The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 people, from Afghanistan to China to Haiti to Iran, accused of violating human rights in their respective nations.
US sanctions people around the world over human rights abuses, including Afghanistan, China, Iran
The United States announced sanctions on people around the world, including two Iranian spies and members of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government, over human rights abuses.
From teacher to flower vendor: A women’s journey in Afghanistan
In Laila’s view, the inability of women in Afghanistan to give birth to sons leads to deep conflicts between spouses. Laila is one of the women who have faced this issue, and the lack of a male child …
World Bank office to resume operations in Afghanistan within a month: Afghan official
Earlier in 2021, the World Bank said that they had stopped working on all of its projects, worth over USD 4.5 million, in Afghanistan after the Taliban took took over. However, in 2022-23, it resumed …
Turkmenistan Pledges To Reduce Extreme Methane Emissions
Saidi noted that Afghanistan has a $150 million stake in the TAPI project. Turkmenistan has been supportive of Kabul’s calls for financial sanctions to be eased. In other evidence that the Taliban-led …
The World Bank’s Office to resume operations in Afghanistan in one month: Official
Ahmad Wali Haqmal, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Finance, has announced that the World Bank’s office will become operational in Afghanistan within a month. According to Haqmal, the …
Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beatings are routine …
Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
“The Taliban are causing irreversible damage to the Afghan education system for boys as well as girls,” said Sahar Fetrat, who wrote the report. “By harming the whole school system in the country, …
Taliban rule ‘made girlhood illegal’ in Afghanistan, Malala Yousafzai says
The Nobel Prize winner says many are facing depression and turning to drugs and called for gender apartheid to be made a crime against humanity.
Afghanistan: Taliban Schools Also Failing Boys
The Taliban’s abusive educational policies in Afghanistan are harming boys as well as girls and women. Changes have led to increased fears about attending school, falling attendance, and a loss of hop …