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Daily Evacuation Brief | July 15, 2022

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Daily Evacuation Brief | July 15, 2022

Jul 15, 2022
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LAST 24 HOURS

  •  In a terse statement, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebuked the de facto authorities of Afghanistan and urged them to do a better job of securing their shared border. The statement follows two months of sporadic clashes on the border. 

  • The acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, visited Badakhshan to assess living conditions and hear grievances from local leaders. Sources with intimate knowledge of the visit claimed the primary focus for the delegation’s visit were directed at cross-border tensions with Tajikistan.

  • A noted Salafist religious scholar, Sheikh Sardar Wali Saqib, was reportedly murdered under mysterious conditions in Kabul. Saqib was extremely popular in Eastern Afghanistan, and his death has spawned several conspiracy theories that are circulating on social media. It is not clear who may have killed him and there appears to be no political or religious motive at this point. The Taliban have pledged to investigate the crime


NEXT 24 HOURS

  • At-risk Afghans in Parwan province and those who may be planning to travel through the Salang Pass may encounter fighting between Taliban and NRF forces as an expected Taliban offensive is expected to launch at mid-day. Those living in villages at higher elevations will likely see the bulk of the fighting. 


SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS

From Talk to Action: Addressing the Appalling Women’s Rights Crisis in Afghanistan

By Nasir A. Andisha & Hamid A. Formuli – Just Security

As the first anniversary of the Taliban’s military takeover of Kabul approaches, the multifaceted crisis in Afghanistan brought by the Taliban’s rule persists. On July 1, the United Nations Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan. The event served as the most important international platform for Afghan women’s groups to engage the international community in discussing the dire situation of women and girls in Afghanistan since the takeover on Aug. 15, 2021. On the very same day, in Kabul, the Taliban called a gathering of over 3,000 of their members, “all men and all Talib,” and assigned another 12,000 armed men to guard this gathering. No independent media, no voice of dissent, and no women were allowed to participate.


AFGHAN NEWS

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Kabul Markets Affected By Drop in Euro, Rise of Dollar

By Amina Hakimi – TOLO News

The Euro has dropped and the US dollar is rising, and this will negatively affect Kabul markets, the Union of Money Exchangers of…

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Influential Salafist Scholar Killed in the Afghan Capital

By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press

Sources report that unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening, July 13, killed the influential Salafist scholar at…

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Central Bank threatens to prosecute Afghans who continue to trade online

By Ariana News

In June, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) banned online trading, declaring it against…


REGIONAL NEWS

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Takhar’s border with Tajikistan secure: IEA official

By Ariana News

The acting head of the Takhar Police Command Qari Zakrullah Zaker says that they have the necessary preparations in place in coordination with the National Army and…

Afghanistan Stands a Considerable Unpaid Debt to Tajikistan for Electricity

By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press

Earlier, in January 2022, the Tajikistan Electricity Company claimed that Afghanistan owed Tajikistan $33 million for…


INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN

Ottawa closes special Afghan immigration program to new applicants

By Raffy Boudjikanian – CBC News

Less than halfway to its goal of bringing 40,000 Afghans to Canada, the federal government is no longer taking new referrals for the special immigration program…

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Afghanistan Ranked Worst Country for Gender Gap

By Madina Morwat – TOLO News

The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks 146 countries, "providing a basis for robust cross-country analysis," the report…


THE DAILY WTF 

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Islamic Emirate not against girls’ education

By The Kabul Times

Some officials of the Islamic Emirate said the reason behind girl schools’ closure is that the related officials were working on the type of clothing they have to use…


Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 87.99 AFN (as of 15 JUL 2022)

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