Nobel laureate Malala accuses Taliban of ‘Gender Apartheid’
Nobel peace laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai has condemned the Taliban’s treatment of women in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid”, saying...
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Ghor woman sets herself on fire in bid to escape alleged forced marriage
A young woman has died after setting herself on fire in Taywara district of Ghor province in an alleged attempt...
UNAMA is engaging with ‘all stakeholders’ in a bid to advance on new Afghanistan roadmap to resolve crises
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) presented a strategy at a Doha meeting in February, aimed at helping...
Taliban publicly execute four men in separate murder cases
The Taliban have publicly executed two men in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, another man in Nimruz province, and...
Taliban bans women’s voices on Kandahar radio, tightens media restrictions
Taliban authorities in Kandahar have introduced new restrictions for local radio stations, including a total ban on women's voices, according...
Taliban publicly whips 37 people, including 7 women, across multiple provinces in the past two weeks
The Taliban have publicly whipped 37 individuals, including seven women, across multiple provinces over the past two weeks, according to...
Taliban publicly whips 39 people across nine provinces in one week
The Taliban has publicly whipped 39 individuals, including eight women, across nine provinces in the past week for alleged crimes,...
Kabul’s kitschy red decorations for Valentine’s Day have disappeared along with the freedoms and celebrations of the past
For years, Valentine’s Day in Kabul was like many cities throughout the world – over-the-top scenes of red and pink...
Taliban rejects ICC jurisdiction and arrest warrants, calling court politically biased
The Taliban has rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and declared the Rome Statute non-binding on their...
Taliban publicly whips at least 50 people in multiple provinces over two weeks
Fifty people including 10 women have been publicly whipped as corporeal punishment for alleged crimes in Afghanistan over two weeks,...
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