Afghanistan
“We Will Never Recognise the Taliban,” Says Spain Foreign Minister
Madrid hosts Afghan women as Foreign Minister Albares rejects Taliban rule and supports justice efforts
Taliban Quietly Bans Women from Dining in Restaurants
Restaurant owners say they were ordered to deny women entry, fueling what UNAMA calls the ‘systemic exclusion’ of Afghan women.
“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis
On Human Rights Day, Georgette Gagnon tells Security Council that Taliban policies are pushing Afghanistan toward isolation and humanitarian collapse
Kandahar Children Walk Kilometers for Water
Walking long distances for water, kids in southern Afghanistan face physical, psychological, and educational hardships.
Taliban Detain Four in Herat Over Peaky Blinders–Inspired Style
Rights observers say arrests over clothing and online expression highlight expanding restrictions on personal freedoms
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The Dual Crisis: Displacement and Food Insecurity
For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan” highlighting the country’s worsening food crisis, deteriorating health conditions, and rising malnutrition, exacerbated by…
Afghanistan Flash floods leave women struggling to access sanitary products
Women in the flooded provinces do not feel they can talk about…
The Dual Crisis: Displacement and Food Insecurity
For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women…
Taliban Reaffirms Ban on Women Working in NGOs, Expands Restrictions
The Taliban has doubled down on its ban on women working in…
Taliban Leader Bans Windows Overlooking Neighboring Homes to Restrict Women’s Visibility
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a directive banning the…
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Education
The Taliban deferred inquiries on girls’ education “until further notice.”
The Taliban's Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, announced…
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Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline
Nationwide blackout severs Afghans from the world as Taliban enforces new restrictions.
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar
Restrictions on women’s clothing and employment continue to intensify
Humanitarian Crisis as Millions of Afghans Made to Return
Pakistan and Iran are deporting Afghans back to poverty, repression and uncertainty in one of the decade’s largest forced migrations.
‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake
At least 2,205 killed and 3,640 injured in Kunar Province; women and children hardest hit as humanitarian crisis deepens.
Death Toll from Kunar Earthquake Rises to 2,205, Taliban Say
Hundreds still trapped as rescue operations continue in quake-hit Kunar province
Death Toll in Kunar Earthquake Reaches Over 1,400
Taliban reports more than 3,100 injured and 5,400 homes destroyed, calls for urgent international aid
Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Passes 1,100
Rescue efforts intensify as aid struggles to reach remote areas
Powerful Earthquake Devastates Eastern Afghanistan, Hundreds Killed in Kunar Province
Killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,800 in the Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.
Taliban Ban Poets From Writing About Love, Friendship Between Boys and Girls
New Law Censors Poetry, Forces Poets to Praise Leadership and Follow Strict Guidelines
Taliban Arrest Children in Ghazni, Accuse Them of Selling Hair and Theft
Rights groups condemn arbitrary detention of minors amid rising abuse of power by Taliban authorities.