The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said 16 million children in Afghanistan need support and humanitarian assistance. Fran Equiza, UNICEF representative in Afghanistan, said in a video message the rights of children in Afghanistan are weakened every day and a large number of children carry responsibilities way beyond their age. Visiting
US officials have dismissed the recent UN Security Council Sanctions Committee report on terrorist groups including al-Qaeda and ISIS in Afghanistan and said their intelligence does not match that issued by the UN. Speaking to VOA, a number of American officials said they have not seen evidence that confirms the findings of the United Nations.
The Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs on Wednesday announced the launch of a biometric registration system of families of martyrs and persons with disabilities. Officials said that biometric registration would ensure more transparency. “We activated the biometric system. This system does not accept paper ID cards. The ID card will be electronic. Next year,
Mohammad Amin Karim, who attended this week’s Oslo Forum in Norway, said Thursday that the consensus among participants at the summit was the need to prevent violence and the isolation of Afghanistan and to try to solve the existing problems through interaction and dialogue. Almost all representatives, from countries including the US, Russia, China, Pakistan