Afghanistan stands 150th in Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International says corruption was central to the failure of the international effort to establish peace and security in the country...
Afghanistan: Ten reported suicides in past month
In addition to the suicides, which includes five women, a further six women died in attacks by relatives or unknown killers...
NATO, Japan pledge to strengthen ties, warn ‘Beijing is watching’
Japanese prime minister says intensified cooperation with NATO is needed ‘to maintain and strengthen rules-based, free and open international order’...
Taliban ban on women aid workers ‘a potential death blow’: UN aid chief
Griffiths said the United Nations would continue operating in Afghanistan wherever it could....
Security tightened around Peshawar as death toll from mosque attack rises to 87
The attack happened in one of the most fortified areas in Peshawar. The area houses offices of the police and counter-terrorism departments....
Taliban continue to collect traditional taxes from Kunduz farmers
Farmers in Kunduz say the Taliban is still collecting Usher and Zakat but there is no clarity on where this money is going...
Private universities face bankruptcy in wake of Taliban ban
The ban on education for women has affected at least 70,000 female students and countless academic staff are losing their jobs...
Shattered dreams and dashed hopes: This is Homa’s story
She has called on the Taliban to reverse their restrictions and says ‘when women are not active in society, half of society is dead’...