UK reiterates calls to Taliban to reverse decrees against women and girls
The UK’s representative Simon Manley said in Geneva the Taliban’s decision to close girls’ schools has been ‘two years of lost opportunities’...
Baghlan residents including girls turn to carpet weaving to survive
Limitations on education for girls have forced them into carpet weaving despite challenges around the lack of markets and raw materials...
U.S., Canada launch search for missing submersible touring Titanic wreckage
The U.S. Coast Guard said there was one pilot and four passengers on board and that the vessel had the capacity to be submerged for 96 hours, but it was unclear...
Human Rights Council holds dialogue on ‘dire’ human rights situation of women
UN deputy rights chief says extreme discrimination and violence against women should not be accepted, let alone normalized...
Taliban’s treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’ – UN expert
The U.N. defines gender apartheid as "economic and social sexual discrimination against individuals because of their gender or sex."...
Foreign community ‘failing Afghanistan’ amid devastating locust outbreak
A shortfall on funding for aid, along with the locust outbreak, threatens to plunge millions of people into worsening levels of hunger...
ACB recalls Rashid for ODI series against Bangladesh
The boars said players called up will be part of Afghanistan's upcoming ODI assignments and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023...
UNHRC session to hear report on women’s plight in Afghanistan
Two experts will present the report that reflects the restrictions and ‘systematic discrimination’ imposed by the Taliban’...