Swedish Committee Halts Its Activities in Afghanistan

On Tuesday (January 21), the committee stated that it will continue its activities outside of Afghanistan under the name "Committee of Solidarity for Afghanistan."

This comes after the Taliban halted the Swedish Committee’s operations in Afghanistan in April of 2024 year, following the burning of the Quran in Sweden.

At that time, the committee had said that with the cessation of its activities after more than four decades in Afghanistan, around 7,000 employees of the organization in 16 provinces of the country would lose their jobs. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan would be deprived of its health, educational, and development services.

The Swedish Committee emphasized that it has no connection with the Swedish government, and that the Taliban had misunderstood the situation.