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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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OIC, Pakistan officials discuss efforts to engage Taliban on girls’ education

The meeting addressed political, economic, and humanitarian issues concerning Afghanistan.

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Taliban ‘threaten’ Herat University professors over beard length: Sources

Failure to comply, the representative stated, could result in imprisonment, the source added.

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