RAHIM FAIEZ

May 26, 2023 at 5:41 am

Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as ‘crime against humanity’

Two top rights groups say the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan amount to gender-based persecution, which is a...

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May 17, 2023 at 10:27 pm

UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with ‘witness map’

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly...

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May 11, 2023 at 4:54 am

UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is ‘huge concern’

The U.N. food agency is warning that a widespread locust infestation in several Afghan provinces is of “huge concern” and could possibly decimate a quarter...

Nation & World

May 8, 2023 at 10:25 pm

UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained

The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned...

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May 7, 2023 at 10:58 pm

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to end floggings, executions VIEW

A U.N. report has strongly criticized Afghanistan's Taliban rulers for carrying out public executions, lashings, stonings and other types of punishments since taking power almost...

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April 26, 2023 at 3:52 am

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The U.N.’s humanitarian affairs agency says Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in...

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April 17, 2023 at 6:25 am

Taliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan

Afghan authorities say they are closing education centers supported by non-governmental groups in the country's south until further notice.

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April 5, 2023 at 2:57 am

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