Author: رسانه‌ای گوهر شاد

11 months ago - 515 Visits

A group of female athletes has sent a message to the participants of the 2024 Paris Olympics, reminding them not to forget that women and girls in Afghanistan are systematically excluded from sports by the caretaker government. In their message, they stated that the silence of the international community regarding the exclusion of women and girls from education, society, and sports is unforgivable. These female athletes emphasized that the current government has sacrificed the talents and potential of Afghan women and girls, which could have contributed to the pride of the global community. The message further highlighted that the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan by the current government is "humiliating," and ignoring the imposed restrictions on Afghan women reflects a "moral weakness" of the international community. Additionally, the female athletes called on the global community to take decisive action against the restrictions imposed by the caretaker government on women and girls in Afghanistan. The caretaker government has banned women and girls from participating in sports, and all women's sports teams have been dissolved. It is noteworthy that six Afghan athletes (three women and three men) will represent Afghan sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simultaneously, five Afghan athletes are participating in the International Olympic Committee's refugee team, bringing the total number of Afghan athletes competing in this year's Olympics to eleven. The caretaker government has declared that it does not recognize these girls as Afghan athletes.

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11 months ago - 378 Visits

Local sources from Bamiyan province report that a young girl in the Punjab district has hanged herself after being released from the prison of the caretaker government. At least two sources confirmed that the young girl, named "Tahera," committed suicide yesterday (Saturday, August 6) by hanging herself. One source emphasized that a few days prior, the current government forces had taken this girl from the "Taghab Barg" village in the Punjab district of Bamiyan and subjected her to "harassment" while transporting her in a military Ranger vehicle. The source added that when local residents became aware of the situation, the district governor of Punjab and the police chief of Bamiyan stated that the group’s soldiers had detained this girl for her "improper hijab" and sent her to the center of Bamiyan. Additionally, written statements from Tahera published on social media indicate that she said she boarded the government Ranger out of fear. The police command of the current government in Bamiyan had also interviewed her. Another source confirmed that this young girl had spent several days in the custody of the police chief of Bamiyan and was released after repeated complaints from local residents. It was further noted that Tahera was around 19 years old, had studied up to the ninth grade, and was currently working as a tailor. Moreover, a security source also confirmed this incident but did not provide details regarding the reasons for her detention. It is worth mentioning that since regaining control over Afghanistan, the caretaker government has frequently been accused of "kidnapping" young girls and "assaulting" them. Previous reports have also indicated instances of individuals committing suicide after being released from the custody of the caretaker government.

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1 year ago - 382 Visits

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has reacted to the lack of participation of Afghan women and girls in the Doha meeting and has declared that it is deeply concerned about the exclusion of Afghan women and girls from the third Doha meeting. By publishing a declaration, this committee has called for the active and direct participation of women and girls in the Doha discussions. The announcement states that the non-participation of the Afghan civil society, including women human rights defenders, as meaningful participants in the Doha discussions, causes the rights of women and girls to be insufficiently considered. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women says that the exclusion of Afghan women and girls from the Doha meeting only helps to weaken the credibility and effectiveness of this meeting. According to international media reports, women's rights are not on the agenda of the third meeting of country representatives in Doha, and civil activists and women's representatives will not be present at this meeting either. This committee has also asked the international community to ensure that women's rights play a central role in the discussion with the current government and that all possible measures are taken to raise the voice of Afghan women and girls and not marginalize them. It must be said that the exclusion of women from the list of participants of the Doha meeting has been widely criticized. A number of female activists and human rights activists of Afghanistan have launched a campaign to boycott this meeting.

