Afghanistan
At least 14 killed after explosions rock Afghan cities
May 26, 2022
At least 14 killed after explosions rock Afghan cities
At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. In Kabul, at least five worshippers were killed and 17 others wounded after…
UNSC expresses concern over increasing erosion of respect for human rights and freedoms of women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
May 25, 2022
UNSC expresses concern over increasing erosion of respect for human rights and freedoms of women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
The United Nations Security Council called on the Taliban to “swiftly reverse” policies restricting human rights and freedoms for Afghan women, in a unanimously adopted statement amid fears the Taliban was setting the clock back on women’s rights. The move…
Taliban forces Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces
May 23, 2022
Taliban forces Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have started to enforce a new order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on air. The Information and Culture Ministry announced that the policy was “final and non-negotiable”. “It…
The Shirazi Religious Authority provides food aid to families of the martyrs of Mazar-i-Sharif
May 22, 2022
The Shirazi Religious Authority provides food aid to families of the martyrs of Mazar-i-Sharif
The Shirazi Religious Authority did not stand idly by in front of the tragedies that the Afghans are subjected to, especially in their ongoing extermination at the hands of terrorist movements. Afghanistan witnessed a horrific terrorist bombing in the city…
Afghan expert: Taliban-backed Bedouin incursion targeted areas of the Shia Hazara
May 21, 2022
Afghan expert: Taliban-backed Bedouin incursion targeted areas of the Shia Hazara
In recent weeks, press reports confirmed the incursion of Bedouins into Hazara and Shia areas in Ghazni Province with the support of the Taliban movement.According to local sources in Ghazni, Bedouins in some parts of the province are “demanding ownership…
Taliban prevents female students from entering college for wearing wrong color hijabs
May 19, 2022
Taliban prevents female students from entering college for wearing wrong color hijabs
Taliban forces prevented female college students from attending classes on Wednesday in Kabul, apparently turning them away because their headscarves were deemed too colorful. Videos shared on social media show Taliban members stopping a group of women at the entrance…
Explosion hits Shia mosque in Kabul, injures at least three worshipers
May 14, 2022
Explosion hits Shia mosque in Kabul, injures at least three worshipers
An explosion hit a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, injuring at least three worshipers, according to the local police. The blast occurred at a mosque in Police District 5 when worshippers were holding Friday prayers…
Taliban forces women to cover their faces in public
May 10, 2022
Taliban forces women to cover their faces in public
The Taliban terrorists have ordered women in Afghanistan to cover up head to toe and only go outdoors in the company of male chaperones, intensifying the worst aspects of the misogynistic rule they displayed their first time in power and…
UN: Nearly 20 million going hungry in Afghanistan
May 10, 2022
UN: Nearly 20 million going hungry in Afghanistan
Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on Monday. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for the country also revealed a…
Shia Rights Watch: Afghan Shias face genocide
April 23, 2022
Shia Rights Watch: Afghan Shias face genocide
The organization for the defense of Shia rights in the world, Shia Rights Watch, expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist crime that targeted worshipers in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, stressing that the course of events indicates genocide against…