Afghanistan

Fatimiyyah Mourning Ceremonies Held in Bamyan and Kabul ——————————– Religious centres affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Afghanistan have held mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her), with the participation…

Afghanistan Ranks 142nd in 2026 Rule of Law Index, Scoring Lowest on Fundamental Rights ————————————- Afghanistan ranked 142nd out of 143 countries and jurisdictions in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) 2026 Rule of Law Index, with an overall score of…

Guterres Warns of Intensifying Repression of Women, Girls in Afghanistan, Urges Support for Women-Led Organizations —————————————— United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that women and girls in Afghanistan are facing increasingly severe restrictions and violations of their fundamental rights,…

Afghanistan: Reports Raise Concerns Over Exclusion of Shiites, Hazaras from Public Institutions ————————————– Human rights reports have documented dismissals of Shia academics and Hazara employees, restrictions on Shia institutions, and concerns over religious freedom and representation under Taliban rule. A…

Taliban Close All Private Educational Institutes in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province ——————————————- Taliban authorities have ordered the closure of all private educational institutes in Parun, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province, raising concerns over further restrictions on education and access…

UN Warns of Worsening Water Crisis in Afghanistan, 15.9 Million Need WASH Services ————————————————- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Afghanistan’s water crisis is worsening due to climate change, prolonged drought and excessive groundwater extraction, threatening the…

UN: Restrictions on Female Aid Workers Continue to Hinder Humanitarian Access in Afghanistan ———————————— Restrictions on female aid workers and interference in relief operations continue to hinder humanitarian access in Afghanistan, with the United Nations reporting 30 access-related incidents in…

Pakistani Shia Scholars, Hazara Figures Protest Forced Evictions and Land Seizures in Afghanistan —————————– A group of Shia religious scholars and Hazara community figures in Pakistan have voiced concern over reports of forced home evictions, land seizures and the confiscation…

UNICEF Warns Afghanistan’s Water Crisis Is Deepening, Putting Millions of Children at Risk ————————————- Afghanistan’s worsening water crisis is being driven by climate change, drought, rising demand, inadequate infrastructure and funding shortages, UNICEF Representative Tajudeen Oyewale has warned. On Saturday,…

UN Experts Warn EU Against Deporting Afghans Over Rights Concerns ————————– UN human rights experts have warned European Union member states against forcibly returning Afghan nationals to Afghanistan. In a statement reported on Thursday, October 22, the experts urged European…