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A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.'
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered.
UNESCO4d
Banned from education: A review of the right to education in Afghanistan
Drawing on extensive desk research and interviews, the report analyzes the changing legal and institutional landscape of ...
Human Rights Watch11d
Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Three Years After the Taliban Takeover
The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...
The Rising Crisis in Afghanistan: Escalating Violence and Human Rights Violations Under Taliban Rule
Afghanistan is currently experiencing a rapidly deteriorating situation marked by escalating violence, severe human rights abuses, and deepening economic hardship under Taliban governance. This ...
Human Rights Watch6d
Countries Press UN Rights Council on Accountability in Afghanistan
Last week, a cross-regional group of countries – led by Iceland, with support from Chile and South Africa – called on the ...
Taliban leader declares no need for Western laws, says ‘democracy is dead in Afghanistan’
Speaking at the Eidgah Mosque in Kandahar during a sermon marking Eid al-Fitr, Akhundzada said that Afghanistan would operate ...
Why international human rights group wants the Black Caps to boycott Afghanistan
As New Zealand Cricket officials mull over a proposed series with Afghanistan amid the country’s “terrorist” Taliban rule, a ...
Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school - now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
Jurist3d
Voices of Afghanistan Interview Series: ‘Afghan women are not just victims; we are strong, resilient, and capable’
In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...
Human rights body slams Pakistan for forced deportation of Afghan refugees
US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged that Pakistan should immediately end the forced return ...
Associated Press12d
Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Taliban fighters stand near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan ...
Jurist10d
Voices of Afghanistan Interview Series: ‘We, Afghan girls and women, will call for freedom with every breath’
In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...