(Last Updated On: March 10, 2021)
Yesterday evening, a meeting was held between the the Head of the Political office of the Islamic Emirate, Mullah Baradar Akhand, and his deputy, with UNAMA chief Deborah Lyons & her accompanying delegation.
In addition to the situation in Afghanistan, the delegates discussed the intra-Afghan talks, the implementation of the Doha Agreement, the release of prisoners, the end of the blacklist & the new plan proposed by the US.
Sources said it was said by the Taliban that they are reviewing the proposal.
The Taliban has called on the United Nations, as it has ratified the Doha Pact, which is a good step, to use its influence to implement it.
IOC Session praises achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020 and unanimously approves closing report IOC
The IOC Session today praised the achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. Following the review of the Closing Report on Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Members approved it unanimously.
Adopted by the IOC at its 127th Session in Monaco in December 2014, Olympic Agenda 2020 is a set of 40 detailed recommendations whose overarching goal was to safeguard the Olympic values and strengthen the role of sport in society. Identified and collated through a collaborative and consultative process involving Olympic Movement stakeholders and outside experts, they were driven by an understanding that the world was evolving rapidly and that the Olympic Movement had the opportunity to be an agent of change. The motto underpinning the process from identification to adoption to implementation was “change or be chan
(Last Updated On: March 10, 2021)
The United States’ Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warned on Wednesday night that security remains the most crucial and enduring high-risk area for Afghanistan and with or without a sustainable peace agreement and nationwide ceasefire, Afghanistan will likely continue to be threatened by multiple violent-extremist organizations.
Presenting SIGAR’s 2021 High-Risk List to US Congress, John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, said any political agreement risks subordinate groups going rogue, possibly manifesting as another insurgency or insecurity from criminal gangs or networks.
These issues could become even more pronounced if US forces are no longer in country to provide counterterrorism support and to train, advise, and assist Afghanistan’s security institutions, his report stated.
The Ministry of Education has banned all school girls over the age of 12 from singing or performing at public performances. A letter from the Kabul Education
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