Afghanistan is, once again, the worst place in the world to be a woman. I asked her: What did she hope would happen now? “ Hich omid nist ,” she said. There is no hope. I was born in 1999, two years …
US government agencies fail to answer key questions on Afghanistan evacuations
In late August, volunteers began telling me about increasing numbers of Afghans seeking humanitarian visas to Brazil and subsequently undertaking dangerous, expensive journeys to the United States …
Afghanistan: Taliban economic leader assassinated
Taliban official Abdul Rahman Munawar, who also handles the responsibility of the economy for the province of Afghanistan’s Faryab, was assassinated on Sat..
Why America Just Set Free the ‘Pablo Escobar of Afghanistan’
The U.S. took a big risk by releasing this infamous Afghan drug lord and Taliban ally. It could very well backfire.
Former Afghanistan’s Senate Member Dies Of Disease
Zalmai Zabuli, a quite well-known Afghan politician and a former member of Afghanistan’s senate house has reportedly died of disease at age 57.
Afghanistan: Several locals on Germany’s evacuation are now dead
The German government says some people it wanted to evacuate after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan have since died. Some deaths were violent, but none seemed linked to any cooperation with …
Sexual violence against women in Afghanistan on the rise under Taliban
The Taliban have destroyed 20 years of progress on women’s equality and escalated sexual violence since returning to power, say advocates …
What’s Behind ISIS Khorasan’s Relentless Attacks on Mosques in Afghanistan?
ISIS-K wants the world to know that it is serious about achieving its goals and that the organization will persist and not be ignored.
UN extends the mandate of its human rights rapporteur for Afghanistan by one year
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced on Friday the extension for a year of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, who will […] …
Afghanistan mosque explosion at government ministry in Kabul: Taliban
Taliban officials reported a blast that struck a mosque at a government ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan where ministry workers and visitors are said to have been praying.