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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designates Afghanistan as "state sponsor
Updated : 4 days, 22 hours ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" in a release on Monday. He urged the Taliban to release Americans "unjustly detained," accusing the group of using "terrorist tactics" and "hostage diplomacy" to seek policy concessions from t
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Afghan women continue to face exclusion from education, jobs under Taliban
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Four years into Taliban rule, Afghan women remain barred from government, education, and most jobs, UN Special Representative Susan Ferguson said, Tolo News reported. Half of female staff in civil society organizations lost jobs due to funding cuts, while activists warn this exclusion harms
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Over 80 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in past month amid human rights co
Updated : 7 months ago IST
More than 80 men and women have been subjected to public floggings across Afghanistan over the past month, raising alarm among human rights groups about ongoing abuses and a lack of judicial transparency under Taliban rule.
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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Human Rights Watch urges UN action as global inaction fuels Taliban rights
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights Watch said the world has failed to act against Taliban abuses since 2021, urging the UN to set up an independent body to investigate violations. It warned that global inaction is worsening Afghanistan's crisis and risks legitimizing Taliban rule.
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Thousands of Afghans face deportation as US court rejects delay in ending
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A U.S. court has rejected a request to delay the end of TPS for Afghan nationals, putting over 11,000 at risk of deportation and job loss starting July 14. Rights groups warn this could endanger lives, especially of women, under Taliban rule.
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Iran orders millions of Afghans to leave country or face arrest as deadlin
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Tehran set the deadline date for July 6 for the Afghans who were in the country and left Afghanistan to escape the war, poverty, or the Taliban rule after the organisation came back to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces.
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Trump's travel ban shatters hopes of Afghan families
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump's new travel ban on Afghan citizens has left families devastated, preventing reunions and sparking fear among refugees. Rights groups called it unjust and inhumane, urging a reversal as many Afghans remain stranded amid Taliban rule and uncertainty.
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Ex-President Karzai calls for reopening schools, universities for girls in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai met the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Roza Otenbayeva and stressed the urgent need for reopening schools and universities for girls in Afghanistan.
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Taliban bans Afghan women from 'hearing each other's voice'
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Taliban have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences Afghan women's voices even further, the latest step banned them from hearing each other's voices to erase "women entirely from public life and society," reported the New York Post.
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HRCP report highlights flaws in citizenship laws of Pakistan amid ongoing
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
It has been over a year now that Pakistan's government has taken harsh steps to forcibly deport Afghan refugees to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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UN officials raise concern on situation of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As Afghan women continue to remain deprived of their basic rights, the United Nations officials have once again raised concerns on the situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule.
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