Afghanistan

Afghanistan Among Top 20 Countries with Most Unvaccinated Children, UNICEF Reports ———————— Afghanistan ranks among the top 20 countries worldwide with the highest number of unvaccinated children, Khaama Press revealed citing a recent UNICEF report. Only 16.2 percent of Afghan…

Taliban Raises Import Tariffs Amid Challenging Economic Conditions …………………….. Afghanistan’s Finance Ministry has announced steep increases in customs tariffs on several imported goods to encourage domestic production and cut reliance on imports, Amu reported. The decision, made during a Tariff…

Taliban Publicly Flog Over 160 People in Five Weeks, Sparking Human Rights Alarm ………………… More than 160 people, including 19 women, have been publicly flogged by the Taliban across 18 Afghan provinces over the past 37 days, according to data…

Iran Deports Over 88,000 Afghan Migrants in One Week, IOM Warns of Humanitarian Crisis ……………….. More than 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants were deported from Iran to Afghanistan in just one week, raising alarm over worsening humanitarian needs, according to the…

Afghan Women’s Rights Activists Submit Shadow Report Highlighting Taliban Abuses ——————————— Afghan women’s rights activists have presented a shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), detailing systematic discrimination and repression under Taliban rule,…

Taliban Ban Photography and Videography at Kandahar University …………………. Students at Kandahar University report that the Taliban have banned photography and videography on campus, reflecting wider restrictions in Afghanistan’s educational institutions, Amu TV reported. During a recent award ceremony, Taliban…

UNODC: 27,000 face high-risk drug use in Afghanistan, including women and children under 15 ———————————– The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released a report revealing that approximately 27,000 Afghans are engaged in high-risk drug use, highlighting…

The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, has told the UN Security Council that escalating missile attacks between Iran and Israel are worsening Afghanistan’s already severe humanitarian and economic challenges. According to an article published by Khaama Press, the…

Harsh Conditions Undermine Education in Western Afghanistan ………………….. Teachers in western Afghanistan say strict Taliban-imposed rules and worsening infrastructure are severely impacting students’ motivation and access to education. Educators told Afghan Amu TV, on condition of anonymity, that Taliban authorities…

From the Mongols to the Taliban: Afghanistan and the Recurring Tragedy of Book Burning and the Erasure of Cultural Memory Afghanistan is one of the countries that has suffered the most from systematic cultural destruction throughout the ages, with book…