Afghanistan

The United Nations released a concerning report detailing the state of media freedom in Afghanistan, documenting 336 cases of violence against journalists from August 15, 2021, to September 30, 2024, Amu TV revealed yesterday. The report, published by the UN…

Afghan women activists gathered to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, expressing their outrage at the international community’s inaction regarding the Taliban’s oppressive regime, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. The Purple Saturdays Movement condemned the lack…

In a controversial move, Taliban has ordered the removal of all images of living beings from Afghan school curricula to align education with its interpretation of Islamic law. The ban includes illustrations of students in activities, anatomical diagrams in biology…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that over 275,000 people in Herat Province urgently need assistance more than a year after devastating earthquakes struck the region. The earthquakes, which occurred on October 7,…

A new investigative report by The Guardian reveals the Taliban’s systematic destruction of thousands of homes in Kabul, targeting predominantly Hazara and Tajik areas, Afghanistan International reported. The report, conducted with four Afghan news organizations, describes this as a catastrophic…

A report by Save the Children reveals that over 38,000 people in Afghanistan were displaced by extreme weather in early 2024, with children making up half of this number, Amu TV reported yesterday. Despite low carbon emissions, Afghanistan faces severe…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Taliban’s recent execution of a man in Paktia Province, calling for an immediate moratorium on all public executions. In a statement posted on X, UNAMA criticized the public execution…

In Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban has arrested two prominent Shia clerics, Mohammad Akbari and Hossein Azimi, amid ongoing tensions regarding Ashura commemorations, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. Sources indicate that the clerics were detained after protesting Taliban restrictions on religious ceremonies.…

A recent UN report highlights alarming shifts in family attitudes towards girls’ education and a rise in domestic violence in Afghanistan, exacerbated by Taliban policies that restrict women’s rights and public presence. The joint report by UN Women, the International…

UNICEF Chief Catherine Russell has raised alarm over the increasing risk of early marriage for Afghan girls as they are denied education, Khaama Press revealed yesterday. In a recent statement, she highlighted that girls excluded from schooling are often confined…