United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in 2019 quarterly report it has documented high levels of harm to civilians; while showing a 23 percent decrease in overall civilian casualties compared to the same period last year.
This figure is the lowest for a first quarter since 2013.
The report says the UN documented 1,773 civilian casualties (581 deaths and 1,192 injured), including 582...
Every year malnutrition claims an unprecedented figure of lives underage – particularly in third world countries, including Afghanistan. According to sources’ statistics, 40 percent of Afghan children suffer malnutrition.
Health Specialists consider unhealthy diet during pregnancy, limited quality health services, illiteracy among families, and lack of knowledge about nutritious diet for newborns are some leading factors to the disease in the country.
According to physicians,...
As security hazards in Afghanistan increased in recent months, a number of private companies and stakeholders expressed concerns over “growing” threats against their lives and businesses.
Atiqullah Nasrat, the CEO of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, said investors are cutting a rough time due to “political instability” in the country, with increasing numbers of kidnappings and extortions against the business community.
“Political instability and insecurity have been...
Saudi Arabia Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens – most of them minority Shiites – in a mass execution across the kingdom for alleged terrorism-related crimes, marking the largest execution since 2016.
It also publicly pinned the executed body and severed head of a convicted Sunni extremist to a pole as a warning to others, AP reported.
Saudi dissident Ali Al-Ahmed, who runs the Gulf...
Kabul (The Killid) – The Unites States Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says no promising steps have been taken for peace in Afghanistan through intra-Afghan dialogues.
Khalilzad in a video conference – at the US Embassy in Kabul – with a number of civil activists Tuesday said the peace negotiations he started with the Taliban delegates have considerable progress; but the intra-Afghan dialogues for...
Kabul (The Killid) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at a meeting Tuesday with a number of Parliamentarians – who reserved seats in recent elections – said he is ready to inaugurate parliament in upcoming few days, marking the nine terms for Afghanistan parliament.
Ghani stressed that any problem between the executive and legislative bodies should be considered and solved upon the regularities, adding...
Members of the Peace and Rescue Council of Afghanistan says the government – due to its irresponsible position – has led the Qatar intra-Afghan dialogues to an abrupt suspension.
Gul Rahman Qazi, Head of the Council, at a press conference Tuesday said the government has sabotaged the Doha, Qatar Talks, causing an unexpected deadlock to the peace process.
He further said the government and...
Moscow will host a trilateral meeting on Afghan peace within the next two days between Russia, China and the United States, the Russian Embassy in Kabul said in a statement Tuesday.
The meeting is expected on April 25 at a special representatives’ level, according to the statement.
United States Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad – who has embarked on a multi-nation trip on peace in Afghanistan...
Kandahar (The Killid) – Independent Election Commission has released the final result of Wolesi Jirga elections in Kandahar province, IEC announced in a statement.
The magnitude 6.1 quake on Monday afternoon centered in neighboring Castillejos, Zambales and was felt in Metro Manila and other areas, where it caused buildings to sway and drove terrified locals to the street, local media reported.
According to the statement,...
