Afghanistan

Protests Erupt in Mazar-i-Sharif After Taliban Destroy Auction Shops …………… Protests broke out in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, on Tuesday, September 16, after Taliban forces demolished shops linked to the city’s auction trade. Local media…

It has been 1,000 days since the Taliban barred women from attending universities, a move that has left over 100,000 young women’s education and futures in limbo. The milestone comes as international agencies warn of a rise in mental health…

Calls Grow for Independent Probe Into Taliban Rights Abuses ……….. Member states of the UN Human Rights Council have renewed calls for the creation of an independent mechanism to investigate human rights violations in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. The demand…

Taliban Decision on Optional Female Photos in ID Sparks Debate ……….. A new decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to make women’s photos optional on national identity cards has triggered widespread debate. Supporters argue the move aligns with cultural traditions in…

Afghanistan’s education sector is facing a deepening crisis as private Shia schools struggle under economic, social, and political pressures, while recent earthquakes have caused devastating losses among students and infrastructure. Shia private schools, once a partial alternative to weak public…

UN Halts Cash Assistance to Afghan Returnees Amid Taliban’s Ban on Women Workers ———————————- The UN refugee agency has suspended cash aid programs for Afghan returnees after the Taliban barred women from working with humanitarian organizations, further deepening the country’s…

Recent articles published on Amu TV and Khaama Press indicate worsening humanitarian conditions and deepening crises of human rights violations, including crackdown on media in Taliban-administered Afghanistan. A new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reveals that nearly…

UNAMA: Taliban Deploy Forces to Restrict Women’s Work in UN Offices ———————————— The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported that the Taliban has stationed security forces at the entrances of UN offices in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif…

Afghan Shia Leaders Meet Taliban Minister Amid Concerns Over Empty Promises ——————————- A delegation of Shia and Hazara religious scholars and community leaders met with the Taliban’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation to discuss the plight of earthquake survivors and…

UN: Over 2,100 Killed in Afghanistan Quake, Majority Women and Children ——————————- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that over 2,100 people lost their lives in the recent 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern…