UN names Afghanistan’s Adela Raz to expert panel on vulnerability index
Raz is one of 15 experts named to the panel overseeing the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term.
Human Rights
Afghanistan
Taliban leader approves faculty of prophetic traditional medicine
The ministry said Hibatullah authorized the creation of the faculty through a decree.
Politics
Taliban envoy says some countries support Afghanistan’s participation in SCO
Gul Hassan Hassan said Afghanistan’s current status entitled it to take part in SCO discussions.
Media
Pakistan detains Afghan journalist in Islamabad amid migrant crackdown
AMSO said at least five Afghan journalists and media workers have been detained in Pakistan over the past two weeks.
Afghanistan, Health
Residents of remote Kandahar district say lack of healthcare puts lives at risk
Miyanshin, a remote and mountainous district, lacks functioning health centres and trained medical staff, residents said.
Human Rights
Taliban leader authorises killing of 11 categories of people under new penal code
The article further permits execution of anyone who kills using a weapon and those who “defend false beliefs contrary to.
Afghanistan, Health
Cannabis most widely used drug among men in Afghanistan, UNODC study finds
The assessment is based on interviews with more than 10,000 people across 21 provinces.
Immigration
Returning migrants in Kabul struggle without aid, jobs
At Kabul’s central silo area, migrants said support promised upon their return has yet to materialise for many families.
Politics
Taliban minister calls critics of new penal code ‘infidels’ amid growing backlash
"They raise their voices to distance people from law, sharia and Islam," Nadim told a gathering in Paktia province.
Politics
Afghanistan’s embassy in Japan to suspend operations from Feb. 1
The embassy, located in Tokyo’s Minato district, has been operated by diplomats appointed by Afghanistan’s former government.