The Afghanistan Women Journalist Association (AWJA) has conducted a survey about the situation of women journalists in Afghanistan within the past two years, wherein a majority of them said that "unemployment is one of their biggest challenges."
However, the Ministry of External Affairs has made no comments regarding the closure of the Afghanistan Embassy in India. Moreover, India has not recognised the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Several Western diplomats and the United Nations have strongly criticised Pakistan over its decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban condemning the decision as "shocking and frustrating", The Guardian reported.
The Afghans have repeatedly complained of lack of basic amenities under the Taliban government and the country is now heavily dependent on humanitarian aid.
According to Taliban-led ministry on Wednesday said that 1,957 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing.
Reiterating the importance of opening schools and universities in the country, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that educating girls as well as boys is very necessary for the prosperity of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
The Karnataka government on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) president, Priyank Kanoongo over comparing children's condition in Bengaluru orphanage 'Darul Uloom Sayideeya Yateemkhana' to medieval Taliban life.
Eight people were killed in North Waziristan, South Waziristan and Bajaur in Pakistan on Wednesday 22, including two security personnel and six civilians, reported The Dawn.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, press freedom in the country has taken a backseat, with several restrictions put into place for journalists.
The Media Support for Afghanistan's Free Media (NAI) announced on Tuesday, coinciding with World Television Day, hig