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Kabul: Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International said today. more
CPJ says Taliban should allow women journalists to broadcast news

Washington:  The Committee to Protect Journalists has said the Taliban insurgents, who have taken Afghanistan under their control, must immediately cease harassing and attacking jour ...

My heart goes out to Afghan women and girls under Taliban: NSA Jake Sullivan

Washington: US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Tuesday expressed concern over the Taliban insurgents' treatment towards women and girls in Afghanistan, a nation captu ...

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says group will support women's rights in Afghanistan

Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said the group will support women's rights and a free media under Islamic law.

As Taliban whitewashes picture of woman in Kabul observers fear about safety and rights of women in new Afghanistan

Kabul: A picture of a man whitewashing the photo of a woman in Kabul has earned the attention of netizens as Taliban insurgents took control of the Afghanistan capital, triggering fears a ...

US must protect Afghan journalists as Taliban take power in Afghanistan: CPJ

New York: The United States must do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the county falls under the control of the Taliban, including facilitating safe passage out of the co ...

Watchdog says Afghanistan witnessed 80 pct increase in civilian casualties

Kabul: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission recently released its report where it said 1,677 civilians were killed and 3,644 more were wounded in the first six months of th ...

Sikh man abducted in Afghanistan, community seeks India's help to free him

Kabul: An Afghan Sikh has been kidnapped from Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan last week, media reports said.

Protest in Kabul against detention of PTM leader Manzoor Pashtun offsets Pakistan's anti-India event

Kabul: Dampening the so-called Kashmir Solidarity event planned by the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, a large protest broke out in the Afghanistan capital on Thursday against the detention of ...

Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International

Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization ...