#Afghanistan News

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🇦🇫 🚨 💥SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN STRIKES TALIBAN GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN NIMROZ PROVINCE💥

Afghan media is reporting an explosion resulting from a suicide bomber at a Taliban Governor's office in the Nimroz Province area in the southwest of Afghanistan, wounding three Taliban personnel.

In a statement issued to the Afghan International news agency, Taliban Ministry of Interior spokesperson, Abdul Matin Qane said that an attacker wearing explosives bypassed two security checkpoints as Governor Mohammed Qasim Khalid exited his offices for prayer.

Gul Mohammed Qadrat, a spokesperson for the local Police Command told local media that the suicide bomber detonated his explosives after being identified by the bodyguards of Governor Khalid, who opened fire on the attacker.

Residents in the city of Zaranj reported hearing explosions coming from the direction of the Governor's office on Sunday evening, and witnesses told local media they heard gunfire shortly after the explosion.

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Female activist opposes ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan

A female activist in Afghanistan has spoken out openly against the Taliban’s harsh policies restricting girls’ education in the country and called for strict action against the ban, ANI News reports.

Fatima Amiri, a survivor of the attack on the Kaaj Education Centre and a strong advocate for girls’ education, strongly criticised the suspension of scholarships for Afghan girls. The activist also demanded that alternative education options should be considered rather than prohibitive policies in the country.

At an online conference on girls’ education in Afghanistan, Amiri said there must be a constant struggle against the normalisation of the ban on education. She said that opposition to girls’ education stems from an attitude of gender apartheid that affects decades, not just hundreds or millions.

Amiri studied in an elite class at the Kaaj Education Centre, which was the target of a terrorist attack in September 2022 that killed more than 60 students and seriously injured her. She is currently undergoing treatment in Turkey. Fatima and her classmates took their university entrance exams about a month after the attack, attracting public attention for their university admissions. However, the Taliban barred the girls from continuing their education.

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Afghanistan News

Floods hit Afghanistan, 50 dead in heavy rain!

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I get why people are talking about the whole submarine titanic thing.

It's awful.

But I'm here to address a different boat related tragedy.

One that absolutely breaks my heart.

Where a boat of migrants sank off the coast of Greece.

This boat had 300 Pakistanis and more than 500 Syrians.

The boat was carrying migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Egypt who were fleeing their countries dire economic conditions.

And we're trying to reach relatives in Europe.

What happened with the submarine is a terrible thing.

I just wish this story got the same coverage.

One is about billionaires the other about people escaping economic disasters.

Both about people losing their lives.

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How could anyone even remotely think that China doesn't for peace and cooperation after all it has done and continues to do?

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⚠️ INCONTRO TRA MINISTRI DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI DI CINA, PAKISTAN E AFGHANISTAN A ISLAMABAD: LOTTA AL TERRORISMO, RINASCITA DEL MECCANISMO DI COOPERAZIONE TRA LE PARTI | AFGHANISTAN NELLA VIA DELLA SETA ⚠️

🇵🇰 Dopo le dichiarazioni di Hina Rabbani Khar, Ministro di Stato per gli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Islamica del Pakistan sull'ulteriore consolidamento dell'Amicizia tra Cina e Pakistan, e il Dialogo ad Alto Livello tra i vertici dei Servizi Segreti e dell'Esercito della Repubblica Islamica e della Repubblica Popolare, i due Governi continuano a sviluppare la Cooperazione 🤝

🇨🇳 Il Compagno Qin Gang - Ministro degli Affari Esteri della RPC - è volato, nei primi giorni di maggio, in Pakistan, dove ha incontrato Arif Alvi, Presidente del Pakistan, per promuovere il rafforzamento della Cooperazione Sino-Pakistana nell'ambito del Corridoio Economico Cina - Pakistan, progetto della Nuova Via della Seta 💕

🇵🇰 Il Governo del Pakistan apprezza sinceramente il sostegno della Cina nell'attuazione della ricostruzione del Paese dopo le catastrofi naturali, dal terremoto alle alluvioni, e ha ringraziato il Governo Cinese per aver evacuato i cittadini Pakistani in Sudan 💕

💬 Oltre alla discussione sui Rapporti Sino-Pakistani, è stato anche trattato il Tema della Ricostruzione dell'Afghanistan 🏳️

🇵🇰 Il 06/05, a Islamabad, i Ministri degli Affari Esteri di Cina, Pakistan e Afghanistan si sono incontrati, per discutere questioni di sicurezza, commercio e anti-terrorismo, ed è stato raggiunto un Consenso tra le parti 🤝

