Afghanistan

The Taliban announced on Thursday that Afghanistan would no longer recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), declaring its 2003 accession to the Rome Statute legally void, Jurist News reported. This move follows ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s request…

Radio Begum, an Afghan women’s radio station, will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted its suspension, Arab News reported. The station was initially halted due to allegations of unauthorized content provision to an overseas TV channel and improper use of…

Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most heavily contaminated countries with landmines and unexploded ordnance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. In a statement on X, the organization highlighted its efforts to educate communities about the…

Humanitarian operations in Afghanistan faced major disruptions last month due to Taliban interference and access restrictions, leading to the suspension of 56 aid projects, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported. OCHA documented 127 humanitarian access…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Afghanistan’s ban on women’s medical education could lead to a long-term healthcare crisis. In a report released on February 18, OCHA highlighted that Afghanistan’s maternal mortality…

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to revoke its prohibition on the airing of political and economic programs by local Afghan media outlets, Jurist News reported. This ban, established recently, mandates that all live and…

In a benevolent initiative coinciding with the blessed birth anniversary of the Savior of Humanity, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), the Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) in Mazar-e-Sharif distributed 80…

On the auspicious occasion of Mid-Sha’ban, marking the blessed birth anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), the Imam Ali Quranic Center in Pashtun Zarghun District, Herat, organized a collective wedding ceremony for 22 couples. The event, coinciding…

The Taliban publicly flogged five individuals, including a woman, in Takhar province on Thursday, according to a statement from the group’s Supreme Court, Afghan TV network Amu reported. The individuals were accused of adultery, sodomy, and theft, receiving 39 lashes…

Recent human rights and media reports have revealed increasing pressure by the Taliban on Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims, with dozens of residents in the northeastern province of Badakhshan allegedly forced to change their religious beliefs under threat. According to informed sources,…