Afghanistan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that over 1.6 million Afghans have fled to Iran and Pakistan since 2021 due to ongoing instability, Amu TV reported yesterday. These two countries now host a combined Afghan population exceeding…

Afghan activists have strongly condemned the Taliban’s continued ban on girls’ education beyond the sixth grade, calling it one of the gravest human rights violations. Since the Taliban regained control in August 2021, Afghanistan remains the only country in the…

Television channels in Afghanistan’s Takhar Province have suspended operations following a Taliban directive banning the broadcast of footage featuring living beings, Amu TV reported yesterday. The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) reported that both the state-run Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA)…

The 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report reveals that Afghanistan has ranked 116th out of 127 countries, with a score of 30.8, a decline from last year’s 114th place and a score of 30.6, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The report…

The United Nations expressed deep concern over the ongoing ban on secondary education for girls in Taliban-led Afghanistan, coinciding with the International Day of the Girl Child, VOA reported yesterday. Roza Otunbayeva, head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan,…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it can provide emergency food assistance to only one million of the 12 million people facing hunger in Afghanistan, citing a critical lack of funds, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. The organization requires…

One year after the devastating earthquakes in Herat, Afghanistan, UNICEF reports that recovery remains fragile for affected families, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The earthquakes, which struck last October, resulted in 1,480 deaths and displaced thousands, impacting 48,000 families. As winter…

The Taliban authorities have banned the celebration of World Teacher’s Day, deeming it un-Islamic, further marginalizing educators in the country, Hasht-e-Subh Daily reported yesterday. According to the article, over the past three years, many teachers have been dismissed due to…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that gender and nationality alone are sufficient grounds for granting asylum to Afghan women, given the Taliban’s severe restrictions on women’s rights, VOA reported recently. This decision arose from cases involving two Afghan…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has identified Afghanistan as the sixth most vulnerable country to climate crises, emphasizing its investment in flood prediction and food preparation for high-risk areas, Khaama Press reported today. On October 5th, the WFP announced that…