Afghanistan
The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid – Foreign Policy
The United Nations is the custodian of billions of dollars of international assistance meant for the hungry and needy of Afghanistan, where around half the...
Afghanistan
Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing – The Hindu
The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Four people publicly flogged by Taliban – The Print
Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four people including a woman have been publicly flogged on accusations of committing “immorality” in Kabul’s Paghman district,...
Afghanistan
Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning – Devdiscourse
The Taliban administration halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan on Tuesday in response to the burning of a Koran in Stockholm last month, and a...
Afghanistan
Understanding the fall in Opium production in Afghanistan – ORF
Recent reports and satellite imagery show an almost 80 percent fall in the opium crop in the south and south-western provinces of Afghanistan. The United Nations Office on...
Afghanistan
Taliban ban women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan – Indian Express
The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan least peaceful country in the world, says IEP; Taliban calls report "unjust" – The Economic Times
The Taliban has criticized the Institute for Economics and Peace's 'Global Peace Index 2022' findings, which ranked...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa – The Print
Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to release unconditionally Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan educationalist and the...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Account For 80% Of Global Illicit Opium Production In 2022: UN Report – NDTV
Afghanistan continued to account for the "majority (80 per cent) of global illicit opium production in 2022," the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Afghanistan
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis – UN News
Afghanistan, one of the world’s largest producers of heroin and methamphetamine – most of it smuggled abroad – is home to nearly 4 million drugs users, or...