Migrants say lack of jobs could force them to leave again
“We are waiting for visas so we can return to Iran,” said Ghulam Hazrat, one of the returnees....
HRW: Taliban arrests over dress code fuel fear
The report describes these detentions as part of a broader pattern of systematic gender-based repression, which UN experts and rights advocates now label "gende...
Ghazni vendors and farmers struggle amid economic slowdown
Mohammadi is among many vendors who say daily sales have dwindled sharply over the past year....
Afghanistan: Young woman driven to opium fields by Taliban restrictions
“If the schools had stayed open, I would be graduating from university now. Instead, I’m working in the poppy fields," she said....
Deported migrants stranded at border, with no way home
Many returnees interviewed at key crossing points said they lacked even the most basic shelter and had received little to no assistance from relevant insttituti...
Taliban impose widespread restrictions on Muharram observances
Residents said this year’s restrictions were stricter than in previous years, with some communities not even permitted to raise traditional black flags or org...
Migrants say Iranian police tear passports and deport them despite legal status
Several recently deported Afghans interviewed at the border described chaotic and humiliating treatment....
In Ghor Province, small business owners buckle under economic strain
Shopkeepers and laborers in the province cite widespread poverty and a sharp drop in consumer purchasing power as primary drivers of the economic slowdown....