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Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mawlavi Abdul Kabir said at a meeting with the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, that learning religious and modern sciences was the right of every Afghan. Potzel in turn said: “UNAMA has the status of a bridge between the Afghan government and the international community and tries to

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, causing strong shaking in parts of the country, including the capital, Kabul, Reuters quoted officials and witnesses said. The quake struck at a depth of 189 km (117 miles), according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Strong

Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Kabir in a meeting with UNAMA envoy Markus Potzel discussed women’s access to work and education as well as humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and an inclusi

Taliban "Interior Minister" Sirajuddin Haqqani told the U.N. he would find a "permanent solution" regarding girls' and women's education.

Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Kabir in a meeting with UNAMA envoy Markus Potzel discussed women’s access to work and education as well as humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and an inclusi

Taliban "Interior Minister" Sirajuddin Haqqani told the U.N. he would find a "permanent solution" regarding girls' and women's education.

The United Nations said its envoy to Afghanistan had pressed the Taliban rulers Monday to reverse bans on work and education for women and girls to prevent further isolation of the crisis-ridden country. Markus Potzel, the acting head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), conveyed the international community's call in a meeting in…

Police forces foiled a kidnapping when they gunned down four kidnappers in Kabul city late on Monday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said Tuesday. “A group of kidnappers, were attempting to kidnap a businessman from Taimani area of Kabul city, but police gunned down the kidnappers and rescued the businessman,” Zadran tweeted. The Islamic Emirate

The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that the leadership of the Islamic Emirate is working on ways to reopen universities for women and facilitate their access to work.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that the leadership of the Islamic Emirate is working on ways to reopen universities for women and facilitate their access to work.