Taliban make NGO-funded education projects conditional on ‘full coordination’
Under the order, implementing organisations must submit detailed documentation before launching any project, including project proposals, budgets, target areas
Human Rights
Human Rights
EU says women’s role vital for ‘healthy and prosperous’ Afghanistan
“Women must be at the heart of science. With partners, we continue to support Education for All," EU said.
Human Rights
UNAMA says 1,607 days of girls’ education ban paints bleak future for Afghanistan
Over four years of lost opportunity and a bleak future without women and girls in any critical sector,” UNAMA said.
Human Rights
Taliban ministry rejects UN report on rights abuses in Afghanistan
UNAMA’s latest quarterly report said Taliban morality enforcers had arbitrarily detained at least 520 people over a three-month period.
Human Rights
Video of Afghan girl detained for wearing male clothing draws rights outcry
Ghulam Farooq Alim, a former prosecutor, said the incident amounted to multiple legal breaches.
Human Rights, Security
UNAMA says 14 former security personnel killed in Afghanistan in three months
UNAMA said some of those targeted had recently returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan.
Human Rights
UN urged to intervene as criticism grows over Taliban penal code
Several residents said the expanding enforcement of the code has created an atmosphere of intimidation
Human Rights
Former top judge says Taliban penal code invites ridicule from Muslim world
Bahauddin Baha says the code grants Taliban authorities powers that, under Islamic jurisprudence, belong only to God
Human Rights, Politics
Taliban revoke licences of 1,600 groups including Karzai-linked charity
The Taliban justice ministry list shows that more than 500 cultural and academic associations had their licences withdrawn.
Human Rights
Taliban intensified repression of women, media in 2025 – HRW
The rights group said Taliban policies amounted to systematic abuses that have stripped women and girls of basic freedoms.