Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan
It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack. On Thursday, UN Human Rights…
Gunmen kill four, including three Spanish tourists, in central Afghanistan | Taliban News
No group claims responsibility for attack in Bamyan, which official says also injures seven people. Gunmen have killed an Afghan citizen and three foreign tourists…
One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN | Poverty and Development
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in…
Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan | Tourism News
His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s…
Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic | Education
Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. Girls beyond the 6th grade across…
Trump, Biden clash over Transgender Day of Visibility falling on Easter | Pakistan Taliban News
Trump camp decries ‘assault on the Christian faith’, while White House blasts ‘cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric’. The camps of United States President Joe Biden…
The Brave New World of Taliban’s Barren Leaves and U.S. Derelictions
In post-US-led NATO, Afghanistan, from the graveyard of empires it has become the boneyard of Afghan women. The Taliban are the only dictatorship in the…
This year will be crucial for the Taliban
In 2024, gaining international recognition for the Taliban will be crucial from a diplomatic standpoint. The unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was re-established after…
Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan Twenty20 series over Taliban’s restrictions on women
In short: Australia's men's team was scheduled to play Afghanistan in a three-game Twenty20 series in August.It has been called off as Cricket Australia said the conditions…
Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban | Taliban
New Delhi, India – It is almost 5:40 in the evening. A hair salon in New Delhi’s bustling New Friends Colony neighbourhood is alive with…
Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers | Taliban News
Washington, DC – As the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, millions of Afghans faced the prospect of life once more under…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | Politics News
Vienna says its national has arrived in Doha after mediation by the Qatari government helped secure his release. The Taliban has released Herbert Fritz, an…
Taliban’s conditions to attend UN meeting ‘unacceptable’, Guterres says | United Nations News
The Taliban has set unacceptable conditions for attending a United Nations-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, Doha, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. “I…
Why has China recognised Taliban’s envoy to Beijing? | Taliban News
At an official ceremony held by the Chinese government in Beijing on January 30, a queue of foreign diplomats lined up to present their credentials…
Asian regional security architecture is emerging
Asian regional security architecture is emerging with the above three legs reinforcing, supplementing and interchanging in a creative response to the rapidly transforming international environment,…
The Taliban and International Diplomacy
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is approaching international recognition. Although it may not happen at an official diplomatic level in the short term, there is…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.The…
Taliban, its evolution and UN experts’ mistake
The UN experts came to rather controversial and too strong conclusions about the Taliban. In the special statement based on research work and analysis, the…
Swimming and yet not Getting Wet: The Illusive Global Policy Towards Afghanistan
In the world of politics, there is a complete distinction between means and ends. There is a dichotomous view that says these two are not…