Afghanistan

Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after…

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General says she opposes cutting aid to Afghanistan as a response to the Taliban’s policies towards women and girls. Amina Mohammed, the UN deputy chief, and Sima Bahous the head of UN Women, briefed senior EU…

Taliban Movement has arbitrarily detained nearly 2,000 people in Afghanistan since it returned to power in August 2021, according to a report by a rights group. The report stated that “among the detainees are mainly former government employees, female demonstrators,…

The orphanage of Sayyidah Fatima Al-Zahraa Complex, which is affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authoruty in Kabu, Afghanistan, distributed the monthly aid to the families of orphans and the needy. The aid distributed to them included financial grants with baskets…

On the International Day of Education for Afghan girls and women, Shirazi Foundation sent a message to the international community, affirming its solidarity with them by returning to their studies in schools and universities, as it is a human right.…

The United Nations’ aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women’s education and work with the Taliban administration’s acting minister of foreign affairs, an Afghan ministry statement said. The Taliban-run administration last month ordered NGOs not to…

“Lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other actors involved with the legal system in Afghanistan face grave risks to their safety, and those still practicing must navigate a deeply challenging, non-independent legal system”, UN Special Rapporteurs Margaret Satterthwaite, on the independence of…

Marking the occasion of the International Day of Education, being held on January 24, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision to dedicate the day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been forcefully…

At least 20 people have died as a result of the severe frost across Afghanistan, which has damaged thousands of hectares of crops, hundreds of greenhouses and livestock in several provinces. Many of the victims belonged to the cattle-herding community.…

Demonstrators in 54 cities in 23 countries took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the Taliban’s decision to ban women from attending universities in Afghanistan. From Dublin to Athens and Beirut, demonstrators declared that Afghan women deserve their…