1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Taliban have announced that more than 600 Afghan migrants were forcibly returned to the country the previous day. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday, September 13, that 137 families, comprising 610 people, had returned to Afghanistan through border…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (110+ words) Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan, has called on Pakistan to reverse its decision to expel Afghan medical students from the country. The former president wrote on X on Thursday, September 10, that Pakistan’s decision to prevent Afghan students from continuing…...

5+ day, 55+ min ago   (172+ words) Some residents of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, say that the Taliban imprison people who fail to pay “ushr” until they make the payment. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Wednesday, September 9, that the Taliban have hired…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (187+ words) MAHMUD HAMS / AFP Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has strongly criticized the Taliban’s restrictions on women, calling for their complete abolition and for the meaningful and equal participation of women in all aspects of Afghan society. Guterres wrote…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (119+ words) Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, expressed concern over the human rights situation in the country at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council. On September 7, he said that the Taliban have intensified restrictions and repression…...

1+ week ago   (152+ words) The United Nations Women’s Entity has announced that the ban on the entry of female Afghanistan citizens working for the organization into its offices across Afghanistan has reached one year and remains in place. The organization said on Monday, September…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (112+ words) The Taliban have announced that 244 families, comprising 1,183 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan through various routes the previous day. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday, September 7, that 132 families, comprising 694 people, entered Afghanistan through the…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (160+ words) The United Nations has stated that every woman and girl has the right to feel safe everywhere, and that governments must take serious measures to prevent gender-based violence. The organisation wrote on its X page on Sunday, September 6, that governments…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) Amid rising unemployment and poverty in Afghanistan, the Jeramto People’s Union in Kabul has imposed restrictions on the expenses and costs of weddings, funerals, charitable gatherings, condolence ceremonies, and other events held by its members. In a resolution issued by…...