On March 6, 2023, Richard Bennett, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, presented his report on the situation in Afghanistan stating that the situation of...
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The Collapse Of The Legal System In Afghanistan
In January 2023, United Nations reported on the dire situation of lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other actors involved with the legal system in Afghanistan, over a year after the Taliban takeover of...
Harry’s Family, The Press, The Taliban, And His Mission To Preach, No Matter What
For Starters, He Shot At Them: Young officer “Wales” in his first deployment manning a 50mm machine … [+] gun aimed at Taliban fighters on January 2, 2008 in Helmand Province, Afghan...
Canada Donates Leopard 2A4 Tank Platoon To Ukraine
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces showing to the public Leopard II tank, during the K-Days … [+] Festival in Edmonton. On Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur...
In 2022, 149 Million Of Children Were In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance
In 2022, the number of children in need of humanitarian assistance rose more than 20% in comparison to 2021, to 149 million. As indicated by the Global Humanitarian Overview, the increase can be attri...
Without Women, Afghanistan Has No Future
In December 2022, the Taliban, the de facto authority in Afghanistan, banned women from public and private universities until further notice. Reportedly, this decision was partly due to female student...
Taliban Bans Women From Afghanistan Universities
Topline The Taliban has prohibited women from attending universities in Afghanistan until further notice, according to multiple reports, in the hard-line Islamist government’s latest break of it...
The Girl Child Is Still Under Threat Globally
2022 has been a dangerous year for the girl child. In Afghanistan, many girls continue to be prevented from accessing secondary and higher education. On September 30, 2022, over 50 girls and young wom...
The Taliban Nearly Kills Bitcoin In Afghanistan, Bringing The Local Industry To A Standstill ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Afghanistan’s digital asset ecosystem is in chaos as the Taliban continues its shakedown of the industry. The country’s crypto transaction volume has...
Inside The Powerful New CEO Club Quietly Welcoming Refugees
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and board member of Alphabet Inc., and Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, speak with Jenna Gilbert of Human Rights First. Google Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Accenture’s Julie Sw...
Yet Another Attack On The Hazara In Afghanistan
On September 30, 2022, a suicide attack inside the Kaaj Educational Center in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of West Kabul, Afghanistan, claimed the lives of over 35 girls and young women belonging to th...
HesabPay E-Payment Solution of Afghanistan Successfully Shifted Towards Algorand Blockchain
HesabPay digital paymenting solution of Afganistan shifted towards Algorand Blockchain. On 21st September 2022, MIT professor Silvio Micali informed us that Afghanistan-based crypto payment solution ...
Taliban Ban Crypto in Afghanistan
Militants see advanced tokens like Bitcoin as deceitful The Taliban in February said they’d study whether digital tokens can be allowed Crackdown zeroed in on Afghanistan’s third biggest city, Herat ...
Afghanistan Waging a Fierce Campaign Against Crypto
Restriction on Crypto Afghan security forces are going after cryptocurrency traders for dealing in what the country’s central bank now refers to as fraudulent digital currencies. The Taliban is ...
What the Taliban crackdown means for crypto’s future in Afghanistan
With the rise of the Taliban last year in August, Afghanistan faced global sanctions that led to many international organizations and money transaction services halting operations in the country. This...
Taliban cracks down on crypto a year after seizing control in Afghanistan: Bloomberg
The Taliban are clamping down on cryptocurrency traders in Afghanistan, according to a report from Bloomberg. A senior Afghan police officer, Sayed Shah Sa’adaat, spoke with Bloomberg about th...
Taliban enforces ban on exchanges in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban forces took over the administration of Afghanistan, crypto activities in the country have endured huge setbacks. The Taliban has remained strict towards crypto in their domain, and t...
Taliban Launches Crackdown on Crypto Use in Afghanistan
The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group, are cracking down on cryptocurrency traders in Afghanistan. Bloomberg media reported the matter on Friday. Sayed Shah Sa’adaat, a senior Afghan poli...
Taliban Government in Afghanistan Targets the Crypto Industry
Bitcoin News The country’s central bank banned crypto one month ago. Severe economic sanctions have been imposed on Afghanistan. The Taliban starts targeting anyone who deals in crypto. Bloomberg repo...
Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators – Coinotizia
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running them. The offensive comes after the introduction of a ban on online foreign e...
Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running them. The offensive comes after the introduction of a ban on online foreign e...
Taliban Bans All Crypto in Afghanistan, Shuts Down Exchanges
The Taliban regime has issued a blanket ban over the cryptocurrency industry in Afghanistan and has arrested those in defiance. The country’s central bank placed a national ban on digital currencies e...
Taliban bans crypto in Afghanistan and arrests defiant crypto dealers
The Taliban has seized virtually all of Afghanistan. The Taliban reentered power last year as American troops completed their withdrawal from the nation. This is 20 years after removing the regime for...
Afghanistan Shuts 16 Crypto Exchanges, Arrests Staff: Report
Locals involved with crypto exchanges across Herat were reportedly arrested and their shops closed Afghanistan’s Taliban-led central bank banned online foreign exchange trading in June Crypto became c...
We Must Condemn Abuse Of Religion Or Belief As Tool Of Discrimination And Violence
On August 22, the U.N. marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. It is a day designated by the U.N. for member states to reflect on their e...
Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan
One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women and girls have been effectively removed from the Afghani public life. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan,...
Test Cricket Again Under The Microscope As Ireland And Smaller Nations Focus On Shorter Formats
Ireland had been hoping to secure more Test cricket. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Getty Images As reverberations continue amid the proliferation of cashed-up T20 franchise leagues, threatening ...
U.S. Kills Top Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahri In Afghanistan Drone Strike
Topline Al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahri—considered a major force behind the September 11 attacks—was killed over the weekend by an American drone strike in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, Pres...
Associate Board Election Heats Up, Ukraine’s Dreams In The Balance And Uneasiness Over Afghanistan
Cricket’s Annual Conference is set to tackle many meaty issues. (Photo by Steve Bardens-ICC/ICC via … [+] Getty Images) ICC via Getty Images Cricket’s power brokers are heading to Birmingh...