Human rights activists for Afghan women and girls are holding a 3-day meeting in Tirana on the difficult situation they are going through under the Taliban regime. The organization "Women
The UN rights chief on Monday expressed "disgust" over the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's latest announcement of "so-called moral laws," which silence women or order them to cover their faces and bodies
Republicans on a House committee on Sunday released a report criticizing President Biden's administration over the chaotic withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan on August 21, after a nearly
UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett confirmed Wednesday (21/8) that the Taliban's de facto leaders in Afghanistan banned him from entering the country. Bennett called on the Taliban to lift the
Kabul, Afghanistan — The Taliban have barred UN-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman told local television. Threeand accused the human rights watchdog of "spreading
The Taliban's morality police in Afghanistan said Tuesday (Aug. 20) they have "confiscated and destroyed" more than 21,000 musical instruments over the past year as part of a crackdown on
The suspension of broadcasting licenses, arrests of journalists and closure of news outlets in Afghanistan show that the Taliban continues to exert pressure on the media, the Committee to Protect
Head of the UN Office for Women in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, delivers a remote briefing from Kabul, to discuss the Afghanistan Gender Profile 2024, on Tuesday (13/8). Davidian said, “Currently,
Aid organizations in Afghanistan warn that without continued international support and engagement, the country risks becoming a “forgotten crisis.” “Without urgent efforts to scale up diplomatic engagement and sustainable long-term
Afghan Taliban officials said Tuesday (Aug. 13) at least three civilians were killed on the country's side of the border in an overnight clash with Pakistan, the victims named as