Activists call for 'gender apartheid' law in Afghanistan Rights groups have called for the Taliban's policies restricting rights and movement of women in Afghanistan to be declared a "gender apartheid" under international law. World • 08 Mar 24
Activists call for 'gender apartheid' law in Afghanistan Rights groups have called for the Taliban's policies restricting rights and movement of women in Afghanistan to be declared a "gender apartheid" under international law. World • 08 Mar 24
UN 'deeply concerned' by detentions of Afghan women The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has said it was "deeply concerned" by "recent arbitrary arrests and detentions" of Afghan women, accused of flouting hijab rules set by Taliban authorities. World • 11 Jan 24
UN 'deeply concerned' by detentions of Afghan women The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has said it was "deeply concerned" by "recent arbitrary arrests and detentions" of Afghan women, accused of flouting hijab rules set by Taliban authorities. World • 11 Jan 24
New arrivals sleeping on streets: 'Where do we go?' Newly-arrived asylum seekers say they were given sleeping bags, but were not provided with any tents after being told there is no State-provided accommodation for them. Ireland • 18 Dec 23
New arrivals sleeping on streets: 'Where do we go?' Newly-arrived asylum seekers say they were given sleeping bags, but were not provided with any tents after being told there is no State-provided accommodation for them. Ireland • 18 Dec 23
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 and humanitarian concerns. World • 04 Nov 23
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 and humanitarian concerns. World • 04 Nov 23
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 23
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 23
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 thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. World • 01 Nov 23
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 thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. World • 01 Nov 23
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 flattened and over 1,000 killed by a series of tremors this month.. World • 15 Oct 23
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 flattened and over 1,000 killed by a series of tremors this month.. World • 15 Oct 23
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 23
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 23
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 their surge back to power. World • 15 Aug 23
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 their surge back to power. World • 15 Aug 23
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 Taliban shows little sign of changing course. World • 15 Aug 23
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 Taliban shows little sign of changing course. World • 15 Aug 23
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 generation". Ireland • 15 Aug 23
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 generation". Ireland • 15 Aug 23
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 the Taliban returned to power there almost two years ago. Ireland • 31 Jul 23
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 the Taliban returned to power there almost two years ago. Ireland • 31 Jul 23
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 streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising. World • 25 Jul 23
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 streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising. World • 25 Jul 23
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 to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. World • 19 Jul 23
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 to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. World • 19 Jul 23
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 women, in what is the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. World • 04 Jul 23
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 women, in what is the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. World • 04 Jul 23
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 country. World • 02 May 23
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 country. World • 02 May 23
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 Taliban's ongoing abuse of women's rights. World • 01 May 23
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 Taliban's ongoing abuse of women's rights. World • 01 May 23
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 after the UN demanded the ruling be overturned. World • 28 Apr 23
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 after the UN demanded the ruling be overturned. World • 28 Apr 23
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 23
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 23
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 women from working for the organisation. World • 11 Apr 23
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 women from working for the organisation. World • 11 Apr 23
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 predicting rapid Taliban victory, but defending overall US conduct. World • 06 Apr 23
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 predicting rapid Taliban victory, but defending overall US conduct. World • 06 Apr 23
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 thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending class. World • 21 Mar 23
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 thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending class. World • 21 Mar 23
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 homes, the United Nations has said. World • 08 Mar 23
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 homes, the United Nations has said. World • 08 Mar 23
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 23
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 23
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 a dangerous gap in life-saving support. World • 05 Jan 23
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 a dangerous gap in life-saving support. World • 05 Jan 23
