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Events in the year 2023 in Afghanistan.

According to the United Nations Development Programme, by 2022, 97% of Afghans could fall under the poverty threshold, which would plunge the country into a major humanitarian crisis heading into 2023.[1]

Incumbents

Photo Post Name Dates
Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada 15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Acting Prime Minister Hasan Akhund 7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present)
Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai 15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Haqqani
Yaqoob
Baradar
 Deputy Leader
15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Baradar
Hanafi
 Acting Deputy Prime Minister
  • 7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present) (Baradar and Hanafi)
  • 4 October 2021 – present (2021-10-04 – present) (Kabir)

Events

Ongoing

January

  • 1 January:
    • 2023 Kabul Airport attack: According to the interior minister of the Taliban government, an explosion took place at the military airport of Kabul, leaving multiple casualties.[2]
    • A 4.7 magnitude earthquake is recorded in Jurm.[3]
    • United Nations official Markus Potzel meets Taliban deputy prime-minister, Maulvi Abdul Salam Halafi, to discuss a ban preventing women from working in non-governmental organizations.[4]

Scheduled

References

  1. ^ "97 percent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid 2022, says UNDP". UNDP. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  2. ^ Yawar, Mohammad Yunus; Peshiman, Gibran (2023-01-01). Fullick, Neil; Kim, Coghill (eds.). "Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties, interior ministry says". Reuters. Kabul. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. ^ "M 4.7 - 36 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan". USGS. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  4. ^ https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-government-united-nations-taliban-792b26e1cd5cd368404794a913f85e6c. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "FTP Cycle 2023-2027: Bangladesh National Men's Cricket Team's Full Fixtures". www.unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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