US mission reaffirms support for Afghan journalists
Afghan journalists have confronted escalating dangers since the Taliban returned to power, with restrictions, threats, and detentions posing severe challenges.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
UK to envoy reaffirms support for media freedom in Afghanistan
In a statement on X, Robert C. Dickson, the chargé d’affaires of the U.K. Mission to Afghanistan, emphasized that media.
Afghanistan
Iran executes six, including Afghan national, rights group says
Iran has seen a significant rise in drug-related executions in recent years.
Afghanistan, Business
Herat farmers report decline in corn harvest due to water, fertilizer shortages
Farmers added that the lack of irrigation dams compounds the problem, with hundreds of cubic meters of rainwater lost annually.
Afghanistan
Four years since deadly attack on Kabul University
The assault, which took place on November 2, 2020, claimed the lives of at least 22 people, most of them.
Afghanistan
Former head of Panjshir Provincial Council sentenced to 12 years in prison: Sources
Abbasi, who was arrested in Kabul’s Shahr-e Naw neighborhood, has now been held in Taliban custody for about nine months,.
Afghanistan
Taliban imposing censorship and threats on Afghan media, watchdog says
Under Taliban rule, AJSO noted, Afghanistan has become one of the world’s most dangerous countries for media professionals.
Afghanistan
Over 1,400 Afghan migrant families returned from Pakistan, Iran in past week
Reports from Afghan migrants in Iran describe widespread mistreatment by local police and government authorities.
Afghanistan
Watchdog reports 450 cases of violence against journalists under Taliban rule
Since assuming power, the Taliban has intensified censorship and stepped up threats and arrests of journalists, sharply curtailing freedom of.
Afghanistan
UN expert urges comprehensive, rights-focused action plan for Afghanistan
“The absence of a unified, forceful response from the international community has emboldened the Taliban,” Bennett stated.