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1 year ago - 273 Visits

Local sources and owners of photography and filming studios in Ghazni Province say that the Department of Prohibition and Prohibition of Prohibition of Evil in this province has banned filming and photography from women's wedding parties, which causes dozens of people to lose their jobs. At least four sources from Ghazni told Gowharshad Media that the Directorate of Prohibition and Prohibition issued this order verbally on (Monday, jon 24). The source emphasized that the Ministry of Prosperity and Prohibition of Prohibition summoned a number of owners of photography and filming studios and communicated this order to them. A number of owners and employees of photography and filming studios in Ghazni say that this order will make them unemployed. On the other hand, Hamidullah Nisar, the head of information and culture of Ghazni, has confirmed this order while talking to Gowharshad media. Mr. Nisar said: "This decision was taken at the request of the noble people of Ghazni Province. Also, filming and photographing women's wedding parties is also not correct from a religious and cultural point of view. However, the owner of a photography and videography studio has told the media that he has invested 400,000 Afghanis and is making a living in this way. It is further stated that he is forced to change his job now that filming and photography of happy circles, especially wedding circles in the women's section, has been banned. It should be said that there are more than 50 photography and filming studios in Ghazni, each of which employs five to six people. This is despite the fact that the caretaker government has imposed extensive restrictions on holding happy gatherings, including wedding ceremonies, since regaining control of Afghanistan. The caretaker government had previously banned the playing of music in wedding ceremonies in different provinces of the country.

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1 year ago - 249 Visits

Local officials from Bamyan Province say that 17 members of two families, including women and children, have died due to heavy rains and floods in "Yakavalnak Number 1" district of this province. Speaking to Gowharshad media, Sabour Sighani, the spokesperson of the governor of Bamyan, said that the villages of "Dozdan-Ceshme", "Hazar-Ceshme" and "Pudineto" in the district of "Yakavlang No. 1" witnessed heavy rain and flooding on Tuesday (Tuesday, Jon 25). Mr. Sighani emphasized that the dead include women, children and men. He added that the flood has also caused huge financial losses to the people. The spokesman of the governor of Bamyan said that 35 heads of cattle were lost due to this flood and a number of residential houses, agricultural lands and roads were destroyed. It should be said that in addition to Bamyan, Yamgan district of Badakhshan also witnessed heavy rains and floods yesterday. Badakhshan Police Command has said that 30 residential houses and more than 300 acres of land were destroyed due to flooding in "Veni" and "Panidi" villages of this district. In this solar year, different provinces of the country have witnessed heavy rains and devastating floods. These floods have left many casualties and damages and displaced hundreds of people.

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1 year ago - 287 Visits

Rina Amiri, the US special representative for women's affairs and human rights in Afghanistan, in response to the criticism of the absence of women in the third Doha meeting, said that without the presence of women in discussions related to the future of Afghanistan, there is no solution to the challenges of this country. Mrs. Amiri raised this issue in a message on the occasion of International Women's Day in Diplomacy on her X account. She added: "There is no solution to the challenges of peace, security and stability in Afghanistan without the [presence] of Afghan women in discussions about the future of this country." She emphasized that women and girls have played an important role throughout the history of Afghanistan. The US special representative for women and human rights in Afghanistan emphasizes the presence of women in discussions about the future of Afghanistan, while women have been excluded from the meeting that will be held in Doha next week. Officials of human rights institutions, special representatives of the United States, including Reina Amiri herself, have not yet commented on the exclusion of women and representatives of civil society from the Doha meeting, which is facing widespread criticism. It is worth mentioning that the third meeting of the special representatives of the countries on Afghanistan affairs is scheduled to be held on Sunday and Monday next week, hosted by the United Nations in Doha. In this meeting, only the caretaker government has been invited from Afghanistan. The current government delegation led by Zabihullah Mujahid, the government spokesman, is supposed to participate in the Doha meeting.

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1 year ago - 231 Visits

The media under the control of the caretaker government of Afghanistan have reported that seven members of a family, including women and children, died as a result of a mountain slide in Jani Khel district of Paktia. National Radio and Television of Afghanistan has reported that this untimely event happened yesterday (Sunday, 3rd of Cancer) in Jan Khel district of Paktia province. According to the report of the National Radio and Television of Afghanistan, the victims of the event include two women and five children. The report did not provide details about the identity of the victims and their age. Still, the report did not give details about the gender of the children. It should be said that similar incidents this year have claimed the lives of several people and caused financial losses. Also, other natural disasters such as rain and flood have also left heavy casualties this spring.

