Experts suggest the Eid address serves multiple purposes: rallying domestic support, discouraging dissent, and messaging the international community ahead of potential future talks. With Akhundzada rarely appearing publicly and operating primarily from Kandahar, his sermons remain key vehicles for policy direction.
UNAMA’s quarterly report highlighted sections of the ministry’s law, claiming it imposes new restrictions on women. It stated that the law formalises previous decrees and broadens existing limitations while introducing additional ones.
Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.
Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.