Afghanistan

The United Nations confirms that at least 30 humanitarian agents of this organization were killed in Afghanistan in the last two years. The UN humanitarian affairs coordinator in Afghanistan described the circumstances and working environment of Afghanistan as challenging for…

The British newspaper “The Guardian” published a new report in which it said that nearly 4,000 prosecutors and legal staff members face the threat of violence from the Taliban in Afghanistan, where at least 28 prosecutors and their families have reportedly…

The official website of the Supreme Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi said on Saturday that the Afghanistan-based Shirazi centers and organizations continue to provide their humanitarian assistance to disadvantaged families. The website added that, “In Mazar-i-Sharif, the…

About 12,000 or two-thirds of Afghan journalists have quit their jobs during the last two years, announced Reporters Without Borders in a report ahead of the second-year anniversary of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The organization states that more than…

The Hazara genocide of 1998 in Mazar-e-Sharif stands as a haunting reminder of the brutality that can arise from ethnic and anti-Shia tensions. The tragic events of that year saw the targeted mass killings of Hazara civilians, leaving a scar…

Following the Taliban’s restrictions on girls’ education, sources from a number of provinces now confirm that according to the Taliban’s new order, girls over the age of ten have been denied the right to education. Also, a number of female…

As restrictions and oppression of the Taliban group against the Shiites and ethnic groups in Afghanistan persists, the followers of the Ismaili religion in this country say they have not been spared either. Residents of Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan report…

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 26 people and left dozens missing, according to a Taliban spokesman and local officials. Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday that around 40 people are missing after the flash…

With the ongoing ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, women students in the country have reiterated their request for the Taliban to reopen schools, a news agency reported. Afghan women called on the ruling authorities a number of times to…

The Karbala-based Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development announced yesterday Sunday that it had distributed sacrificial meat to Shia families in Afghanistan. According to the Foundation’s administration, the humanitarian activities was carried out in Afghanistan’s Capital, Kabul, and in…