The United States has assured Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that Washington will not fund any armed groups or non-state actors in the country, Taliban sources have told Al Jazeera. The assurances were …
Lesbian forced to flee Taliban and honour killing in Afghanistan attempts suicide after being gang raped
A lesbian woman fled Afghanistan in a desperate search for safety after the Taliban took power (Picture: Channel 4) A lesbian is forced to flee her abusive ex-husband and the Taliban in Afghanistan …
Asia Album: Where is sweet honey from? It’s Afghanistan’s bee farm
Beekeepers work at a bee farm in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 16, 2022. (Photo by Sanaullah Sieam/Xinhua) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Some 35,000 kilograms of honey has been …
3 killed, 7 injured in traffic accident in Northern Afghanistan
Three people died and seven others were wounded in a traffic accident in Northern Afghanistan. The accident took place on the Jawzjan-Balkh highway in northern Afghanistan and two of the deceased were …
Woman dies by suicide in Afghanistan before Taliban could stone her for running away from home
The man with whom the woman ran away from home was executed on Thursday, October 13, the officials added. Abdul Rahman, the acting spokesperson for the provincial police chief of the Taliban for Ghor, …
In Afghanistan, Rights Setbacks for People with Disabilities
Afghanistan started celebrating White Cane Safety Day in 2011, a day marked around the world to advocate for the rights of people with vision impairments. But there are doubts on whether there will be …
Russian President calls for compensation during years of Afghanistan occupation
KABUL: Russia President Vladimir Putin has called for compensation of harm done during the years of U.S.’s occupation of Afghanistan, Tass, a Russian News Agency reported. Speaking at the 6th summit …
Taliban claims Afghanistan is secure enough for large-scale projects
The Taliban said Wednesday there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects that stopped due to decades of war, despite a slew of attacks rocking the country since …
Spc. Grundle and the missing magazines
I t’s times like this, the leadership should be stabbed in the face!” Spc. Grundle’s angry declaration woke me. We didn’t get much sleep, training in Texas for the war in Afghanistan, so long rides to …
Taliban ban women from many public university subjects in Afghanistan
A year after banning most teenage girls from attending school, the Taliban government in Afghanistan are now imposing sweeping restrictions on which courses women can enrol in at public universities …