Afghanistan

A group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts says Taliban must stop immediately the violation of international law Geneva   …

With pesticides in short supply, thousands of people in communities across the affected provinces were working “day and night” to…

UN Mission had documented a range of forms of corporal punishment carried out by the Taliban including lashings or floggings,…

Since 2021, Taliban have issued a cascade of restrictive orders that amounts to “extreme institutionalized gender-based discrimination” and a systematic…

‘The United Nations is sending the message to all its staff that female staff do not matter.’ Irwin Loy Policy…

Fundamentalist leadership has already imposed bans on women accessing higher education, working for NGOs, and accessing many public spaces. Geneva…

Many Afghan refugees are now living illegally in the country. Those with less financial privilege are thrown in jail, while…

Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN’s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban…

The Lohanas trace their roots in history right up to the emergence of Aryans, making theirs the oldest surviving community…

Political and economic insecurity, educational inequality, sexual violence, and poor health are common among Afghan women and children under the…