1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1604+ words) An entire generation of Afghan children risks long-term and “potentially irreversible harm” as Taliban restrictions, widespread poverty, hunger and the dismantling of child protection systems deepen a crisis affecting millions of children, the UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan has warned…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (472+ words) A day after Taliban forces raided the Khatam al-Nabieen complex in Kabul and detained dozens of its instructors and students, Mohammad Jawad Mohseni, head of the complex, told Amu TV that the action was “politically and religiously” motivated. Mohseni, who…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) Germany deported 22 Afghan nationals to Kabul on a charter flight Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, as the government moves to increase deportations to Afghanistan. The ministry said all 22 were men who had been ordered to leave Germany and whose deportation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1044+ words) Nearly all victims of Afghanistan’s armed conflict interviewed by the United Nations reported emotional or psychological harm, while many continue to struggle with physical injuries, financial losses and limited access to justice, according to a 182-page UNAMA report released Tuesday....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (933+ words) Afghanistan underwent major political, institutional and social changes during the two decades of US and international involvement that followed the fall of the Taliban rule in 2001. The period saw the rebuilding of state institutions, adoption of a new constitution, establishment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1042+ words) Aug. 31 marks five years since the last US troops left Afghanistan, ending nearly two decades of American military presence in the country 15 days after Kabul fell to the Taliban. From Aug. 15 until the final US withdrawal, the Taliban controlled much…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (387+ words) Local sources in Badakhshan told Amu that a civilian was killed in an armed clash between two Taliban officials that they said began over a dispute about fishing. The clash occurred Saturday afternoon in the Duabi area of Baharak district…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1062+ words) Five years after the Taliban returned to power, activists, journalists and former diplomats said at a Washington gathering that the Taliban’s control of the country has not erased Afghans’ demands for education, political freedoms and a voice in their future,…...