Afghanistan

Dutch Court Orders Evacuation of Afghan Embassy Guards Over Discriminatory Treatment ………….. A Dutch court has ruled that the government must evacuate 42 Afghan security guards and their families from Kabul to the Netherlands, citing unlawful and discriminatory treatment during…

Pope Francis expresses condolences to victims of eastern Afghanistan earthquake ————————– Pope Francis has conveyed his condolences to the families of victims and those affected by the deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan. According to Vatican News, the message, issued…

Afghan Shia Groups Express Solidarity with Earthquake Victims in Eastern Afghanistan —————————— Various groups from Afghanistan’s Shia community have expressed solidarity with the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country’s eastern provinces, Shia Waves Persian reported. The disaster…

Germany Accepts First Group of Afghan Refugees After Three-Year Wait ——————————————————- Germany has admitted its first group of Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule after a wait of nearly three years, according to AFP. The group of 46 Afghan nationals was…

Thousands of families remain homeless and fearful days after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,400 people and flattening villages across Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. The quake, which hit remote mountainous areas near the Pakistan border on…

Taliban Bans Romantic and Critical Poetry Under New Law ………….. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has signed a new law banning romantic and critical poetry in Afghanistan, Amu TV reported. The “Poetry Regulation Law,” published in the official gazette on August…

Taliban Wives Campaign Exposes Double Standards on Women’s Rights ———————————- A former CIA officer has launched a campaign titled “Taliban House Wives” by publishing images of Taliban officials’ wives, sparking widespread debate over the group’s restrictive policies on Afghan women,…

UNHCR Seeks Urgent Aid for Earthquake-Struck Afghanistan ————————————————– The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a global appeal for urgent support for communities in eastern Afghanistan that were devastated by an earthquake on August 31, according to…

UN Report Warns Taliban Restrictions on Women Deepen Afghanistan’s Economic and Health Crises ………… A new report by the United Nations’ Women’s Division has warned of the dire consequences of ongoing restrictions on women’s education and employment in Afghanistan, describing…

New Book Exposes British Military’s Role in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars ………….. A new book titled Militarizing British Democracy: The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and the Rise of Authoritarianism by political science professor Paul Dixon of Queen Mary University of…