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The peace agreement with the Hezb-e-Islami, which opens the way for Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s return to Kabul, has triggered varied reactions. Government officials including the head of the High Peace Council have praised the pact as a step towards peace. Sayed Ahmad Gilani was quoted saying, “I hope this is the beginning of a permanent peace in our country.” The agreement grants the elusive Hezb-e-Islami leader...
Afghanistan has been promised continued financial backing from the international community in return for stability and reforms. Seventy countries and international organisations participated in the two-day conference on Afghanistan in Brussels. The Oct 4-5 meeting was jointly hosted by the EU and the government of national unity and attended by both President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Political analyst Roshan Shahab described the...
“I built the house, took care of my children and suffered all the hardship, but eventually the children threw me out.” Sixty-year-old Hajera leans dejectedly on the wall of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) office in Kabul. “I have three sons and two daughters, and when their father died I took care of them alone. Now there is no one to give...
Freedom of the press is under threat, and the government of national unity has done little to protect journalists. Ahead of the second round of presidential polls in 2014, the two candidates – now president and chief executive – had signed an agreement to strengthen media rights and respect liberty of the press. In reality the media has to struggle for access to information and...
There is anger against the government and security forces as heavy fighting in Kunduz and Helmand force thousands of people to flee. No lessons seem to have been learnt from the fall of Kunduz to the anti-government Taleban fighters a year ago. Civilians have been left to fend for themselves as security forces, backed by US advisers and air strikes, try to push out...
Teachers have been waiting for the government of national unity to deliver on the promise of housing. Sayed Anwar Najibi, a teacher in Karukh district, Herat, is angry with the government. “We have frequently been promised land but nothing ever happens.” A township for teachers was planned years back but in the desert in Karukh district. Shakeela who teaches in a girls’ school (number 13 in...
There is a spurt in the smuggling of antiquities in 20 districts of the western provinces. Local authorities confirm the increase, and blame it on the Taleban and “irresponsible armed individuals” who are reported to be raking in millions from “Arab” countries. Arya Rawoofian, head of culture and information of Herat province, says smugglers are using metal detectors that are imported from neighbouring countries. It...
Independent observers report an increase in the number of closed schools across the country. Qalam Lar or ‘the way of the pen’, which has been gathering information on the status of schools, says some 1,300 schools shut last year. This figure was 700 the previous year. The authorities in the Ministry of Education say there are schools that do not open in provinces like Ghazni,...