Afghanistan

Taliban Promote Militarization in Afghan Schools, Raising Fears of Radicalization ——————— Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s education system is increasingly being reshaped into a vehicle for militarization and ideological indoctrination, with growing evidence that schools and universities are being used to…

Pakistan Expels Nearly 8,000 Afghans in One Day as Deportations Intensify …………. Pakistan expelled nearly 8,000 Afghan nationals on Saturday, November 1, amid an ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants, Amu TV reported. According to the Taliban’s committee for refugees, the…

UNDP Report: Nearly Two-Thirds of Afghans Living in Multidimensional Poverty …………… Nearly 65% of Afghanistan’s population is living in multidimensional poverty, with another 20% vulnerable to falling into it, according to the 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by…

Afghanistan and Pakistan Resume Peace Talks in Istanbul Amid Rising Border Tensions …………… Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul after earlier negotiations broke down, with Turkey and Qatar mediating renewed efforts to ease escalating border tensions, Khaama…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation, IHC Distribute Food Aid to 300 Families in Afghanistan …………….. The Al-Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, in cooperation with the IHC Charity Organization, has launched a major humanitarian campaign to distribute food supplies to hundreds…

Afghan Shia Community Calls for Fair Share and Genuine Participation in Government ——————————— The leadership committee of the Afghanistan Shia High Commission, in a meeting with Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban government, stressed the need to…

Women in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Left Without Health Care as Clinics Close and Poverty Deepens ………………. Women in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province say they have been left without access to medical care or female doctors as poverty worsens and international aid dwindles,…

Systemic Discrimination and Environmental Crisis Threaten Afghanistan’s Shia and Hazara Communities —————————- The Shia and Hazara communities in Afghanistan are facing a severe dual crisis: systemic religious and ethnic discrimination within Taliban prisons and a devastating environmental crisis fueling forced…

Afghanistan Faces Health, Data and Media Crises Under Taliban Rule —————————————– Afghanistan is experiencing multiple interconnected crises — from rapidly deteriorating air quality to mass data breaches of resettlement applicants, and a sharp deterioration in media freedom under the Taliban…

Afghan Groups Urge UN to Halt Forced Deportations from Pakistan ………….. A coalition of 113 Afghan civil society groups and protest movements based in Pakistan has appealed to the international community and the United Nations to intervene and stop the…