3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (521+ words) The situation for millions of Afghans is deteriorating as human rights restrictions, poverty, forced returns and declining international assistance deepen the country’s crisis, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said, warning that the world is increasingly looking away. “Today, the…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (369+ words) One year has passed since Afghan women were barred from entering United Nations compounds across Afghanistan, a restriction UN Secretary-General António Guterres says is undermining the organization’s ability to deliver humanitarian assistance and other essential services. In a statement issued…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) Japan will provide about $9.4 million for a two-year counternarcotics program in Afghanistan that is expected to support tens of thousands of people, including former poppy-growing families and people affected by drug use, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime…...

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   (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, 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,…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (241+ words) Pakistani fighter jets flew at low altitude over parts of eastern Afghanistan overnight, including Khost and Paktia provinces, two local sources told Amu on Sunday, amid heightened tensions between Taliban and Pakistan. The sources said the aircraft were seen and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (658+ words) Taliban officials used a ceremony marking Afghanistan’s 107th Independence Day on Wednesday to warn their opponents against challenging their rule, with their senior military and security officials saying their forces were capable of defeating attempts to destabilize the country. Fasihuddin Fitrat,…...