As the Taliban continues to expand restrictions on Afghan people's lives, at least 10 people in the Yengi Qala district of Afghanistan have been arrested for singing and playing musical instruments, sources from Takhar province said, according to Khaama Press.
The prominent members of women's protest movements have urged the United Nations to advocate for the active participation of women in the Doha Conference, scheduled to be held in Afghanistan, as reported by Khaama Press.
The National Unity Group of Afghanistan has welcomed an announcement inviting women to the United Nations session and has called for avoiding any involvement with the Taliban, Khaama Press reported.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has declared that it will shortly open approximately a thousand educational classes in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
The Taliban is tightening its grip on books in Kabul. They have visited bookstores with a list of banned books, seizing works by Afghan authors, Khaama Press reported.
US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul openly criticised the Taliban, denouncing them as "terrorists" who allegedly support various terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda, Khaama Press reported.
Human Rights Watch has released a new report stating that the Taliban has intensified its suppression of human rights, especially women's rights, in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has praised the recent resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council designating a special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
In its most recent study, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) stated that 40 per cent of children in Afghanistan do not meet their needs, emphasising that one-third of the country's youngsters are involved in labour work, according to Khaama Press.
The World Food Programme has announced that it will be reducing its aid to Afghanistan -- that impacts 10 million people -- due to a budget shortage, Khaama Press reported.