Afghanistan

As part of the religious and educational activities of the Supreme Religious Authority in Afghanistan, the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif organized a seminar titled “Hajj Pilgrims of Balkh” in anticipation of the blessed Hajj…

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 74,291 Afghan migrants returned home from April 21-27, with 43,176 coming from Iran and 31,115 from Pakistan, Amu TV reported yesterday. The returnees entered through border crossings like Torkham, Ghulam Khan, and…

In a concerning development, the UN Women’s Division has announced that a staggering 80% of female journalists in Afghanistan have been forced to abandon their jobs due to a raft of restrictions, harassment, and fears under the Taliban’s repressive regime,…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a troubling new report detailing the human rights situation in the country over the first three months of 2024. Report: UNAMA has published its quarterly report on the state of…

Two years after his appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to uphold their international obligations, noting that accountability for ongoing abuses remains elusive. “While my team and…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Monday attack on a Shia Mosque in the Guzara district of Herat, calling for an immediate investigation into the incident. More details in the following report: The United Nations…

At least seven people, including a child, were martyred, while others were wounded in an attack by unknown armed assailants on a Shia mosque in the Herat province in western Afghanistan. According to local Afghan media reports, monitored by Shia…

Afghanistan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis in 2024, with 23.7 million people, including 12.3 million children, requiring assistance, Khaama Press reported yesterday citing a recent UNICEF report. The UN organization states that only 35% of the $1.4 billion in…

UN Women, one of the UN-affiliated pro-women entities, said in a statement released on Thursday that Afghanistan is a “graveyard of hopes” for girls deprived of schooling, Amu news platform reported. “While the world strives to put more girls in…

An estimated 15.8 million people in war-ravaged Afghanistan will experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, said a United Nations (UN) report released Thursday. According to the 2023 UN Afghanistan Annual Results Report, the majority of Afghanistan’s…