Afghanistan

A senior Taliban figure has publicly urged the group’s leadership to lift bans on education for Afghan women and girls, marking a rare challenge to government policy, Arab News reported. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy at the Foreign Ministry,…

The European Union (EU) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have signed a €36 million agreement to support displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia. The initiative aims to provide protection, livelihood opportunities, and essential…

Taliban intensified their restrictions on human rights in Afghanistan during 2024, with women and girls facing the brunt of these policies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report it published on it official website. Afghanistan remains the only country…

Amnesty International released a statement on Friday urging the immediate release of Afghan refugees detained by Pakistani authorities, Afghanistan International reported. Recently, Pakistani police have apprehended hundreds of Afghan refugees in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with several being deported. On January…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that approximately 1.2 million undocumented Afghan migrants returned from Iran throughout 2024, Amu TV reported. The report indicates that 67 percent of these returnees were forcibly deported. The IOM highlighted that, with…

A detailed report titled “Leadership in Adversity: Women-Led Organizations’ Strategies for Effective Advocacy in Afghanistan” sheds light on the resilience of Afghan women-led organizations in advocating for women’s rights under the Taliban’s restrictive regime. Published by the Women and Children…

Thousands of Afghan citizens evacuated by the United States during its 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in foreign countries, according to newly released documents. Many evacuees, some in conditions likened to detention, face prolonged uncertainty about their resettlement prospects.…

Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has reiterated the need for full implementation of Afghanistan’s Law of Vice and Virtue during a speech at a seminar in Kandahar, local news outlets reported. The law, first introduced in 2022, imposes strict societal…

Local sources reported that the Pakistani military conducted a missile attack in the Sarkani district of Kunar, Afghanistan, around 2:00 AM on Friday, Khaama Press reported. The strikes targeted the Nava crossing and surrounding areas, prompting residents to flee their…

Taliban Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim has stated that disobeying orders from the group’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, is equivalent to defying “the will of God”, Afghan Amu news outlet reported Tuesday. Speaking at a graduation ceremony in…