🇵🇰 Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, MFA del Pakistan, ha presieduto l'Incontro, insieme al Ministro Qin Gang e ad Amir Khan Muttaqi, MFA ad interim del Governo Afghano 🏳️

🤝 Le parti hanno concordato di mantenere un Rapporto di Buon Vicinato e Amicizia, rispettare la Sovranità e l'Integrità Territoriale, e opporsi ad ogni tentativo che possa minacciare la Pace nella Regione, soprattutto a livello di terrorismo 🤔

🤝 Cina e Pakistan sono pronte a estendere il Corridoio Economico all'Afghanistan, e la Repubblica Popolare è disposta a riavviare il Meccanismo di Cooperazione Cina-Afghanistan-Pakistan, tramite l'idea di Cooperazione Tripartita 👌

💬 I Governi di Cina e Pakistan, essenzialmente, hanno proposto la rinascita della Cooperazione con l'Afghanistan, a patto che i Talebani neutralizzino i legami con organizzazioni terroristiche quali il TTP, l'ISKP e il Partito Islamico del Turkestan, formazione jihadista uigura che ha provocato terrore e sofferenza per anni nello Xinjiang 😭

🏳️ I Talebani hanno raggiunto un accordo con Cina e Pakistan, per estendere la Nuova Via della Seta all'Afghanistan, per la costruzione di infrastrutture per un valore di miliardi di dollari 🤝

🤝 Cina e Pakistan, inoltre, lavoreranno per scongelare i fondi dell'Afghanistan che l'Occidente ha congelato, e la Repubblica Islamica rimuoverà le barriere al commercio con l'Afghanistan 🇵🇰

🇨🇳 Dopodiché, Qin Gang ha avuto un incontro con Amir Khan Muttaqi, dove ha nuovamente ricordato che l'Afghanistan dovrebbe adempiere al suo impegno nella Lotta al Terrorismo, compreso quello del Turkistan, e garantire la sicurezza del personale Cinese in Afghanistan ❗️

🏳️ Muttaqi ha dichiarato che l'Afghanistan attribuisce grande importanza allo sviluppo delle relazioni con la Cina, e non consentirà mai ad alcuna forza di utilizzare il territorio Afghano per attività anti-Cinesi 🤝

🏳️ L'Afghanistan spera di rafforzare la Cooperazione con la Cina in ambito economico, commerciale e culturale, così come spera di poter vivere in Armonia con Cina, Pakistan e altri Paesi vicini 🤝

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⚠️ MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CHINA, PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN IN ISLAMABAD: FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM, REBIRTH OF THE COOPERATION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE PARTIES | AFGHANISTAN ON THE SILK ROAD ⚠️

🇵🇰 After the statements by Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the further consolidation of the Friendship between China and Pakistan, and the High Level Dialogue between the heads of the Secret Services and the Army of the Islamic Republic and the People's Republic, the two Governments continue to develop the Cooperation 🤝

🇨🇳 Comrade Qin Gang - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC - flew to Pakistan in early May, where he met Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan, to promote the strengthening of Sino-Pakistani Cooperation within the framework of the economic corridor China - Pakistan, New Silk Road project 💕

🇵🇰 Government of Pakistan sincerely appreciates China's support in implementing the reconstruction of the country after natural disasters, from earthquake to flood, and thanked the Chinese Government for evacuating Pakistani citizens in Sudan 💕

💬 In addition to the discussion on Sino-Pakistani relations, the topic of the reconstruction of Afghanistan was also discussed 🏳️

🇵🇰 On 06/05, in Islamabad, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan met to discuss security, trade and anti-terrorism issues, and a Consensus was reached between the parties 🤝

🇵🇰 Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, MFA of Pakistan, chaired the meeting, together with Minister Qin Gang and Amir Khan Muttaqi, interim MFA of the Afghan Government 🏳️

🤝 The parties have agreed to maintain a relationship of Good Neighborhood and Friendship, respect Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, and oppose any attempt that may threaten Peace in the Region, especially at the level of terrorism 🤔

🤝 China and Pakistan are ready to extend the Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, and the People's Republic is willing to restart the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation Mechanism, through the idea of ​​Tripartite Cooperation 👌

💬 The governments of China and Pakistan have essentially proposed the rebirth of cooperation with Afghanistan, provided that the Taliban neutralize ties with terrorist organizations such as the TTP, the ISKP and the Islamic Party of Turkestan, a Uyghur jihadist formation which caused terror and suffering for years in Xinjiang 😭

🏳️ The Taliban has reached an agreement with China and Pakistan, to extend the BRI to Afghanistan, for the construction of infrastructure worth billions of dollars 🤝

