Taliban has imposed draconian restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly, and movement for women and girls …
Ban on women’s education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based violence: EU
In a statement, the UN said, “In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the commitments made during International Women’s Day on March 8th, …
Commentary: Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and US cooperate?
Another Afghan civil war risks becoming the next Syria – a gruesome proxy conflict with major powers arming various factions, says this political analyst.
I fled Afghanistan 18 months ago with my brother and sister – we haven’t seen our parents since
We couldn’t see each other – it was terrifying. I was holding tight onto my younger sister and brother, but in the chaos, we became separated from our parents. I was 18 years old, my brother was 16, …
Since the Taliban retook Afghanistan 18 months ago, women have been erased from public life
Safiya was meant to graduate the day the Taliban took power. Her family were due at Afghanistan’s top business university for a ceremony at the restored Darul Aman Palace near the capital, Kabul. At …
Afghanistan: Parents, children urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): Several parents and students in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to reopen the secondary schools for girls, which have been closed for the last 544 days, Khaama Press …
Opinion: Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, Congress still has unfinished business
She was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 AUMF to go to war in Afghanistan, and helped lead the opposition against the 2002 AUMF to go to war with Iraq. She is the co-chair of the …
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolts Fayzabad in Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Fayzabad early on Saturday. There were no reports of any damage or loss of life due to the tremors.
Female footballers who fled Afghanistan in 2021 criticise BBC’s ‘false footballers’ article
Players criticise the BBC for questioning their integrity and naming individuals without consent
Grassley blasts Biden admin for ‘contempt toward the taxpayers’ in handling of $40M of Afghanistan aid
State Department is among many agencies that have faced criticism for billions in taxpayer money wasted in Afghanistan reconstruction over … and deficiencies will only increase with additional …