Author: Taneen
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UN High Commissioner: Cash Assistance to Afghan Returnees Has Decreased
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that its cash assistance to people returning to Afghanistan has decreased from $375 to $170 per person. According to a Reuters news agency report, this institution said on Tuesday, September 29, in its new report that despite the reduction in assistance, more than one million people…
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Zelensky: 10,000 North Korean Troops to Be Sent to Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, says that more than 8,000 North Korean troops are currently present on Russian soil, and Moscow is preparing to send another 10,000 troops from that country. Zelensky said on Monday, September 28, in a message on the social media platform X that according to new information, North Korean troops…
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Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule; Fragile Calm in the Shadow of Security Threats
Five years after the change of the political system in Afghanistan, the country finds itself in a situation where, on the surface, the widespread war and nationwide conflicts of previous years are no longer visible. However, recent United Nations reports indicate that the issue of security has not yet been fully resolved in Afghanistan. According…
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UN Emphasizes Support for People with Addiction in Afghanistan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office, on the occasion of World Drug Day, has emphasized continued support for health and human rights in Afghanistan and addressing the situation of drug users. The agency announced on Friday, the 5th of Saratan, that in cooperation with partner organizations, it provides essential services for people with addiction…
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Taliban Group Announces Land Distribution for More Than One Thousand Migrant Families
The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing of the Taliban group has announced that the process of distributing residential land to returned migrants in the country continues, and so far tens of thousands of families have benefited from this program. In a newsletter on Wednesday, the 27th of Jawza, the ministry said that in the…
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UNESCO: Combating Desertification Requires Urgent Action
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, has emphasized the necessity of protecting natural resources and preventing land degradation. On Wednesday, the 27th of Jawza, UNESCO warned that climate change and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources have intensified the process of desertification…
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Taliban Ministry of Water and Energy Warns of Rising Water Levels and Possible Flooding
The Environmental Protection Agency under Taliban control has announced that a delegation from this agency has departed for Azerbaijan to participate in the United Nations Global Climate Change Conference (COP-29). In the agency’s newsletter, it is stated that Afghanistan will share its demands regarding access to resources and the fight against climate change with the…
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First Positive Polio Case in Baghlan Recorded in Seven Years
Health officials under the Taliban in Baghlan have reported the first positive case of polio in the province since 2019. Mohammad Hassan Asim, the Taliban-appointed head of public health in Baghlan, said the case was identified in a child from Baghlan-e-Markazi district. He did not provide further details about the child’s health condition or how…
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Taliban Rename General Directorate of Traffic as ‘General Traffic Police’
The Taliban have recently changed the sign reading “General Directorate of Traffic” to “General Traffic Police.” The change by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Traffic has also drawn criticism. Samie Hamid, a well-known Afghan writer and poet, reacted to the decision by saying: “If we criticize, the Taliban will say, ‘Don’t let ‘traffic police’ become…
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Taliban Announce Seizure of 49 Residential Townships in 14 Provinces
The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that over the past four years, it has partially or fully seized 49 residential townships in 14 provinces of the country. In a newsletter on Thursday September 17,, the 26th of Sunbula, the ministry said that the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Recovery of…
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