Bamiyan hosts ski competitions but without women
Mujtaba and Hadi from Chap Dara youth club secured first and second positions respectively. Hussain Ali from the Mir Shah Khawaja Club stood in the third position.
Sports
Afghanistan
Canada introduces legislation to facilitate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
If passed, the legislation will allow aid workers to apply for an exemption that lasts five years to help people in crisis "in a geographic area that is controlled by a terrorist group."
World
Xi Jinping secures third term as China’s president
Nearly 3,000 members of China's National People's Congress voted unanimously in the Great Hall of the People for Xi, 69, to be president
World
Rishi Sunak defends controversial plan to stop migrants from entering the country
Britain’s prime minister said it was a priority of his government to stop the influx of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel
Art & Culture
Bamiyan youth set up new library to promote reading
A group of young people started a campaign four months ago to collect books for the people of Chaman village and they now have over 2,000
Videos
Women in captivity
“The Taliban punched and kicked parts of women’s bodies so that they were not able show these parts to anyone after their release.” – This is the narrative of women protesters from inside Taliban prisons. – The text
Health
Women’s Day: Ghor women lack access to healthcare services
Women report they are not able to get routine checks when pregnant with some saying they have no idea when their babies are due
Afghanistan
Foreign envoys call for ‘credible and inclusive’ national dialogue
At a meeting in Paris, special representatives for Afghanistan spelled out a list of demands to overcome the worsening crisis in the country
World
Demonstrators clash with police in Paris protest
In a bid to pile pressure on lawmakers, France's hardline unions said there would be rolling strikes this time, which could go on for days
Women
Afghan women call on UN to take a stronger stand against the Taliban
Protesting outside the UNAMA compound, women urged the organization to close the Taliban’s Doha office and stop cash aid shipments