UN assessment: New Taliban law expands repression beyond women’s rights
Participants in the study urged the international community to increase pressure on the Taliban to lift these restrictions, emphasizing the.
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Afghanistan
UN report says new Taliban law deepens restrictions on women
According to the report, Taliban officials have held informational sessions in mosques, markets, schools, and nongovernmental offices to ensure compliance.
Afghanistan
UN report: Taliban publicly flogged 111 people in three months
The report details that 95 men, 15 women, and one girl were whipped in various regions during this period.
Afghanistan
Taliban morality police arrest five in Kandahar amid new crackdown
Taliban have previously detained women and girls in Kabul for alleged "improper dress" or "extramarital relationships."
Afghanistan
UN report: ISIS attacks kill 28 civilians in Afghanistan over three months
The report also referenced a suicide bombing in Kabul on September 2, which killed seven civilians and wounded 29 others.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s groundwater crisis poses severe threat to citizens, WFP warns
WFP highlighted the severe toll that Afghanistan’s worsening water scarcity is taking on communities nationwide.
Afghanistan
Traffic accident on Kabul-Kandahar Highway leaves 4 dead
Among the deceased and injured were one woman and three children, according to local Taliban officials.
Afghanistan
Taliban confirm reports of ‘explosion and gunfire’ targeting migrants at Iran border
Fitrat added that additional bodies and some of the injured migrants remain in Iran and Pakistan.
Afghanistan
Amnesty International demands Taliban end all women’s rights restrictions immediately
"The Taliban must immediately revoke all decrees and measures that violate the human rights of women and girls," Amnesty said.
Afghanistan
OIC, Pakistan officials discuss efforts to engage Taliban on girls’ education
The meeting addressed political, economic, and humanitarian issues concerning Afghanistan.