Afghanistan

UNODC Warns Afghanistan’s Interlinked Crises Intensifying Risks of Crime, Exploitation ———————————– The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that Afghanistan’s growing humanitarian, economic and social pressures are increasing risks of crime, exploitation and insecurity, calling for…

Taliban Actions Raise Concerns Over Religious, Cultural, and Educational Restrictions Affecting Afghanistan’s Shiite Community ————————– Local sources reported that Taliban authorities closed the “Hazrat Fatima Zahra” clinic in Dasht-e-Barchi, a predominantly Shiite area in western Kabul. The stated reason for…

Hazara Community Marks Genocide Remembrance Day in Munich, Calls for Justice ————————————- Members of Afghanistan’s Hazara community and German officials, academics, and civil society activists gathered in Munich to commemorate the International Day of Genocide Remembrance and call for justice,…

UN Side Event Highlights Calls for Accountability Over Taliban Policies and Afghan Women’s Rights —————————————- Participants at a side event held during the United Nations General Assembly called for stronger international measures to hold the Taliban accountable over human rights…

Hazara Activists Urge International Recognition of Genocide, End to Discrimination in Afghanistan ——————————– A coalition of Hazara diaspora groups, political activists, civil society representatives, and human rights advocates has called on the international community to formally recognize the mass killings…

New Restrictions Prevent Afghan Girls with Disabilities from Continuing Education in Kabul —————————————- Authorities in Afghanistan have expanded restrictions on girls’ education to include specialized learning institutions, with new directives suspending the studies of girls over the age of 12…

World Bank: Security Spending Dominates Taliban Administration’s Budget as Economic Pressures Mount —————————————- A new World Bank report shows that security accounted for nearly half of the Taliban administration’s spending in Afghanistan during the current fiscal year, surpassing combined allocations…

Night Attack Targets Cornwall’s Only Mosque as Police Investigate Suspected Hate Crime ——————————————- The Cornwall Islamic Centre near Truro was targeted in a late-night attack that caused significant damage to its metal gates, prompting police to launch an investigation on…

HR Groups Urge UN to Maintain Focus on Afghan Women, Minorities and Accountability —————————- Ahead of the Human Rights Council’s 63rd session, a coalition of civil society organizations urged the body to continue dedicated reporting on the situation of Afghan…

Afghans in Germany Protest Taliban Restrictions on Shia Religious, Educational Institutions ——————————– Dozens of Afghans living in Germany, along with civil society activists from Muslim communities and German citizens, held a protest in Berlin against what they described as increasing…