Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not …
WEB5 May 2023 Human Rights. Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban – from attending school to working at the UN – “the stage may be set for multiple preventable deaths that could amount to femicide” unless restrictions are reversed rapidly, independent UN human rights experts announced on ...
‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery
WEBJuly 19, 2023, 2:35 PM. Nearly two years since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban are still firmly in charge. Despite initial predictions of a civil war, there is no ...
Afghanistan - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEB2 days ago · Afghanistan's health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for donor support. 28 December 2022. Statement. Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Afghanistan: Women’s participation in aid delivery must continue. 22 September 2021. Statement.
Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal ...
WEB11 May 2023 Human Rights. “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday. The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs ...
Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power two years on amid …
WEBAug 15, 2023 · After a lightning offensive as U.S.-led foreign forces were withdrawing after 20 years of inconclusive war, the Taliban entered the capital on Aug. 15, 2021, as the Afghan security forces, set up ...
Afghanistan - Financial Times
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Drug prices rise in Afghanistan after Taliban outlaws trade. Breaking news and top stories from Afghanistan. The latest on the economy, politics, government, and business.
Ex-army generals testify on chaotic US Afghanistan withdrawal
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Summary. Two retired army generals have testified about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Former chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Mark Milley, and former commander of US ...
Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments - BBC
WEB31 July 2023. By Kelly Ng, BBC News. EPA. The Taliban has taken aim at instruments after beauty salons. The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music "causes moral ...
Taliban marks two years since return to power in Afghanistan
WEBAug 15, 2023 · Supporters drive past Taliban flags along a road in Kabul [Wakil Kohsar/AFP] 15 Aug 2023. The Afghan Taliban is marking the second anniversary of its return to power with a public holiday ...
At least 15 dead in Afghanistan earthquakes, official says | CNN
WEBOct 7, 2023 · Stringer/AFP/Getty Images. At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured after multiple earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, a disaster management official told Reuters. The quake ...
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