Afghanistan

UN Rapporteur Calls for Recognition of Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan ——————- UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett called for global backing to recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan as a crime under international law. Bennett referred to a call by UN experts…

ISIS claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people ——————- ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people. The group said in a statement posted…

Japan Pledges $19.5 Million in New Aid for Afghanistan ……… Japan has announced $19.5 million in new humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, reaffirming its continued engagement through United Nations agencies despite ongoing political and economic challenges, Khaama Press reported. The pledge…

Taliban Carry Out Public Floggings in Northern Afghanistan ……… Taliban authorities have flogged three people, including a woman, in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province after convicting them of what they described as illicit relations and fleeing home, Amu TV reported. The…

Explosion kills seven people at hotel restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul ————————- A blast has torn through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan’s capital, killing a Chinese national and six Afghans and injuring…

UN Issues Triple Warning Over Afghanistan’s Worsening Crisis: Drought, Returning Migrants, and Severe Funding Shortfalls ——————————– The United Nations has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, saying the simultaneous impact of widespread drought, the mass return of migrants,…

Taliban Issue New Decree Further Restricting Criticism and Media Freedom in Afghanistan ————————————- The Taliban leadership has issued a new decree banning criticism, accusations, or negative remarks against members of the group, in a move that rights organizations say further…

More than 5.2 million individuals returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan between January and the end of November 2025, including over 1.3 million deportees, marking an unprecedented movement of people that has further strained a country already facing…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has expanded emergency food support in Bamiyan, Kunar, and Herat provinces amid a worsening hunger crisis, with 17 million people across Afghanistan now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Reliefweb.int reported. A recent IRC assessment…

Italy has announced donating one million euros to support women and youth livelihoods in Afghanistan, aiming to expand legal income opportunities amid widespread unemployment and deepening poverty. More details in the following report: The United Nations Office on Drugs and…