Human Rights
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Afghanistan Red Crescent Chief Says International Aid Falls Short of Public Needs
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, has criticised the limited scale of international assistance to Afghanistan, saying current support is only enough to help people survive rather than meet their broader needs. Delawar made the…
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Afghanistan, UN Call for More Humanitarian Aid for Returning Migrants
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have discussed expanding humanitarian assistance for returning Afghan migrants and strengthening cooperation between the country and the United Nations. Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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Telegram Shared User Data with US Authorities, Court Records Show
DID Press: Documents from a US court case indicate that Telegram provided US authorities with identifying and technical information about a user, including a phone number, account ID, IP address and connection timestamps. Pavel Durov, Telegram’s chief executive, previously said…
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Pakistan’s ANP Leader Backs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor After Meeting
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, leader of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has expressed support for Faisal Karim Kundi, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following a meeting between the two, marking a shift from his earlier opposition to the governor’s…
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OIC to Continue Talks with Taliban on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
DID Press: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has said the organisation will continue engaging with Taliban authorities on the rights of women and girls to education and employment, while supporting the humanitarian and…
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OIC Meeting Ends in Baghdad with Strong Support for Palestine
DID Press: The 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concluded on Sunday evening in Baghdad, Iraq, after two days of meetings and discussions. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the OIC secretary-general, described…
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Afghan Asylum Seekers in Italy Face Homelessness and Legal Barriers
DID Press: Afghan asylum seekers in Italy face homelessness, labour exploitation and legal obstacles despite high asylum recognition rates, according to an investigative report by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN). The report says Italy is not the final destination for…
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More Than 8M Afghans Need Aid as Red Crescent Reports AFN 1.8B in Assistance
DID Press: Taliban officials have called on citizens and charitable organisations to support vulnerable people across Afghanistan during a fundraising week, saying more than 8 million people in the country need assistance. Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister…
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US Lawmakers Condemn Israeli Settler Attack on Washington Post Photographer
DID Press: Several members of the US Congress have condemned an attack by masked Israeli settlers on Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Washington Post, in the occupied West Bank, and called for an investigation into the incident. Levine…
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Afghanistan’s Poverty Deepens Amid Decades of War and Restrictive Policies
DID Press: On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Afghanistan’s experience highlights how prolonged conflict, political instability and restrictive policies can deepen poverty and undermine long-term development. Decades of war have damaged the country’s infrastructure, weakened its human…
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