Afghanistan

 Authorities in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia said girls’ high schools had opened in recent days. Most girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan have been closed since the Taliban took over in August 2021 after the group made a sudden U-turn…

An affiliate of the ISIS in Afghanistan has targeted Hazaras – a predominantly Shia Muslim ethnic group – and other minorities, in a wave of attacks at mosques, schools and workplaces, undermining the Taliban’s promise of greater security, the Human…

Many Afghan families are forced to sell their children and organs due to the interruption of international aid following the Taliban seizure of the country, according to the Organization of World Peace. According to the United Nations World Food Programme,…

 An explosion took place today, Monday, near the gate of the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 10 people.   Sources on the ground said that the number of casualties reached twenty Afghan citizens, while the number is expected…

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including an extremist pro-Taliban cleric, and injuring another 21. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat…

According to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday, August 30, Iran and Turkey are violating international law by barring Afghan refugees from entering their countries or by returning them against their will to live in danger under the…

Restrictions on fundamental human rights and freedoms — especially for women and girls — are exacerbating the bleak humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council earlier this week, as members diverged over the international community’s…

The Supreme Quranic Council, under the supervision of the office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, announced the continuation of its Quranic cultural activities in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The office of…

After one year in power, the Taliban has harshly cracked down on all forms of religion that do not conform with their extreme interpretation of Islam, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, August…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Afghan capital, Kabul, continues to hold mourning councils in remembrance of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The official website of…