Afghanistan

UNICEF Warns Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education Ban Threatens National Stability …………… UNICEF has warned that Afghanistan’s ongoing ban on girls’ education for the fourth consecutive year poses a severe threat to the country’s future and regional stability, according to a statement…

Nine Security Council Members Condemn Taliban’s Treatment of Women as Crimes Against Humanity …………….. Nine members of the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned the Taliban’s escalating repression in Afghanistan, describing gender-based violence and discrimination as crimes against humanity.…

Taliban Warn Journalists to Follow Strict Rules on Conduct and Content ………….. Local sources in Laghman province report that Taliban officials have issued new warnings to journalists, instructing them to comply with the group’s rules, including growing beards and performing…

Taliban Bans Books Authored by Women in Afghan Universities ………………. The Taliban has barred Afghan universities from teaching books authored by women, according to a BBC report. The restriction is part of a list of 679 titles deemed contrary to…

The Public Takia Khana Chandawul in Kabul, a major center for Afghanistan’s Shia community, has endured for 87 years as a symbol of religious and cultural resistance against governmental suppression and crackdowns. Established in 1938 by Ayatollah Mir Ali Ahmad…

Afghanistan witnessed an explosion and the release of a British couple on Friday. A deadly explosion at a taxi stand in a migrant camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has killed at least five people and injured several others. The blast…

The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued a decree ordering the collection and transfer of mentally ill patients across Afghanistan to the Red Crescent for free treatment. However, reports indicate that the initiative has so far only included men, leaving women…

Taliban Higher Education Minister: Universities Must Prioritize Religious Education …………. Afghanistan’s Minister of Higher Education, Mullah Neda Mohammad Nadeem, stated that universities should not only teach modern sciences but also focus on fundamental religious education. Speaking at Kabul University on…

Taliban Enforces Regional Internet Ban Citing Morality Concerns …………… The Taliban administration has imposed an internet ban across five northern Afghan provinces, citing efforts to curb “immoral activities,” CNN reported. The ban affects fiber optic connections in Kunduz, Badakhshan, Baghlan,…

Misbah Al-Misbah Foundation Opens 50th Water Well in Mazar-i-Sharif ……………. The Misbah Al-Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has inaugurated its 50th drinking water well in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.…