Situation in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif

08 Oct 2021 4 4

Stefanie Dekker

Inserted 2 years ago

“I think this is what the international community is doing, it's using this fact of international recognition of the Taliban as the legal official governing body of this country, to try and put pressure on the group to adhere to certain norms that they'd like to see. We are in a time when the Taliban is seeking this international legitimacy, they need the millions … of dollars in funds to help get this country forward. What you're seeing is a political dance. I don't think it means they are any close to officially recognising them as the government, but a dialogue is in place.”

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Kabul

05 Oct 2021 4 8

Sher Ahmad Ammar

Inserted 2 years ago

“Their bodies were brought to the main square and hung up in the city as a lesson for other kidnappers.”

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Deputy governor of Herat

25 Sep 2021 1 2

Abdul Hamid Jalili

Inserted 2 years ago

“Based on my information, a number of diplomats in Pakistan are working individually to contact some international organizations such as UNHCR and IOM to register a case so they are taken abroad. On the other hand, the diplomats have not received their salaries for the previous quarter and I do not think they will receive the salaries and other expenses soon to pay for their living costs.”

Former Afghan diplomat

18 Sep 2021 5 3

Imran Khan

Inserted 2 years ago

“After meetings in Dushanbe with leaders of Afghanistan's neighbors and especially a lengthy discussion with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, I have initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive Afghan govt to include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks.”

Prime Minister of Pakistan

18 Sep 2021 8 6

Emomali Rahmon

Inserted 2 years ago

“The current developments and the high risks of a catastrophic scenario confirm the necessity of helping countries bordering Afghanistan. The entire burden of negative impacts following the withdrawal of the international coalition from Afghanistan will be placed on Afghanistan's neighboring countries. Contrary to their statements, the Taliban are following the path of creating an Islamic emirate with rules that are foreign to the modern era and the government they formed consists of their members only.”

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President of Tajikistan

17 Sep 2021 2 3

Mohammad Aref Jalali

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some organizations, like the World Health Organization (WHO), Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and the United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) helped us in the past. Now, we provide services to people but we face a lack of medicine and equipment.”

Head of the Herat hospital

16 Sep 2021 6 3

Shafi Samim

Inserted 2 years ago

“The real price for a Tajikistan visa is $60, but on the black market it is around $350 to $400. The real price for Turkey's visa is $120, but on the black market it is up to $5,000. There are secrets that we do not know, only the firsthand dealers know how to obtain them.”

Director of a tourist travel agency in Kabul

16 Sep 2021 3 2

Ahmad Massoud

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Taliban has forced hundreds of families to leave Panjshir. The Resistance Front has asked the world countries for support, but until now there has not been any response.”

Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan

14 Sep 2021 (approx) 3 3

Zabihullah Mujahid

Inserted 2 years ago

“We strongly reject the report of Human Rights Watch, which says that the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have committed war crimes against humanity. The organization should not fall prey to the misinformation of the enemy and should not prepare such false reports based on it. They need to take a closer look at the area and find out the facts for themselves.”

Taliban spokesman

14 Sep 2021 6 3

Nawida Azizi

Inserted 2 years ago

“The forceful migration of Panjshir people has caused the people to leave their houses and go to other provinces.”

Resident of Panjshir

14 Sep 2021 2 2

Michelle Bachelet

Inserted 2 years ago

“I am worried about reports of civilian casualties and human rights violations as an outcome of war in Panjshir and also am worried about the increasing hardship of living conditions there. We have received worrying information about the Taliban's raids on some NGOs and civil society groups' offices.”

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

13 Sep 2021 3 3

Anthea Webb

Inserted 2 years ago

“It's now a race against time and the snow to deliver life-saving assistance to the Afghan people who need it most. We are quite literally begging and borrowing to avoid food stocks running out.”

World Food Programme deputy regional director for Asia and Pacific

13 Sep 2021 1 3

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Inserted 2 years ago

“Let us commit today to meeting this urgent appeal for financial support, commit to standing by humanitarian workers as they do their all-important work, and to stepping up humanitarian action in Afghanistan so we can save the lives of Afghans in need.”

United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Joe Biden

13 Sep 2021 5 3

António Guterres

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is impossible to provide humanitarian assistance inside Afghanistan without engaging with the de facto authorities. The financial system at the moment is extremely limited, which means that a number of basic economic functions cannot be delivered. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, Afghans are facing perhaps their most perilous hour. The people of Afghanistan need a lifeline. Let us be clear: This conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of Afghanistan. It is about what we owe.”

Secretary-general of the United Nations

13 Sep 2021 3 5

David Theis

Inserted 2 years ago

“We [World Bank] are deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the country's development prospects, especially for women. We will continue to consult closely with the international community and development partners.”

Spokesman for the World Bank

12 Sep 2021 (approx) 2 4

Richard Brennan

Inserted 2 years ago

“They [World Bank] have rules and regulations that don't allow them to contribute funding to a government run by the Taliban. So they've got to find an alternate funding mechanism to channel those funds to ensure those health facilities continue to operate.”

Regional emergency director for the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region

12 Sep 2021 2 3

Karl Blanchet

Inserted 2 years ago

“I'm so surprised that at the time where they are the most needed, and where they can have the highest impact ever - it is at that time they [international funding organizations] have decided to pull out.”

Expert in humanitarian studies at the University of Geneva who has worked closely with the Afghan health ministry

12 Sep 2021 2 4

Wahid Majrooh

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are losing personnel, we are losing lives, and the morale and momentum we had. The crisis is very, very extensive.”