Friday, May 10, 2024

Topic: Taliban

UN rights chief condemns Afghanistan abuses as Taliban advance continues

Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on Tuesday backed a return to peace negotiations in Doha.

Afghanistan at ‘dangerous turning point’, UN envoy warns Security Council

With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the top UN official in the country appealed on Friday for the Security Council to act to avert a catastrophe.

“His were worth millions,” Teachers, students of Jamia Millia mourn death of Danish Siddiqui

Jamia Millia Islamia’s AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (AJKMCRC) journalism alums group has offered their deepest condolences to the family of Reuters chief photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Danish Siddiqui who was killed Friday while covering fighting between Afghan troops and Taliban in Spin Buldak, Kandahar.