Atleast 1,000 Killed In Afghanistan Earthquake
Desperate rescuers battled against the clock Thursday under pouring rain to pull survivors from the…
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Afghan Sikhs Wait For Visas To Return To India
Over 150 Sikhs who were staying in a gurudwara in Kabul that was struck by…
Af Women TV Presenters Vow To Fight Order To Cover Faces
Women television presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels have vowed to speak up for their…
‘To Keep Women Out Of Work’: Malala On New Taliban Rule
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after…
Taliban Order Women To Cover Up Head To Toe
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public…
No Driving Licences To Afghan Women: Taliban
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and…
Afghanistan: Why Is The Taliban Holding Girls’ Education Hostage?
Afghan children and teenagers have not had much to look forward to since the Taliban took…
Taliban Goes Back On Its Promise On Higher Education For Girls
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools for girls above the sixth grade, reneging on…
Danish Siddiqui’s Parents Lodge Complaint In ICC Against Taliban
The family of slain Pulitzer-winning Danish Siddiqui has lodged a complaint with the International Criminal…
West, Look Within Before Looking East
In the past few days, substantial digital and print column space has been dedicated to…
UN Experts: ‘Terrorist Groups’ Enjoy Freedom In Afghanistan
Al-Qaida’s past ties to the recently empowered Taliban have the potential of making Afghanistan a…
Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence Under The Taliban
The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the…
Afghan Women Losing Jobs Fast As Economy Shrinks, Rights Gone
In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as…
UN Concerned About Efforts To Exclude Afghan Women From Public
UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan…
UN Chief Warns Millions Of Afghans Are On The ‘Verge Of Death’
The United Nations chief warned on Thursday that millions of Afghans are on the “verge…
1 Mn Afghan Children At Risk Of Dying Amid Acute Malnutrition: WHO
Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the…
Islamic State Violence Dents Taliban Claims Of Safer Afghanistan
Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan’s Hizb-e Islami party, received…
Taliban Confirm 4 Women Killed In Northern Af
Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for…
Prevent Mass Starving In Af, UN Aid Chief Urges G20
The UN humanitarian chief had a dire message for leaders of the world’s 20 largest…
Afghan Girls Learn ‘Underground’ To Bypass Taliban Curbs
Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her…
Can Taliban Suppress The Potent IS Threat?
With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there’s a new enemy ascending. The Islamic State…
Taliban Rolling Back Women’s Rights In 32 Different Areas
The Taliban are “rolling back” rights for women and girls in at least 32 different…
Taliban Failed To Honour Doha Accord: US Gen
The Taliban, which now rules Afghanistan, has failed to honour the 2020 Doha Agreement, a…
Taliban Ask For Participation At UNGA
The Taliban have written to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s…
Taliban Bans IPL Broadcast Over Presence Of Women
The Taliban, in another diktat that runs counter to its promise of being a moderate…