Afghans Rally in Toronto to Support Detained Women in Herat
A group of Afghan citizens gathered in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday to protest the recent detention of women and girls…
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Women Living Under Taliban Rule: The Systematic Erasure of Rights and Freedom
Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the lives of Afghan women and girls have undergone a dramatic and devastating transformation. What was once a fragile but growing space for women’s participation in public life has been replaced by one of the most restrictive systems of gender-based repression in the modern…
Uzbekistan & Japan Cooperation Agency Review Joint Projects For Afghanistan
Ismatulla Irgashev, Uzbek President Special Representative, met Tetsuya Yamada Director General of the South Asia Department at JICA, on Thursday…
French Parliament Hosts Two-Day Meeting On Afghanistan
Atwo-day conference on Afghanistan’s human rights situation and the ongoing crisis began on Wednesday at the French National Assembly, with French officials, a UN rapporteur and former Afghan leaders attending. Participants in the conference, titled Afghanistan…
Bennett says Taliban’s ‘Law on Preachers’ may lead to religious discrimination
Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s newly published “Law on Preachers”, saying it appears to discriminate on religious grounds. Bennett said in a post…
Education activist Matiullah Wesa wins France’s 2026 Liberty Prize
Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan advocate for education rights and a prominent campaigner for girls’ schooling, has been named the recipient of France’s 2026 Liberty Prize, organizers announced. The award, presented by the Normandy regional government…
Wife of local singer killed in attack in Badakhshan
The wife of Salam Matftoon, a local singer, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, local sources said, in the latest in a series of killings reported across the…
No known intelligence that Iran moved uranium: US defense chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes, amid continuing questions about the state of Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. military bombers carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear…
32 Afghan Migrants Found Hidden in Sewage Tanker in Turkey
Turkish media have reported that the country’s police arrested 32 Afghan migrants who were hidden in a sewage tanker truck. According to the reports, police in Diyarbakır, during an operation on Friday, discovered and detained the Afghan migrants who had concealed themselves inside the tank…
Strength Beyond Borders: The Journey of an Afghan woman Bodybuilding Champion
At 28, Shahnaz Azizi carries a strength that goes far beyond the physical. Her journey began in Herat, where she was born, but her childhood was quickly shaped by loss. She was only five years old…
Exile, Fear, and Defiance: The Story of a Woman Who Would Not Back Down
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghan women have been pushed out of schools, workplaces, and public life with a speed that shocked the world. In a matter of days, freedoms that…
Afghanistan’s Women Erased from Public Life: Five Years Under Taliban Rule
KABUL — When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, many Afghan women feared the freedoms they had gained over two decades would disappear. Nearly five years later, those fears have become reality. Today,…
Afghan Women Turn to Small Businesses Amid Employment Restrictions, Says Crisis Group
A growing number of Afghan women are turning to small and home-based businesses as a means of survival amid ongoing restrictions on women’s employment, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group. The…
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