Afghan students expelled from Bangladesh university
More than five years after the Taliban imposed restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan, a number of Afghan students have reportedly been expelled from the Asian University for Women (AUW)…
Six residents detained in Panjshir after Taliban vehicles set on fire
Local sources in Panjshir Province say Taliban forces have detained six residents of Rakha District following an incident in which two military vehicles belonging to the group were reportedly set…
Ex-Afghan military member detained by Taliban in Kapisa
A former member of Afghanistan’s military forces, identified as Jawad, has reportedly been detained by the Taliban in Najrab district of Kapisa province, according to local sources. On September 20,…
Australia and partners pursue legal action over Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women
Australia, together with Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, is pursuing international legal action concerning Afghanistan’s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).…
Fawzia Koofi condemns Taliban restrictions on women and warns over Afghanistan’s future
Former Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi has once again criticized the Taliban’s policies toward women, saying their restrictions have severely affected women’s rights and Afghanistan’s future. Koofi, a former member of…
UN Security Council members raise concerns over Afghanistan’s security and humanitarian situation
The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Afghanistan where member states discussed the country’s security, political, human rights and humanitarian situation. UNAMA Acting Head of Mission Georgette Gagnon…
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.…
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…
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…