Taliban announce retaliatory attacks on Pakistan, claim seizure of outposts
Taliban claimed to have seized multiple outposts in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in eastern Afghanistan.
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Human Rights
UN expert warns Afghanistan faces ‘profound’ health, human rights crisis
Those from minority and marginalized communities, he added, face “intersecting and compounding barriers.”
Human Rights
UN rights chief calls Afghanistan ‘graveyard for human rights’
At Human Rights Council session, UN officials warn of escalating repression under Taliban rule, as women’s say the Taliban are.
Security
Taliban spokesman claims Pakistani strike in Paktika hit school
Taliban spokesman claims 22 children were present at the site; Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts.
Human Rights
UN official warns Taliban penal code strips legal protections from women
The penal code removes equality before the law and limits criminal liability for domestic violence, UN Women’s special envoy says.
Security
Pakistan army says Afghan national killed in clash near border
During the ensuing exchange of fire, one person identified as an Afghan citizen was killed.
Afghanistan, Economy
25,000 children in Kunar still live in tents six months after earthquake
Schools and homes in Kunar province remain largely unreconstructed after a quake that killed more than 2,000 people, Save the.
Security
Clash reported between Taliban, Pakistani forces in Paktia
The fighting took place in the border area of Maqbal, the sources said, though they did not provide details about.
Immigration
Afghan refugees in Kenya remain in limbo years after fleeing home
Afghans who went to Kenya after the Taliban takeover say they are unable to secure resettlement or rebuild their lives.
Politics
India remains only country to condemn Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan
Most regional powers remain silent after strikes that the United Nations says killed 13 civilians in Nangarhar.