UN Expert Warns Against Legitimising Taliban Without Human Rights Reforms
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has warned that international engagement with the Taliban must not lead to political legitimacy without…
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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 What was once a fragile but growing space for women’s participation in public life has been replaced by one of the most restrictive systems of gender-based repression in the modern…
Canada Warns Citizens Against Travel To Afghanistan
The Canadian government has issued a strong warning urging its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan, saying the security situation…
Rebellions Must Be Neutralised, Says Taliban Defence Official
Lotfullah Hakimi, the Taliban Defence Ministry’s chief inspector, said recent armed opposition activity should be neutralised or reformed, noting that the Taliban itself began its fight against the US and former government with small clashes.…
Former Pak Envoy: Taliban Support for Terrorists Risks Repeat of 9/11 Attacks
Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former envoy for Afghanistan, says the Taliban’s harbouring of terrorist groups risks a repeat of the 9/11 attacks and could have unpredictable consequences for the region. In a note published on Saturday,…
Taliban Foreign Minister & Bangladeshi Official Discuss Economic Ties In Tehran
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Bangladeshi Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad during his visit to Tehran. The Taliban Foreign Ministry said the talks focused on expanding bilateral ties, particularly trade cooperation. During the…
Taliban Deploys Forces To Badakhshan As Rift With Local Commander Deepens
Reports from Afghanistan’s north-eastern Badakhshan province indicate that internal Taliban tensions have reached a peak. Local sources said mediation efforts by the group’s leadership have failed, and Taliban army and intelligence units have been deployed…
Afghan-Pakistan crossing closure leaves students and families stranded
A report by AFP highlights the difficult situation faced by Pakistani and Afghan students and families in Afghanistan due to the continued closure of land crossings between the two countries.More than three months have passed since the crossings was closed, leaving students, merchants, and families unable to return home. Shah…
Afghan Migrants Face Growing Uncertainty Across Several Countries
Tajik media outlets have reported that residents of Mehrabad township in Jabbar Rasulov district of Sughd province said that on May 4, all Afghan citizens living there estimated between 200 and 250 people were gathered and transferred to an unknown location. The reports added that the incident…
From Kabul to Paris: The Young Woman Who Chased Her Dream of Fashion Across War, Borders and the Edge of Death
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, thousands of Afghan women saw the futures they had spent years building disappear almost overnight. Many were forced into their homes, others fled into…
A Voice Gone Too Soon, Who was Shirin Hazara?
Shirin Hazara grew up knowing what it meant to live with struggle. She was born in Jaghuri, Ghazni, in Afghanistan, and spent her childhood surrounded by the kind of poverty many Afghan children know too…
Acting Became a Symbol of Lost Dreams: The Story of Samere Rezaie
Long before cameras, scripts, and film festivals, Samere Rezaie was just a six-year-old girl sitting in front of a television—watching, imagining, and quietly stepping into another world. “I was acting while watching films,” she recalls.…
UK Envoy Highlights Men’s Role in Supporting Girls’ Education
Nearly five years after girls above sixth grade were barred from attending schools and universities, Richard Lindsay, the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, says men’s support for girls’ and women’s right to education is vital…
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