UNAMA chief warns Afghanistan faces ‘perfect storm’ of crises
She said the situation is dire: nearly 75% of Afghans live at subsistence levels, and aid has been cut by.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Access to fiber optic internet cut in three more provinces, sources say
The move brings the total number of provinces under such restrictions to 13.
Security
Sources: Spouse of former MP shot dead in Kandahar
Shah had recently returned from Canada and was attacked in Kandahar’s first police district, the sources said.
Women
1,000 days since Taliban banned women from universities
Malika, a former third-year medical student, said the ban ended her dream of becoming a doctor.
Security
UN quarterly report shows 9% rise in security incidents in Afghanistan
The UN recorded 2,658 safety and security-related incidents from May 1 to July 31.
Women
UNFPA says 120,000 women need urgent aid after Kunar quake
The agency estimated that 11,670 of those women are currently pregnant.
Human Rights, Women
UN chief calls Taliban ban on female aid workers ‘intolerable, stupid’
Guterres added that the restrictions represent an escalation in Afghanistan’s crisis.
Afghanistan
Sources: Taliban leader orders telecom firms to share user data with intelligence
According to the directive, telecom operators must guarantee that all user records are accessible to Taliban intelligence.
Human Rights
Sources: Taliban detain social activist in Khost over critical posts
Relatives said his detention was linked to critical commentary he had shared on Facebook.
Afghanistan
Taliban expand fiber-optic internet shutdown to northeastern provinces
In Kunduz, Taliban forces reportedly entered offices of internet service providers and confiscated equipment, sources said.