Afghanistan, Taliban
Afghanistan risks polio outbreak as Taliban restricts women from delivering vaccines
Afghanistan is at risk of a polio outbreak, health officials have warned, after the Taliban suspended the vaccination campaign over security fears and restrictions on women.
Opinion
Why Does the Taliban Hate the Women of Afghanistan This Much? | Opinion
The Taliban represent the worst of religious fascism that is drenched in extreme misogyny for the purpose of allaying their fear of temptations and achieving their desires to enjoy Paradise.
The Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. says
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. No reason was given for the suspension.
Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Afghanistan’s Embassy in Oman has reopened, an official in Kabul said Tuesday, the latest sign of the growing inclusion of the Taliban among Gulf Arab countries following the United Arab Emirates’ acceptance of a Taliban ambassador last month.
The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize Afghanistan's future.
Cricket’s horror in indulging Afghanistan under Taliban rule must be stopped
It was the “unveiling” video that triggered the nausea. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Tim Southee, the Test captains of Afghanistan and New Zealand, stood either side of a trophy contested last week by their two nations in a one-off match in India,
Taliban cracking down on stricter laws for Afghan women
Three years after seizing power, the Taliban is cracking down on women’s rights. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, some hoped that its new rule would be much less extreme than the first time around,
Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan.
Taliban3h
The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women
Last month the Taliban published a new consolidated code of religious laws. It has left Afghan women reeling, with many now ...
Jurist4h
Explainer: Rights organizations call for action on Afghanistan’s human rights catastrophe
Three years since the Taliban took control, Afghanistan has descended into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises ...
Biden’s Afghanistan blunder still resonates | Letters
Recently, the three-year anniversary of the disastrous Biden administration withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan was ...
Taliban Wants To Build Afghanistan’s Air Defenses With Russia’s Help
Amidst warming ties between its regime and Russia, the Taliban have expressed its intent to build Afghanistan’s air defenses ...
Harris campaign hits Trump on 2020 Taliban deal in response to his criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal
In a statement, the Harris campaign says Trump's Taliban deal "set a virtually impossible deadline" for the withdrawal of U.S ...
Human Rights Watch2d
Taliban’s Attack on Girls’ Education Harming Afghanistan’s Future
September 17 marks three years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan, shortly after their ...
Hamza bin Laden’s return: Al-Qaeda’s revival in Afghanistan sparks global terror fears
Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, is reportedly alive and leading al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, according to a report ...
El País in English4d
The crime of being a woman in Afghanistan: ‘A Taliban can knock on your door at night, rape you, take you away and marry you’
The fundamentalists’ latest edict, which prohibits women’s voices from being heard in public, consolidates a gender apartheid ...