Rights

CPJ says Taliban should allow women journalists to broadcast news

Washington: The Committee to Protect Journalists has said the Taliban insurgents, who have taken Afghanistan under their control, must immediately cease harassing and attacking journalists for their work and allow women journalists to broadcast the news. more

Taliban control over Afghanistan poses threat to Uyghur: Expert

Kabul: A political analyst has said the current situation in Afghanistan, which has been captured by Taliban insurgents, is critical for the Uyghur community.

My heart goes out to Afghan women and girls under Taliban: NSA Jake Sullivan

Washington: US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Tuesday expressed concern over the Taliban insurgents' treatment towards women and girls in Afghanistan, a nation captu ...

Protect human rights defenders in Afghanistan, says UN rights expert

New Delhi: Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Tuesday, in a statement urging countries to ...

Afghanistan: Medical lifeline to millions must not be cut, warns WHO

New York: The delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not be cut, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, citing a more than threefold r ...

Afghanistan: UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on promises to protect vulnerable

Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and widespread among existing and newly displaced populations, ...

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says group will support women's rights in Afghanistan

Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said the group will support women's rights and a free media under Islamic law.

US Army preparing to house 22,000 Afghan refugees at military bases, says NORTHCOM Chief

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US armed forces are already at work erecting emergency accommodation for at least 22,000 anticipated Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their coun ...

Advocacy group report documents complicity of Pakistan, Afghanistan in China’s transnational repression of Uyghurs

Washington: The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs (Oxus) have released a new report documenting the complicity of the Pakistani and Afghan ...

As Taliban whitewashes picture of woman in Kabul observers fear about safety and rights of women in new Afghanistan

Kabul: A picture of a man whitewashing the photo of a woman in Kabul has earned the attention of netizens as Taliban insurgents took control of the Afghanistan capital, triggering fears a ...