Women, girls in Afghanistan spent a terrible time in 2022: Report

Secondary schools were closed to girls at the beginning of the year. Universities were closed for women in December....

Taliban's impositions on women can continue in 2023

Afghanistan is suffering from unemployment, hunger, poverty, security, and gender-based restrictions after the...

TTP forms 'new cabinet' in a challenge to Pakistan govt

TTP is allied with the Taliban, who seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August last year. The radical...

Women, children among 1,200 Afghan migrants jailed in Pakistan

The UN Refugee Agency said people should not be punished or criminaliSed for exercising their fundamental human...

Explosion at Kabul military airport: Casualties likely

An explosion was reported at the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported.

Pakistan-Taliban ties in jeopardy over Durand Line crisis

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan endorsed the Taliban taking over Kabul by saying that Afghanistan has...

Artists in Afghanistan's Paktia face lack of market

A group of painters in the eastern province of Paktia claimed that while things were better in the past, they are...

More than 6.6 mn people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan

Crisis in Afghanistan does not seem to die down as several people are under the grip of hunger and lack of basic...

11.6mn women, girls in Afghanistan not receiving vital aid: US

On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs)....

1,668 journalists killed in the past 20 years: RSF

"Behind the figures, there are the faces, personalities, talent and commitment of those who have paid with their...

Pakistan-Taliban ties: From strategic depth to strategic menace

The US exit from Afghanistan had bolstered Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities with its base in the war-torn...

NRC head urges the West to engage with Afghanistan

Egeland, during an interview with TOLO News, talked about the Taliban's recent decision banning women from going to...