Pajhwok Monitor

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has noted a steep drop in human rights progress in Afghanistan in the wake of America’s withdrawal in August last

KABUL (Pajhwok): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the UN’s new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan to take urgent action to

KABUL (Pajhwok): The education minister says Afghanistan is drafting a new policy giving equal opportunities to all. In an interview released on Sunday, Sheikh Maulvi

KABUL (Pajhwok): Ex-president Hamid Karzai has asked the Taliban administration to heed religious scholars’ demand for reopening schools for girls. Last week’s National Dialogue of

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US president has inked bills suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, says a media report. Already passed by the Congress,

KABUL (Pajhwok): America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan may have contributed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, suggests a top US military official.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is seeking UAE residency visas for about two dozen players and officials, says a news report. On the

KABUL (Pajhwok): A working group is set to submit its findings regarding women’s cricket in Afghanistan to the ICC board, says a news report. The

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia will soon wrap up its special military operation in Ukraine, says a Kremlin Spokesman. Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday the Russian

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Tajikistan president has renewed his call for increased humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. Asia Plus quoted Emomali Rahmon as underlining

KABUL (Pajhwok): The American Red Cross has honoured an Afghan citizen as ‘2022 Workplace Hero’ for resettling more than 100 of his countrymen in the

KABUL (Pajhwok): Accrediting the first Taliban-appointed diplomat is an important step in the resumption of diplomatic contacts with Afghanistan, Russia says. But accepting the diplomat