‘The Last Ambassador’: An Afghan Diplomat Without a Country

‘The Last Ambassador’: An Afghan Diplomat Without a Country

Manizha Bakhtari may no longer represent a state, but she represents a nation of women fighting to be seen, heard, and educated.

Germany urges action on Afghanistan's Human Rights Crisis - Khaama Press

Germany’s UN envoy voiced deep concern over Afghanistan’s worsening human rights crisis, especially for women and girls, and reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to supporting the people of Afghanistan. Germany’s representative to the United Nations has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially regarding the rights of women and girls. On Monday, July 7, Antje Leendertse, Germany’s UN envoy, reaffir…

Germany says engagement with Taliban necessary but condemns human rights abuses

Germany’s envoy to the UN reiterated her country’s support for international engagement with the Taliban as part of a UN-led political process, but warned that systematic human rights violations—particularly against women and girls—continue to set Afghanistan apart as a global outlier. “There is no alternative to engagement with the Taliban,” Germany’s ambassador to the United Nations, Antje Leendertse, told the General Assembly on Monday, as me…

Faiq: Taliban Rule Drives Afghanistan into One of World’s Gravest Crises

Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, says that under Taliban rule, Afghanistan has become one of the world’s "gravest" humanitarian and human rights crises. The post Faiq: Taliban Rule Drives Afghanistan into One of World’s Gravest Crises appeared first on KabulNow.