Human Rights
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Taliban Leader Orders Arrest and Prosecution of Traffic Accident Offenders
DID Press: Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, has ordered the Interior Ministry to arrest those responsible for traffic accidents on Afghanistan’s highways and refer them to the relevant courts without exception. According to a five-article decree reportedly published by the…
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Taliban: No Political Prisoners Held in Afghanistan’s Prisons
DID Press: Taliban says more than 15,000 people are currently imprisoned in its detention facilities across Afghanistan, but none of them are political prisoners. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, said there are no political prisoners in the group’s prisons and…
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500-Kilogram Bomb Left From War Defused in Kabul
DID Press: Technical teams from Afghanistan’s Disaster Management Preparedness Authority have discovered and safely neutralized three pieces of unexploded ordnance in Farza and Mir Bacha Kot districts of Kabul province, including a 500-kilogram bomb. The authority said in a statement…
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Saudi Arabia Launches Nationwide ‘Building Faith’ Programme for Mosques
DID Press: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has launched a nationwide programme aimed at strengthening religious and intellectual awareness through activities in mosques and prayer halls across the Kingdom. The programme, launched in Riyadh by Islamic…
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WFP Halves Food Aid in West Bank, Leaving Nearly 200,000 Palestinians Without Support
DID Press: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has halved its food assistance in the West Bank because of severe funding shortages, leaving nearly 200,000 Palestinians without support as food insecurity worsens. The WFP said on September 1 that…
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Austria Deports Convicted Afghan Asylum Seeker to Kabul
DID Press: Austria has deported a 26-year-old Afghan national to Kabul via Istanbul after he was convicted of serious property and drug-related offences, the Austrian Interior Ministry said. The man was deported from Vienna on August 31 and was accompanied…
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Guterres Urges Maximum Restraint and Respect for Ceasefires
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties involved in conflicts across the Middle East to exercise “maximum restraint” and respect ceasefire agreements and international law. Guterres expressed concern over the continuing violence and instability in the…
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Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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Turkish FM: Netanyahu Has Become a Threat to Global Security
DID Press: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has strongly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his policies and actions have made him, in Fidan’s words, a “common enemy of humanity, the international community and global security.” Speaking in Istanbul,…
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European Parliament to Examine Deportations of Afghan Migrants
DID Press: European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers and migrants from European Union member states. The meeting comes amid growing cooperation between some European…
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