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AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
December 30, 2023
AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) says in an annual report that in 2023, 168 incidents of journalists’ rights violations occurred…
U.N. aid chief raises women’s rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital
NEWS
January 24, 2023
U.N. aid chief raises women’s rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital
The United Nations’ aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women’s education and work with the Taliban…
Pakistan Taliban threatens top political leadership
NEWS
January 5, 2023
Pakistan Taliban threatens top political leadership
Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete action” against their top leadership in…
Taliban abusing humanitarian aid in Afghanistan
NEWS
January 3, 2023
Taliban abusing humanitarian aid in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is receiving billions of dollars as humanitarian aid from across the globe. Is it being distributed to the needy…
UNHCR calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women humanitarian workers
NEWS
December 30, 2022
UNHCR calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women humanitarian workers
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, joined on Thursday the heads of other humanitarian organizations in calling on…
The International Nonviolence Organization denounces Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from working for NGOs
Afghanistan
December 28, 2022
The International Nonviolence Organization denounces Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from working for NGOs
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has strongly condemned the practices of the Taliban group and its recent decisions against…
Taliban orders NGOs to ban women from work
Afghanistan
December 25, 2022
Taliban orders NGOs to ban women from work
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to stop female employees from coming to work,…
Fears ISIS fighters are securing Afghan passports and changing identities
Afghanistan
December 23, 2022
Fears ISIS fighters are securing Afghan passports and changing identities
Counter-terrorism experts have raised concerns about the difficulty of tracking ISIS fighters in the future after reports some of them…
Taliban violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan continue
Afghanistan
December 23, 2022
Taliban violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan continue
Since retaking power, the Taliban have reinstated draconian curbs on women’s rights in Afghanistan. The most recent move, banning women…
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
Afghanistan
December 22, 2022
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
The United Nations Secretary General urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to include all ethnic groups in the government, restore girls’ rights…