Afghanistan

The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, Nasir Ahmad Faeq, called for the formation of a commission to investigate and report on targeted attacks against Shia Hazaras, which he described as “acts of genocide.” Khama Press reported, in details followed by…

From the holy city of Karbala to Herat, Afghanistan, the gifts of the Shirazi Religious Authority were delivered to orphaned students on the birth anniversary of the Noble Messenger (peace be upon him and his progeny) and his grandson Imam…

During a protest they organized in the Afghan capital, Kabul, women activists reiterated demands for the rights of girls to education and stressed that education is a red line and the Taliban terrorist movement cannot prevent it. Shia Waves News…

The residents of Farah province in Afghanistan fear that nearly 70,000 children have their future lying in uncertainty due to a lack of teachers in the province. Several tribal elders of the province demanded education for their children by calling…

The Al-Rasool Al-Akram Foundation, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, distributed financial assistance to hundreds of orphans in the city. This was done on the honorable occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon…

The US handed down more sanctions on the Taliban as punishment for its treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. The announcement was made on the UN’s International Day of the Girl Child on Tuesday, October 11th. According to The Straits Times, a new visa restriction policy for current or former…

The world remained a mute spectator when the Taliban took over Kabul without firing a single shot. The NATO troops were busy leaving the war-torn-nation, unbothered by the loss in the advancement that they made after two decades of war…

The International Rescue Committee released a report highlighting the global threats of hunger and famine, and it said Afghanistan is experiencing conflict, insect plagues, drought and other climate-related crises which tend to result in food insecurity and hunger. “East Africa,…

On October 8, protests will be organized worldwide in solidarity with the Hazaras who have faced decades of systematic targeted attacks due to their Shia and ethnic identity. Protests will be held in European countries including Italy, Germany, Greece, Sweden,…

The Taliban administration has reportedly banned the use of Pakistani currency, the rupee, in the country.  According to Khaama Press, the Taliban Intelligence Agency’s Anti-Money Laundering Branch has ordered the Association of Money Exchange Dealers in a letter to “completely…