🤝 China and Pakistan will also work to unfreeze Afghanistan funds that the West has frozen, and the Islamic Republic will remove barriers to trade with Afghanistan 🇵🇰

🇨🇳 After that, Qin Gang had a meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, where he again reminded that Afghanistan should fulfill his commitment to Counter Terrorism, including that of Turkistan, and ensure the safety of Chinese personnel in Afghanistan ❗️

🏳️ Muttaqi stated that Afghanistan attaches great importance to developing relations with China, and will never allow any force to use Afghan territory for anti-Chinese activities 🤝

🏳️ Afghanistan hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in the economic, commercial and cultural spheres, as well as hopes to be able to live in harmony with China, Pakistan and other neighboring countries 🤝

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I'm gonna try to compile a list of resources for the genocides and humanitarian crisis going on so people will at least have a place to start so they can stay informed

Each place will have a link and then just click on the link to go to the resources. If yall have any you wanna recommend say it under the post of that place

Pls reblog the original posts so more people can see what’s been added

Hope this helps someone

Syria

Lebanon

Palestine

Sudan

Congo

Yemen

Iran

Morocco

Western Sahara

Armenia

Afghanistan

West Papua

Haiti

Tigray

Ukraine

Yezidi People

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Taliban strange order, women are banned from restaurants

Taliban Ban On Women: After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, the condition of women is getting worse here. In fact, since coming to power in August 2021, the Taliban has imposed various restrictions on women. At the same time, the Taliban, now ruling Afghanistan, has imposed a new type of ban on women in Herat province. According to the new Taliban decree, the woman or her family will be…

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[mysharona1987]

The state of Texas: making frigging Afghanistan and the Taliban look positively progressive.

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue.

The laws were issued Wednesday after they were approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, a government spokesman said. The Taliban had set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” after seizing power in 2021.

The ministry published its vice and virtue laws on Wednesday that cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations.

They are set out in a 114-page, 35-article document seen by The Associated Press and are the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan since the takeover.

“Inshallah we assure you that this Islamic law will be of great help in the promotion of virtue and the elimination of vice,” said ministry spokesman Maulvi Abdul Ghafar Farooq on Thursday.

The laws empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest if enforcers allege that Afghans have broken the laws.

Article 13 relates to women. It says it is mandatory for a woman to veil her body at all times in public and that a face covering is essential to avoid temptation and tempting others. Clothing should not be thin, tight or short.

Women should veil themselves in front of all male strangers, including Muslims, and in front of all non-Muslims to avoid being corrupted. A woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public. It is forbidden for women to look at men they are not related to by blood or marriage and vice versa.

Article 17 bans the publication of images of living beings, threatening an already fragile Afghan media landscape.

Article 19 bans the playing of music, the transportation of solo female travelers, and the mixing of men and women who are not related to each other. The law also obliges passengers and drivers to perform prayers at designated times.

According to the ministry website, the promotion of virtue includes prayer, aligning the character and behavior of Muslims with Islamic law, encouraging women to wear hijab, and inviting people to comply with the five pillars of Islam. It also says the elimination of vice involves prohibiting people from doing things forbidden by Islamic law.

Last month, a U.N. report said the ministry was contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans through edicts and the methods used to enforce them.

It said the ministry’s role was expanding into other areas of public life, including media monitoring and eradicating drug addiction.

“Given the multiple issues outlined in the report, the position expressed by the de facto authorities that this oversight will be increasing and expanding gives cause for significant concern for all Afghans, especially women and girls,” said Fiona Frazer, the head of the human rights service at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.

The Taliban rejected the U.N. report.

[toebeans-mcgee]

Please, don’t forget about the women in Afghanistan.

This image is not at all a commentary on Islam and/or of the different head-coverings that a woman may choose to wear while respecting her faith. Wearing a burqa/burka does not equate to an inherent lack of rights/freedom. This is also not a criticism of the Barbie movie. This is a statement about the brutal treatment of the women and girls in Afghanistan (as well as in Iran). 

I loved the Barbie movie and think it’s a very important and empowering film. However, it is a bit jarring when I’m scrolling through my phone, listening to the Barbie soundtrack, and I come across an article detailing the mounting horrors these women face in these countries. There is so much happening in the world, and it all needs news time, but the virtual media silence on this topic is frightening.

Even though my country isn’t perfect (especially so after June of last year), it’s easy to lose perspective on how privileged I am. 

The many different flavors of western feminism aren’t for everyone and every culture; to think so would be privileged and tone deaf. There is no "one-size-fits-all" kind of empowerment. But, objectively, what is happening to women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran is abhorrent and cannot be forgotten. 

