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New York : Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - and beyond its borders – linked to Afghan, Taliban and US troops, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday. more
Protest in Kabul against detention of PTM leader Manzoor Pashtun offsets Pakistan's anti-India event

Kabul: Dampening the so-called Kashmir Solidarity event planned by the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, a large protest broke out in the Afghanistan capital on Thursday against the detention of ...

Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International

Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization ...

Nine children killed or maimed in Afghanistan every day: UN Children’s Fund

New York: An average of nine children have been killed or maimed every day in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which desc ...

Afghanistan people hold vigils for killed Japanese doctor

Kabu/IBNS: People in Afghanistan on Thursday held nationwide candlelight vigil prayer ceremony in remembrance of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, the head of Japanese NGO Peace Japan Medical Services ...

Afghanistan bloodshed mars 100 years of independence

New York, Aug 20 (JEN): Afghanistan is at a “crucial moment” in its history as it marks 100 years of independence, the head of the UN Mission there said on Monday, following a ...

Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul

New York, July 22 (JEN): The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge ...

Civilians ‘must never be a target,’ says UN in Afghanistan, amid troubling number of casualties during Ramadan

New York, June 11 (JEN): The United Nations has urged all parties to the “ongoing intense conflict” across Afghanistan to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm ...

In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year

New York, May 29 (JEN): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against sc ...

A third of Afghans have migrated or been displaced since 2012: IOM

Kabul: One in three Afghans has migrated or been displaced in the past six years, according to a new Displacement Tracking Matrix report published by the International Organization for Mi ...