Afghan women’s rights protestor Parisa Azada released from Taliban detention
Women’s rights protestor Parisa Azada has been released from Taliban detention after more than a month in prison.
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Nangarhar health system struggles with steep rise of malnourishment in children as more than 3000 new cases appear per month
An alarming number of children are needing treatment for malnourishment in eastern Nangarhar province, but the health system doesn’t have...
Taliban releases women’s rights activist Zhulia Parsi in poor mental and physical health
Women’s rights activist Zhulia Parsi and her son have been released from Taliban custody after nearly three months, sources close...
Hundreds sign statement demanding Taliban release political prisoners and end brutal practices of suppression
Hundreds of Afghan citizens and civil society groups are demanding the Taliban release political prisoners who have not committed crimes.
Family members arrested in Takhar for murders of a girl and a woman in separate incidents
A teenager and a 22-year-old woman have been violently killed in northern Takhar province, allegedly at the hands of their...
Nangarhar resident dies of AIDS as nearly 300 people in the province live with the disease
Health officials in eastern Nangarhar province say that 297 people have been registered in the province as having AIDS, including...
Taliban sentence Daikundi radio chief to year in prison for reports critical of its administration
A Taliban court has sentenced a Daikundi radio chief to a year in prison for broadcasting content that was critical...
Taliban authorities remain silent on arrest of Kandahari journalist who is uncontactable
Taliban forces have detained a local television journalist Abdul Rahim Mohammadi in Kandahar province, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AfJC) said.
Family of protester Manizha Siddiqi calls for her release after Taliban move her to notorious Pol-e-Charkhi prison
The family of a woman detained for protesting for women’s rights in Afghanistan fears for her safety after she was...
Fears that Taliban is not properly investigating deaths of girls and women after violent death of Husna Sadat reported as suicide
Afghan cinematographer and former actor Husna Sadat has died in circumstances that people close to her say warrants investigation, but...
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