If Barbie can be anything, then Barbie can be an advocate and an activist. Do what you can, Barbies.

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ― Audre Lorde

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DEATH TOLL IN AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE RISES AS BODIES ARE PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE

According to Afghan Taliban officials, more than 2'400 people have been killed in a devastating 6.3 magnitude Earthquake that hit the drought-stricken Herat region of Afghanistan on Saturday. The Herat region of Afghanistan is home to more than 1.9 million Afghans and the region is renowned for its abundant, top quality crops.

According to a statement from the United Nations Humanitarian Office, all of the homes in the Zindajan district of Herat have been leveled, burying survivors in rubble, leaving many homeless throughout the region as winter approaches, and creating major challenges for aid organizations to provide food, clothing and shelter.

Afghans are already suffering under a crushing sanctions regime imposed by the Biden Administration, complicating rescue and aid efforts for the Taliban government while the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have suspended aid to the impoverished country which had been occupied by US and NATO forces for two decades.

"The operation is still going on, still some people are being pulled out of the rubble,” the spokesman of Heart’s governor, Nissar Ahmad Elyias told reporters.

"Many people have come from far-flung districts to get people out from the rubble,” said Khalid, 32, at Kashkak in Zindajan district 30 kilometers northwest of Herat city, capital of the same-named province.

“Everyone is busy searching for bodies everywhere, we don’t know if there are others as well under the debris.”

“Many of our family members have been martyred, including one of my sons, and my other son is also injured,” Herat resident Mir Ahmed told Reuters at a hospital that was treating many survivors.

“Most of the people are under the rubble.”

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Afghans leave Pakistan ahead of deadline

A huge number of Afghans headed to the Pakistani border to return home hours before a deadline set by the Pakistani government. Illegal residents must leave the country or face deportation,

The deadline is part of a new crackdown on migrants, according to Islamabad. However, the measure applies to Afghans, who comprise the majority of migrants in Pakistan.

Pakistani officials warn that people staying in the country illegally will face arrest and deportation from November 1. UN agencies say there are more than 2 million undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan, at least 600,000 of whom have fled since the Taliban took power in 2021.

The campaign comes amid strained relations between Pakistan and the Taliban rulers. Islamabad accuses Kabul of closing its eyes to militant Taliban allies who take refuge in Afghanistan to organise attacks in Pakistan. The Taliban denies the accusations.

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“America likes to tell a certain story about itself: It’s a safe haven, a place of refuge for the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It’s a story that history shows hasn’t always been true. But thankfully, it just got easier for Americans to take matters into their own hands and turn that aspiration into a reality.

The Biden administration on January 19 launched the Welcome Corps, a new program that will allow groups of Americans to directly sponsor refugees to resettle in their communities.

Whereas recent programs have focused on bringing over people from specific places — Afghanistan, Ukraine, Venezuela — this program makes it possible for private citizens to resettle people from any place in the world, so long as they are refugees as defined by the US Refugee Act.

Under the Welcome Corps program, you and a few of your friends can pool together funds to provide an immigration pathway that allows vulnerable people who may not otherwise be able to immigrate the ability to rebuild their lives in the US. Forming a private sponsor group involves bringing together at least five adults in your area and collectively raising $2,275 for each person you want to resettle in your community. With that money, sponsors commit to helping them through the first three months there, which can include securing and furnishing housing, stocking the pantry with food, supporting job hunts, and registering kids for school.

It’s a powerful way to improve life for the newcomers, granting them protection from persecution or violence in their country of origin, plus the chance to access health care, education, and socioeconomic opportunities. It can also improve life for everyone who’ll be in the newcomers’ orbit, including you and your neighbors. Research suggests welcoming refugees will likely benefit your community as a whole, for example by opening new businesses that revitalize neighborhoods. In Canada, a similar private sponsorship program has proven immensely popular and successful over the past decade.

But you might be thinking: Why should it fall to private citizens to fork over the cash, time, and energy to resettle refugees? Shouldn’t that be the government’s job?

...It’s a fair point: This is the government’s job. That’s why the advocacy groups that pushed for the Welcome Corps program insisted that any refugees who come to the US via private sponsorship should be in addition to the number of traditional, government-assisted resettlement cases.

The State Department has signaled that it agrees. This means that by sponsoring a refugee, you can play a role in allowing the US to take in more refugees overall. It really is additive.

And unlike prior programs for Afghans or Ukrainians, which were temporary, ad hoc responses to crises, the Welcome Corps is intended to be a permanent fixture. The hope is that it’ll complement the traditional resettlement process, which has been struggling for years.”

-via Vox, 1/27/23