Afghan migrants open up about hardships and mistreatment by Pak

Afghan refugees who were evacuated from Pakistan through the Chaman border have described the hardships they faced,...

Afghanistan: Women's rights activist released from prison

Julia Parsi, a women's rights activist in Afghanistan, has been released from prison by the Taliban administration...

‘Pakistan an exploiter of human rights’: Rights Activist Arif Aaj

Emphasising the ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan and Sindh, Arif Aajikia, a former...

Women survivors of gender-based violence being jailed by Taliban

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence,...

Afghanistan: GPE announces USD 110 mn aid to support education

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has announced USD 110 million to support children's education in Afghanistan.

Iran: Lack of jobs pose major challenge to Afghan immigrant women

According to unofficial statistics, approximately 4 to 5 million migrants, of which 90 per cent are Afghan migrants,...

UNSC extends sanctions on Taliban for another year

However, despite their opposition to the sanctions against the Taliban, China and Russia did not call for a review...

Global community stance needed to bring stability in Afghanistan:

Uzbekistan and European Union representatives Ismatullah Ergashev and Thomas Nicholson emphasised the need for a...

Myanmar becomes world's biggest opium producer

Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan to become the world's biggest opium producer, the United Nations said in a report.

Afghanistan: 60 pc of Uruzgan's historical sites destroyed

Local officials in Afghanistan's Uruzgan have said that 60 per cent of the province's historical places have been...

Afghanistan’s SC issued punishment orders for 350 people

Afghanistan's Supreme Court has said that it has issued punishment orders for nearly 350 people across the country...

Afghan envoy to UN emphasises importance of women's education

Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Ahmad Andisha emphasised the...