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The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for two Taliban leaders and accused them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan. more
UN observes Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have followed through on decrees aimed at erasing women from public life in the country and restricting their freedom of movement, the UN mission to the ...

Lift ban on girl's education, UNICEF urges Taliban as new education session begins

The United Nations children's agency has urged Taliban rulers of Afghanistan to lift the ban on girls' education, a decision that has hit the future of millions of children in the ...

Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: UN Security Council

The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy for the co ...

Returning Afghan refugees complaint of mistreatment by Iran security forces

Several Afghan refugees, who have returned to the country from Iran, have complained of mistreatment by the country's military.

Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights

The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the ...

Afghanistan consul general in Karachi alleges Pakistani police are continuing to detain refugees

Afghanistan's consul general in Karachi has alleged that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained in Pakistan in the past 15 years.

UN report says Taliban rulers of Afghanistan committed 1600 cases of human rights violations in past 19 months

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report that said it has documented over 1600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan’s Taliban auth ...

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education

The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second ...

Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul, confirms Taliban

A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.