Afghanistan

2022: Rolling back advances in a year of ‘supreme’ decrees

During the course of 2022, the Taliban has systematically erased hard-won rights and freedoms of Afghans, especially women and girls

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2022: A year scarred by increasing human rights violations by the Taliban

The list of human rights violations by the Taliban continued to grow through 2022, with arbitrary arrests, torture and killings.

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Taliban’s ban on women traveling alone hinders scholarship students

Foreign scholarships for Afghan women available, but unattainable, due to the Taliban’s order that girls must be accompanied by a.

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Afghan women pay the heaviest price of all

Following the take over by the Taliban, Afghan women have been erased from society and stripped of their rights, all.

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Taliban official visits Uzbekistan despite UN travel ban

The Taliban’s energy minister has visited the neighboring country to resolve issues related to electricity supplies, despite Uzbekistan being a.

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Concerns grow over number of Afghans, including children, in Pakistan’s prisons

Reports indicate that thousands of Afghans are held in prisons in dreadful condition and some child prisoners are suffering from.

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Afghanistan: Six provinces keep schools open for girls despite nationwide ban

Six provincial governors have allowed thousands of girls to continue their education, so long as strict dress code rules are.

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Blast happens outside military airport in Kabul; multiple casualties reported

Taliban’s interior ministry confirmed the blast and “many casualties” but did not provide exact numbers.

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Pakistan crackdowns on Afghan refugees: Women, children behind bars in Karachi

At least 1,200 Afghan nationals, who had entered Karachi without valid travel documents, were detained by Pakistani police in multiple.

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Afghanistan: A look at deadliest security incidents in 2022

Explosions have taken more toll on civilians in Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kunduz and Samangan provinces. Women and children have also.

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