to sufficient health services and urge the Public Health Department to address the issue.

At least 90 schools in southeastern Khost province have no buildings and their students attend classes under the open skies.

Two families have reconciled in northwestern Nimroz province, ending their enmity that has claimed four lives, thanks to mediation of tribal elders and local officials.

Last week, the caretaker government desired positive relations with with the world, saying it did not want Afghanistan to become the scene of global rivalries.

Former ambassadors of Canada and Australia in Afghanistan have called on their countries to reopen embassies in Kabul and interact with the war-torn country.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday banned the import of any kind of plastic bags and asked the business community to show compliance to the order.

A number of people commend stability and other developments in the country following the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)’s takeover, but they ask the caretaker government to reopen the gates of education centers to girls and create employment opportunities.

Pakistani officials recently alleged Afghans were involved in rising insecurity in that country, but the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly denied such allegations,

Afghan and American officials held a rare meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, and held wide-ranging talks last week, when Afghan and Kazakh traders signed agreements worth $100 million and the World Bank in a report said Afghanistan economically progressed.