EU condemns Shia mosque bombing, says rights of all groups must be protected
The EU says attacks that target civilians are violations of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law...
Amu 8pm News 14 October 2023
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, has described the situation in Afghanist...
Survivors say medicines for ill children running low in earthquake-hit Herat
A major relief operation is ongoing in the western province of Afghanistan as thousands of earthquake survivors are left with nothing...
UN special envoy blames US-Taliban deal for ‘dire gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan
Clément Voule says suppression of rights and failure to listen to communities in the context of conflict leads to failed peace processes...
UNHCR urgently appeals for over $14 million for Herat earthquake victims
The UN agency pleaded for the funding in order to provide humanitarian assistance to help victims avoid ‘further tragedy’...
Saudi FM meets Blinken, condemns attacks on civilians in Israel Gaza conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan for talks over the Israel Gaza crisis on Saturday....
China continues to assist quake-hit people in Herat
In Herat province, which was hardest-hit by the quakes, many families still choose to live in tents under the open sky out of fear of aftershocks or another ear...
Pakistan warns ‘no compromise’ on Nov 1 deadline for ‘illegal’ refugees to leave
Pakistan is adamant that all undocumented refugees, including over one million from Afghanistan, must go within the next 17 days...