Rights
A survey has shown that nearly one year after the Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan, 'life was worse for Afghans than at any point in the past decade -- or for anyone else on the planet'. more
Afghanistan: Parents once again urge Taliban rulers to reopen schools for girls

Kabul: Several Afghanistani parents and students have urged the Taliban authorities, the group which has been forcefully ruling the country since August 2021, to reopen secondary schools ...

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand reopening of schools

Kabul: Women activists in Kabul recently demonstrated as they expressed concern about the continued effective ban on female students over 6th grade, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff

New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaini ...

To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council

New York: Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action t ...

UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan

New York: The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide im ...

Afghanistan: Girls urge Taliban to re-open schools for classes 7-12

Kabul/UNI: The girl students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban government to provide them with educational opportunities as schools for girls of classes 7 to 12 have been closed since ...

‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan

New York: Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the countr ...

Afghans who worked for foreign govts now facing 'increasing threats' amid Taliban resurgence

Kabul: Interpreters and other Afghans who worked for the US government over the last 20 years said they are facing ' increasing threats' against their lives as foreign forces are ...