Girls and young women in Afghanistan are committing or attempting suicide in significantly higher numbers since the Taliban took control of the country and started restricting their movement and …
Efforts underway to set up joint-stock company in Afghanistan: Ministry
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) says efforts have begun to establish a joint-stock company at the country level. The ministry officials said that those who have less money can become …
Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer
A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.
Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer
A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.
Afghanistan: US Envoy calls Taliban year-long university ban for girls “indefensible”
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West called the Taliban regime’s ban on women attending universities as “indefensible” after marking one year since the ban was imposed, Khaama …
Pak demands UN probe into TTP terror group acquiring lethal weapons left behind by ‘foreign forces’ in Afghanistan
A high court in Pakistan Thursday ordered the election commission to decide on the organisational elections and allocation of …
UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
The United Nations says it’s seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only …
Afghanistan: Calls for ending Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’
Women and girls are facing an increasingly dire situation in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and Afghan activists slam the global community for merely paying lip service to …
NSC’s Kirby: The U.S. Didn’t Just Leave A Bunch Of Weapons In A Pile In Afghanistan, That Is Not Historically Accurate
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby challenged the premise of a question at Tuesday’s WH briefing that weapons “left” by the U.S. in Afghanistan were responsible for the deaths of “21 …
Afghanistan: Taliban’s return to ‘international norms’ is non-negotiable says UN mission chief
Lack of progress in resolving human rights issues is a key factor behind the current impasse between Afghanistan and the international community, the UN Special Representative for the country said on …