3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (239+ words) The organization has added that returning female students to Afghanistan means the loss of their opportunity to become doctors or dentists, since the Taliban have banned women from studying at universities and pursuing medical education. Human Rights Watch has added…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (172+ words) Some residents of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, say that the Taliban imprison people who fail to pay “ushr” until they make the payment. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Wednesday, September 9, that the Taliban have hired…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (187+ words) MAHMUD HAMS / AFP Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has strongly criticized the Taliban’s restrictions on women, calling for their complete abolition and for the meaningful and equal participation of women in all aspects of Afghan society. Guterres wrote…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (226+ words) Local sources in Kandahar say the Taliban have established a commission to review the appearance, mobile phones, and employment records of government employees in the province. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, September 7, that the commission, headed by…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (152+ words) The United Nations Women’s Entity has announced that the ban on the entry of female Afghanistan citizens working for the organization into its offices across Afghanistan has reached one year and remains in place. The organization said on Monday, September…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (160+ words) The United Nations has stated that every woman and girl has the right to feel safe everywhere, and that governments must take serious measures to prevent gender-based violence. The organisation wrote on its X page on Sunday, September 6, that governments…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) Local sources say the Taliban have made growing beards and wearing turbans mandatory for professors and staff members of Helmand State University. The sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Saturday, September 5, that during a two-day seminar, the Taliban instructed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (210+ words) Women for Afghanistan, in collaboration with the City of Geneva and the Irish and Canadian missions to the United Nations, has launched a new framework to strengthen accountability mechanisms in Afghanistan. The organization announced on Saturday, September 5, that the framework…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) Local sources in Helmand say that following the Taliban’s announcement of a ban on Pakistani medicines, pharmacies have been instructed to collect the medicines, but they have not been given sufficient time to do so. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (116+ words) The Taliban’s Kabul police spokesperson has reported that the body of a man named Abdullah Hatef was found in the jurisdiction of Kabul’s Eighth Police District. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban’s Kabul police spokesperson, said on Sunday, August 30, that Hatef had…...