Afghanistan

Watchdog calls for increased pressure on Taliban over women’s rights restrictions

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban's actions are obstructing education of women and girls and eroding their fundamental rights

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Taliban bans women from visiting Bamiyan’s famous Band-e-Amir

Taliban’s vice and virtue minister ordered security forces, religious clerics and elders to ensure women are barred from national park

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UNSC hears fears of Afghanistan’s weapons falling into hands of terrorists ‘materializing’

Head of UNOCT says Daesh’s operational capabilities have increased and the group has become more sophisticated in its attacks

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Mills presents resolution to impeach Austin over chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

The US congressman said it’s time ‘real action’ is taken to address the complete failure of the Biden administration

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Taliban releases Iranian photojournalist

Mohammad Hossein Velayati, who works for Iran’s Tasnim news agency, was handed over to the Iranian Embassy in Kabul

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University entrance exams conclude amid female students’ demand for inclusion

During this last round of the exam, approximately 6,000 male students participated.

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ICRC report highlights deepening crisis in Afghanistan’s living conditions

According to the committee's report, 55% of the Afghan population requires humanitarian aid due to the impact of global economic.

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UN special rapporteur meets German FM to discuss Afghanistan’s human rights situation

The talks underscored the imperative of establishing accountability for human rights transgressions.

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Three female students from Afghanistan arrive in Dubai

Taliban’s refusal to allow 100 girls on scholarships to travel to Dubai slammed as ‘un-Islamic, heart-breaking and inhumane’

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Afghanistan: ‘Thousands’ flock to Taliban passport office in Herat

The Taliban fired warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd of thousands of people who had converged on.

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