UN 'deeply concerned' over forced return of Afghans The UN refugee Agency has called on the government of Pakistan to halt the forced deportation of Afghan refugees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, amid human rights … World • 04 Nov
Why is Pakistan deporting undocumented Afghans? Pakistan's deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave has expired, as more than 140,000 migrants, mostly Afghans, are estimated to have left voluntarily. World • 02 Nov
Taliban seeks more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan Afghanistan's Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts swarmed by … World • 01 Nov
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan A shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked western Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey said, the latest to hit a region where entire villages have been … World • 15 Oct
Taliban says more than 2,000 killed in earthquake Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration has said. World • 08 Oct
Taliban marks two years since return to power Afghanistan's Taliban government has marked the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with celebrations and a public holiday, issuing a defiant statement commemorating … World • 15 Aug
UN short on solutions to Afghan 'gender apartheid' Two years after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the United Nations has accused the group of shocking and systematic human rights abuses. But the … World • 15 Aug
Return of Taliban rule 'a black day' for Afghanistan Khwaja Lutfullah Sediqi described 15 August, 2021 as "a black day" in his life and in the lives of the Afghan people, "especially the young … Ireland • 15 Aug
Govt programme likely to accept more than 500 Afghans More than 500 people are likely to be accepted under the Government's Afghan Admission Programme, established in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after … Ireland • 31 Jul
Taliban order will shut thousands of Afghan salons Thousands of beauty salons across Afghanistan were due to close permanently following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue … World • 25 Jul
Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban Security officials have shot into the air and used firehoses to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities … World • 19 Jul
Taliban order closure of beauty parlours in latest curb Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, forcing the closure of thousands of businesses run by … World • 04 Jul
UN leader slams Taliban over women's rights UN chief Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban government's "unprecedented" curbs on Afghan women's rights as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken … World • 02 May
UN meets envoys about Taliban but without Afghan women The UN Secretary General is hosting meetings today and tomorrow in Doha, to talk about the future of Afghanistan and what to do about the … World • 01 May
Taliban: Ban on women working for UN an internal matter The decision to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations is an "internal social matter", the country's Taliban authorities have said, a day … World • 28 Apr
Female staff ban sees UN review Afghan operations The UN is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan following a ban on female aid workers, raising fears it could pull out of the country. World • 19 Apr
Taliban ban on women forces UN into 'appalling choice' The UN has said it is being forced into making an "appalling choice" over whether to continue operations in Afghanistan while the Taliban government banning … World • 11 Apr
White House admits intelligence failure in Afghan exit The White House has released a long-awaited review of the traumatic US exit from Afghanistan, admitting there had been a massive intelligence failure in not … World • 06 Apr
Afghanistan school year starts but no classes held Afghanistan's schools reopened for the new academic year this morning, but no classes were held as students were unaware of the start and hundreds of … World • 21 Mar
Afghan women 'most repressed in the world' - UN Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their … World • 08 Mar
Former Afghan MP shot dead at her home in Kabul A former Afghan politician and one of her bodyguards have been shot dead in a night-time attack at her home in the capital Kabul. World • 15 Jan
NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff Aid groups say they have been "pushed against a wall" by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left … World • 05 Jan
Afghans taking extraordinary measures to survive Millions in Afghanistan this December are at risk of famine and are taking extraordinary and devastating measures to survive. World • 29 Dec 22
'Colour and vibrancy drained' from Kabul in August 2021 As the United Nations warns of a human 'catastrophe' unfolding in Afghanistan and women see the collapse of their rights, Basira Pigham, an Afghan woman … World • 29 Dec 22
UN Council denounces latest female bans in Afghanistan The UN Security Council has called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led … World • 27 Dec 22
