Amnesty calls on Taliban to stop using ‘cynical pretexts’ to justify school ban
In a statement posted on social media, the rights group condemned the continued exclusion of girls above the sixth grade as Afghanistan’s new academic year be...
Pakistani delegation meets with Taliban foreign minister amid tensions
Muttaqi emphasized the need to remove barriers to trade and transit between the two countries, describing such cooperation as beneficial for both sides....
Taliban say consular services to resume at Afghanistan’s embassy in Norway
In a statement, the ministry described the reopening — scheduled for Monday — as a “positive step,” but did not clarify who would be overseeing embassy ...
UNICEF: 400,000 more Afghan girls barred from school as education ban enters third year
“If this ban persists until 2030, over four million girls will have been deprived of their right to education beyond primary school,” Russell said....
Torkham border crossing reopens to passengers after nearly a monthlong closure
While commercial traffic resumed earlier in the week, the crossing remained closed to travelers due to technical issues on Pakistan’s side, including the inco...
Bennett cites gender persecution in Taliban’s ban on girls’ education
In a statement posted to X, Bennett urged the international community to hold the Taliban accountable and called for equal, accessible and high-quality educatio...
Switzerland to resume deportations of some Afghan asylum seekers
The State Secretariat for Migration, citing improved security conditions in Afghanistan, said that single men who do not belong to vulnerable groups may be repa...
Family of Mahmood Habibi confident Trump will push for his release
The Taliban have denied detaining Habibi, but his family insists otherwise....