All posts tagged "UNSC"

UNSC expresses concern over growth of Daesh in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed concern in a meeting on Friday over the growth and activity of Daesh in Afghanistan and said the security...

Continuation of sanctions against IEA is ‘cruel and unjust’

The Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Bilal Karimi describes the continuation of sanctions on the travel of the Islamic Emirate’s senior officials...

IEA welcomes some parts of UNAMA chief’s report to UNSC on Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday welcomed some of the statements made by the UN in Afghanistan’s mission chief, who noted a number of...

UN Security Council hears how IEA bans on women are ‘obscuring’ positive achievements

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva said on Wednesday that the bans affecting women and girls in the country were “obscuring” some of...

UNSC to hold meeting on Afghanistan’s situation

The United Arab Emirates’ Permanent Representative to the UN Lana Nusseibeh said the UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Afghanistan later this month. Nusseibeh,...

IEA says restricting women from working with UN is ‘internal matter’

In reaction to the UNSC resolution condemning the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) decision that bans Afghan women from working for the United Nations, IEA’s Foreign...

Security Council condemns IEA ban on Afghan women working for UN

The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan...

UNSC condemns continued ‘terrorist attacks’ against civilians in Afghanistan

The members of the Security Council have condemned in the strongest terms the continued “heinous terrorist attacks” targeting civilians in Afghanistan, including the attack near the...

UNSC calls for IEA to reverse bans affecting women and girls

Eleven members of the United Nations Security Council called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to reverse work and education bans imposed on women and...

Saar: UN’s call for women’s equal participation discussed

UN Security Council temporarily lifts travel ban on senior IEA official

The UN Security Council has lifted the travel ban on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) acting Minister of Information and Culture, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, for...

Saar: UNSC meeting on Afghanistan discussed

UN Security Council condemns Friday’s suicide bombing in Kabul

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned Friday’s deadly attack at the “Kaj” educational center in west of Kabul, which left scores dead and injured and...

UN Security Council to meet over situation in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to hold a meeting on Tuesday that will focus on the current situation in Afghanistan. UNSC members are...

UN Security Council urges the world to fight international threats

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continued attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan, including the attack against the Guzargah mosque in...

UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths, who briefed ambassadors, reported on the ongoing hardships and uncertainty facing Afghans, nearly half of whom – 24 million people –...

UN Security Council to hold meeting on Afghanistan crises

The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Monday where they will discuss the humanitarian and economic crises. The meeting will...

MoFA Calls on UNSC not to use sanctions as means of pressure on IEA

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the UN Security Council not to use sanctions and prohibitions as a means of...

UNSC divided over extending IEA travel ban exemptions

The United Nations ended the travel ban exemptions for 13 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials after failing to reach an agreement on a possible extension....

IEA reject claims by UNSC that foreign groups are active in Afghanistan 

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Monday rejected claims by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that there are foreign terrorist groups sheltering in Afghanistan.  ...