Pakistan says borders can reopen if terrorism from Afghanistan is stopped
Pakistan has said it is prepared to reopen its borders with Afghanistan and use the neighboring country as a trade and connectivity hub, provided that what it describes as terrorism…
Greece raises concerns over Taliban laws and human rights situation in Afghanistan
Greece’s representative to the United Nations Security Council has raised concerns over the human rights situation in Afghanistan, particularly restrictions affecting women and girls under Taliban rule. According to the…
UNICEF urges Taliban to reopen schools and universities to Afghan girls
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has called on the Taliban authorities to immediately reopen schools and universities to girls, saying restrictions on their education must be lifted.…
Sirajuddin Haqqani meets senior Qatari security official in Kabul
Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has met with the deputy secretary-general of Qatar’s National Security Council and his accompanying delegation in Kabul. According to a statement from Afghanistan’s Ministry of…
United Front claims attack on Taliban member in Badakhshan
The armed opposition group United Front has claimed responsibility for an attack against the Taliban in Badakhshan Province, saying one Taliban member was killed. According to a statement released by…
Amnesty International urges Taliban to reopen schools for Afghan girls
Amnesty International has said the Taliban’s ban on secondary and higher education for Afghan girls has now remained in place for five years, describing the prolonged restrictions as a major…
Afghanistan Freedom Front claims attack on Taliban checkpoint in Kabul
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul, saying two Taliban members were killed and two others wounded. In a statement, the…
Kunar officials report sale of over 908kg of precious stone
Local officials in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province say more than 908 kilograms of the precious stone known as Beruj has been sold to traders for 154 million and 621 thousand Afghanis.…
The architecture of erasure: how digital control and institutional closures are rewriting Afghanistan’s future
By Dr Muhammad Shahid The German philosopher Jürgen Habermas argued that a functioning “public sphere” depends on spaces — literal and figurative — where citizens can gather, exchange information and…
Pakistan raises security and human rights concerns over Afghanistan at UN
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has raised concerns over terrorism and the political and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan during a UN Security Council discussion. Ahmad…