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Rights of Afghan women and children added to agenda of UN General Assembly
The United Nations added the issue of rights of women and children in Afghanistan to the agenda of General Assembly on Monday.
The Associated Press while reporting this noted that Afghanistan two years after the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education.
The UN children’s agency says more than 1 million girls are affected by the ban, although it estimates 5 million were out of school before the IEA takeover due to a lack of facilities and other reasons.
The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the IEA’s biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan, AP said.
Roza Otunbayeva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ special representative for Afghanistan, said one of the obvious impacts of an education ban is the lack of training of aspiring health care professionals.
“Looking into the future and a scenario where nothing changes, where will the female doctors, midwives, gynecologists, or nurses come from?” Otunbayeva said in an email to The Associated Press. “In a strictly gender segregated society, how will Afghan women be able to get the most basic healthcare services if there are no female professionals to treat them?”
This comes as the IEA has said that it is committed to ensuring rights of women and girls according to Sharia law.
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Afghanistan ranks last in 2026 Global Passport Index
Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and Syria also feature among the weakest passports worldwide.
Afghanistan has been ranked last in the 2026 Global Passport Index, according to Global Citizen Solutions.
The index evaluates passports based on visa-free access, investment attractiveness, and quality of life. Afghanistan scored 23.10 out of 100, placing it at the bottom among 197 countries and territories assessed.
The report shows a wide gap between Afghanistan and the world’s strongest passport, with Sweden topping the ranking at 96.05 points. Other top-ranked passports include Switzerland, Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The index highlights that Afghanistan continues to have one of the weakest passports globally, reflecting limited international mobility compared to most countries.
Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and Syria also feature among the weakest passports worldwide.
A truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan plunged into a river in eastern Laghman province, killing at least four people, injuring eight others, and leaving 10 missing, officials said.
Wahidullah Mohammadi, spokesman for the Khalid bin Walid Army Corps, said the incident occurred around midnight in the Khairokhel area of Sarkhakan district along the Kabul–Jalalabad highway.
Rescue teams and specialized personnel were immediately deployed to the scene using heavy military equipment and support vehicles. So far, four bodies have been recovered from the river and eight injured passengers rescued and transferred for medical treatment, while 10 others remain unaccounted for.
Authorities added that the truck has also been recovered from the river.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the deadly bombing at a cafe in the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed at least nine people and injured 20 others.
In a statement issued by Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the Islamic Emirate described the attack as a violation of Islamic and humanitarian values, saying attacks targeting civilians are unacceptable.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns the attack on a cafe in the capital of the Syrian Arab Republic, Damascus, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several civilians,” the statement said.
The ministry added that such incidents pose a serious challenge to Syria’s security and stability.
According to Syrian authorities, the blast occurred on Thursday at a cafe near the Palace of Justice in central Damascus. The Interior Ministry said a crudely made explosive device weighing about one kilogram and packed with metal shrapnel caused the explosion, killing nine people and wounding 20 others.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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