Society
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Takhar; Taliban Set on Fire Girls’ School
The Taliban group burned down a girls’ school in Takhar province, local officials confirmed on Monday
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7 killed 10 Others, including Foreign Nationals Injured in Kabul Blast: MoI
A suicide car bomb targeted the vehicle of a security company called GARDAWORLD on early Wednesday morning, killing 7 people, according to the Ministry of Interior affairs
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At least 63 Dead in Kabul Wedding Hall Blast: officials
At least 63 people were killed and 182 others were wounded in a suicide attack in Kabul wedding hall on Saturday night, according to officials
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Civilian Deaths Up by 27 percent in second quarter of 2019: UN
The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released Tuesday documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019
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IHRC Gets new Boss
Ashraf Ghani appointed Shahrzad Akbar as the head of Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC), said Arg in a statement on Wednesday evening
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From Arg to Wakhan Sexual Harassments; a Foreign Tourist Falls Victim as well
An Australian tourist was sexually harassed by Abdul Maruf Khairkha, the district governor of northern Badakhshan’s Wakhan district following sexual scandals in Afghan presidential palace (Arg)
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Attacks on Afghan Schools Tripled: UNICEF
Attacks on schools in Afghanistan increased almost threefold last year, making it increasingly difficult to ensure an education for children in many parts of the country, UN agency said in a report on Tuesday
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I have Proof about Moral Corruption in ARG: Gen. Ahmadzai
A former aide to president Ghani General Habibullah Ahmadzai claims a specific circle promotes prostitution in the presidential palace (ARG) and that he will never retreat from his remarks even one metre
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Taliban Torture Detainees: UN
The UN in a report Sunday expressed grave concerns about Taliban subjecting detainees to ill-treatment, torture and forced labour
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For First time, Woman Became Head of “Afghan Film”
Sahra Karimi is the first Afghan female who has been appointed as the director of state-run “Afghan Film” production company, though it has not been productive in recent years and is in recession
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