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Afghan civil activist awarded the 2015 Madeleine K. Albright award
Khalida Noori, one of Afghan civil activists in Kandahar province who works for women’s rights awarded the 2015 Madeleine K. Albright.
The Afghan lady awarded Madeleine K. Albright by the by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) which is based in Washington.
Noori is an Afghan civil activist who works to defend women’s rights in one of the insecure provinces of Afghanistan; Kandahar province.
“I support all Afghan women, they are worthy of any honor,” Malden Albright said.
Afghanistan First Lady Rula Ghani who also attended the grant presentation event in Washington and gave her remarks about Afghan women.
“We should see Farkhunda’s murder case. With gathering, demonstrations, Afghan women showed that they are against any violence,” Rula Ghani said.
Zalmai Khalil Zad, former US ambassador to Afghanistan also said to consider women’s role in Afghanistan significant.
“However, Afghanistan still faces many challenges but efforts are underway for women and their rights in the country,” Khalil zad noted.
Madeleine Albright was the first woman became to represent the U.S. in foreign affairs as the secretary of state and an award named from her name.
NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright, the former U.S. Secretary of State, was the founding vice-chairman of NDI before her election as chairman of the Institute in January 2001. NDI established the Madeleine K. Albright Grant to recognize the contribution she has made in educating and improving the lives of women across the globe.
The Grant supports organizations that create greater roles for women in political and civic life. It is part of NDI’s Win with Women Global Initiative, which promotes women’s political leadership worldwide. Political leaders from more than 100 countries have become part of the Initiative.
The Madeleine K. Albright Grant is made possible by the generosity of the Melvin and Bren Simon Foundation. NDI is deeply grateful to the Foundation for its steadfast commitment to the Institute’s political participation programs for women.
Earlier, in the adverse condition of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani awarded the Distinguished International Leadership Award, the Atlantic Council’s highest honor, at a reception co-hosted with the NATO Allied Command Transformation in the U.S.
President Ghani has previously served on the international advisory board of Atlantic Council, a renowned think tank in the field of international affairs.
Reported by Nazira Azim Karimi
Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), told a congressional committee that two thousand Afghans evacuated to the United States in 2021 are believed to have links to terrorist organizations.
Kent said these individuals are part of a group of 88,000 Afghans who entered the United States under the “Operation Allies Welcome” program following the collapse of the former Afghan government. According to him, these evacuees “were not properly vetted,” and the screening process was insufficient.
He also referred to the recent attack in Washington, D.C., in which an Afghan evacuee shot two National Guard soldiers, killing one and injuring the other. Kent said the attacker had also arrived in the United States through the Afghan evacuation effort.
The NCTC director added that U.S. security agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, are jointly investigating the two thousand Afghans identified as having suspected links to terrorist organizations. He said that in addition to Afghans, U.S. authorities have also identified 16,000 people from other countries who entered the United States despite having “possible ties” to terrorist groups.
These claims come as debates continue in Washington over how the Afghan evacuation was managed and the security implications that followed.
Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Tehran will host a regional meeting on Afghanistan next week.
Referring to Iran’s ongoing consultations with neighboring countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region, he said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran attaches fundamental importance to security and stability in our neighboring environment, and in this regard, spares no effort to reduce tensions among regional countries and to strengthen mutual understanding.”
He described the upcoming meeting as the result of consultations held at various levels with neighboring countries and other regional actors, expressing hope that this initiative will play an effective role in enhancing regional cohesion and easing tensions.
According to Baqaei, the regional meeting will take place next week in Tehran, hosted by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will be attended by special representatives for Afghan affairs from Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, and Russia.
The European Union has announced €25 million in assistance to the World Food Programme’s Afghanistan office.
According to the EU, the aid will be used to develop climate-resilient projects and strengthen local food systems in Afghanistan.
It will also help create employment opportunities for women and youth, as well as support school nutrition programs.
The EU added that this cooperation will continue to expand opportunities that improve the lives of Afghans.
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