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1 year ago - 356 Visits

Fawzia Koofi, a former member of the House of Representatives of the former government of Afghanistan and the head of the Moj Tafalgh party, reacted to the third Doha meeting and said that the exclusion of women, civil institutions and democratic forces is another failure for the United Nations, which now considers itself the only actor in Afghanistan. Ms. Koofi posted a message on her X user account and wrote that the design of the Doha meeting is against the will of the caretaker government of Afghanistan and is in conflict with Security Council Resolution 2721. She emphasized that the withdrawal of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from the first Doha process led to a profound failure, which led to the collapse of all the institutions that were built with the blood and collective capital of the Afghan people and their international partners. She, who was a member of the negotiating team between the former government of Afghanistan and the current government, also warned about the unfortunate consequences of the third Doha meeting. Also, human rights and women's rights activists say that the United Nations has excluded women and democratic forces against the current government from the third meeting in Doha. Before this, the current government had set conditions for participating in the third Doha meeting. Determining the desired agenda of the current government, handing over Afghanistan's seat in the United Nations to the caretaker government and not inviting members of the civil society were among the government's conditions for participating in the third Doha meeting. Also, the current government has asked the United Nations to desist from appointing a new special representative for Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson of the current government, announced today (Sunday, 28th of Gemini) that government representatives will participate in the third Doha meeting on Afghanistan. Mr. Mujahid said that "after reviewing the agenda of the third Doha meeting, he decided to participate in this meeting" because he considers it "for the benefit of Afghanistan". The third meeting of Doha hosted by the United Nations and with the presence of special representatives of countries in Afghanistan affairs is scheduled to be held on 10th and 11th of January.

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1 year ago - 275 Visits

The United Nations Development Program has announced that it will support women's entrepreneurship and business expansion, creating jobs for internally displaced persons and returnees across Afghanistan. By publishing a report of a business woman who recently returned from Iran, this organization said that Afghanistan is experiencing the biggest and longest migration crisis in the world. The United Nations Development Program emphasized that in partnership with the World Bank, the European Union and the Asian Development Bank, it has conducted a post-disaster needs assessment in Herat earthquakes and supported the community against resilience. It is stated in the report that it has supported the business of 237 women in Herat. According to this report, the United Nations Development Program has supported 470 informal businesses led by women in the priority areas of return and reintegration in Herat province through grants. It is also stated in a part of this report that after the rule of the caretaker government, more than 1.6 million Afghans migrated to neighboring countries, most of them illegally crossing the borders. The United Nations Development Program has previously announced the support of small and medium-sized businesses led by women. It should be said that the caretaker government has prohibited the work of women in various institutions. This United Nations organization is trying to provide women and girls with work in this way. According to UN statistics, the ban on women's work damages the Afghan economy from six million to one billion dollars a year.

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1 year ago - 256 Visits

UNICEF or the United Nations Children's Fund has warned about the impact of climate change on the food security of children in Afghanistan. The organization estimates that currently more than 875,000 children under the age of five in Afghanistan suffer from acute and fatal malnutrition in Afghanistan. UNICEF has published a report saying that the torrential rains in April this year caused the residents of the flooded areas to lose everything. The United Nations Children's Fund emphasized that the lack of food and clean drinking water are among the things that make children sick, and most of them do not have access to medical centers. According to information from international organizations, Afghanistan is the seventh most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change, while this country has one of the lowest levels of pollution in the world. The United Nations says that in a situation where 80% of Afghanistan's population depends on agriculture, frequent natural disasters have a direct impact on the nutrition of families, especially in rural areas. In its report, UNICEF says that devastating flash floods after the earthquake and droughts of the last few years have threatened food security in Afghanistan by destroying food sources. According to UNICEF, more than 7,500 houses have been destroyed and 5,000 families have been displaced due to sudden floods in the western and northern provinces of Afghanistan in the past few weeks. Also, according to the report of this child protection organization, the recent floods in Baghlan have destroyed three thousand houses and left 220 injured and 150 dead.

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