Afghanistan

In coordination with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the city of Herat, Afghanistan, Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development distributed sacrificial meat to the underprivileged believers and orphans on the…

Afghan media reported that dozens of people have died of cholera in Helmand and Zabul provinces in southern Afghanistan. The sources said that “at least 40 people died of cholera in Helmand and Zabul provinces in southern Afghanistan,” adding that…

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission considered the situation of women in the country extremely deplorable, noting that the Taliban imposed severe and persistent restrictions on women. The statement of the Independent Commission for Human Rights stated that women in…

The Taliban movement has displaced thousands of Afghan Hazara Shias from their areas in which they live, to take the mountains and desert as their dwelling in tragic and difficult circumstances. More than two thousand families of Hazaras from the…

The Al-Mustafa Charitable and Cultural Foundation, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, initiated the reconstruction of the Sayyid Hamza Mosque, peace be upon him. The official website of…

Joy entered the hearts of hundreds of Afghan Shia families in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, after the opening of a new well for them to cover their necessary water needs, which coincided with the marriage anniversary of Imam Ali and…

Former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi on Friday highlighted the lack of opportunity and ailing mental health that is taking a toll on Afghan women ever since the Taliban extremists took reigns of the country, adding that…

Local media sources in Afghanistan revealed the theft of a manuscript copy of the Holy Quran attributed to Imam Hassan Al-Mujtaba, peace be upon him, from the National Archives. “The Afghan National Archives is the most important center for preserving…

The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces “severe” human rights challenges and called on Taliban to reverse growing restrictions on women and investigate attacks against religious minorities. Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur for human…

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban appealed for international help for the rescue effort as pictures showed landslides and ruined mud-built homes in the province of Paktika. The quake…