Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region: Report
World | May 03, 2023, 04:15 PM ISTAn earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan.
The group has continued to carry out attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, especially against the country’s minority groups.
Taliban authorities have announced new curbs in two Afghanistan provinces barring women from Eid celebrations.
Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care support to Afghans in the wake of the Taliban takeover and the economic collapse that followed it. But distribution has been severely affected by a Taliban edict banning women from working at non-governmental organizations.
Afghanistan: During the raid in Parwan, which borders Panjshir and Kabul, fighters recovered a rocket-propelled grenade, pickaxes, Kalashnikov, and night vision binoculars.
Authorities say the curbs are in place because of gender mixing or because women allegedly are not wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, correctly.
The Afghan Journalist Safety Committee, an Afghan watchdog organisation that promotes the safety of journalists and press freedom and which was involved in mediation for the station's reopening, welcomed the resumption of broadcasts.
United Nations: Addressing a press conference, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressed "serious concerns" after its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in eastern Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan earthquake: Earthquake of Magnitude 4.3 hits Fayzabad in Afghanistan, said National Center for Seismology.
The director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province said the station violated the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate” several times by broadcasting songs and music during Ramadan.
Earthquake: According to National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor was felt at 5:49 am.
According to Kabul police authorities, a suicide bomber was shot down before reaching its target near the security Checkpoint at Malik Asgahr intersection of the second security zone of Kabul.
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Afghanistan: Earlier, the extremist group had barred women from both private and public universities.
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