6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (143+ words) The Taliban have announced that more than 600 Afghan migrants were forcibly returned to the country the previous day. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday, September 13, that 137 families, comprising 610 people, had returned to Afghanistan through border…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (187+ words) MAHMUD HAMS / AFP Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has strongly criticized the Taliban’s restrictions on women, calling for their complete abolition and for the meaningful and equal participation of women in all aspects of Afghan society. Guterres wrote…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (152+ words) The United Nations Women’s Entity has announced that the ban on the entry of female Afghanistan citizens working for the organization into its offices across Afghanistan has reached one year and remains in place. The organization said on Monday, September…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (112+ words) The Taliban have announced that 244 families, comprising 1,183 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan through various routes the previous day. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday, September 7, that 132 families, comprising 694 people, entered Afghanistan through the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (160+ words) The United Nations has stated that every woman and girl has the right to feel safe everywhere, and that governments must take serious measures to prevent gender-based violence. The organisation wrote on its X page on Sunday, September 6, that governments…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) Local sources say the Taliban have made growing beards and wearing turbans mandatory for professors and staff members of Helmand State University. The sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Saturday, September 5, that during a two-day seminar, the Taliban instructed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (141+ words) The Taliban announced that 262 families, comprising 1,162 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan through various routes yesterday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said in a statement published on Saturday, September 5, that 134 families, comprising 662 people, had returned to Afghanistan through…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (210+ words) Women for Afghanistan, in collaboration with the City of Geneva and the Irish and Canadian missions to the United Nations, has launched a new framework to strengthen accountability mechanisms in Afghanistan. The organization announced on Saturday, September 5, that the framework…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (165+ words) Local sources in Helmand say that following the Taliban’s announcement of a ban on Pakistani medicines, pharmacies have been instructed to collect the medicines, but they have not been given sufficient time to do so. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) The Taliban have announced that 322 families, comprising 1,625 people, returned to Afghanistan through various border crossings yesterday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said in a statement on Monday, August 31, that 207 families, comprising 1,126 people, entered Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing....