As world celebrates International Day of Education, Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school …
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Fayzabad
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred 79 km south-southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan at 9:04 am IST on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) “Earthquake of Magnitude::04:44 …
Bronze Age ceramics, Buddha bust rescued from Afghanistan find new home at Parisian museum
New York Times An ongoing show at the Guimet National Museum, Paris, aims to draw attention to this endangered heritage by offering viewers a glimpse of Afghan cultural riches. The Taliban’s return to …
Afghanistan women’s cricketers resettled in Australia feeling unsupported by international cricket bosses
Most of the women who should be playing cricket for Afghanistan have resettled in Australia since the Taliban took over the country, but they are disappointed by a lack of support from the …
Afghanistan: Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights
The UN deputy chief and head of UN Women have conveyed a direct message to Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership calling on them to put the good of the country first and end recent policies towards women and girls that have confined them in their own homes,
Veterans pin hopes for accountability on House GOP probe of botched U.S. pullout from Afghanistan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s renewed probe into President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan was cheered by the war’s veterans, who say their demand for accountability is long overdue.
Afghanistan: Top UN female officials meet the Taliban
Secretary General Amina Mohammed led a delegation to Afghanistan this week and met Taliban rulers to convey a clear message — restore women’s rights.
‘Bruce Lee of Afghanistan’: lookalike kung fu king of Kabul forced to flee Taliban regime and dreams of Hong Kong visit
Under the Taliban – the hardline Islamic regime that ruled Afghanistan at the time – television, music and cinema were banned. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the …
Wintry weather kills 78 in Afghanistan, Taliban say
A Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management said the deaths occurred since Jan. 10.
At least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says
At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban official said Thursday, deepening a humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people now living …