Oppression of Afghan women
Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to…
Afghan life remains dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule
No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's government due to their hard-line policies. But the group has managed to establish de facto diplomatic ties with several country.…
Harsh dress codes hamper Afghan women’s rights
Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan women and girls have lost access to education, employment and public spaces. Now they are increasingly facing arbitrary arrests over how they wear their hijabs.…
From refugee to tech success story: Afghan entrepreneur creates innovative learning platform
As more and more countries around the world seek to close their borders to asylum seekers, we speak to the founder of an online language platform designed for refugees. She tells us…
India: Afghan consul quits after reports of gold smuggling
Afghanistan's diplomat Zakia Wardak said she was stepping down as the consul-general in Mumbai because of organized attacks against her. Her statement made no mention of the alleged gold smuggling accusations.…
Afghan journalists face threats, targeted killings
Afghanistan is one of the five deadliest countries for journalists, along with Mexico, Iraq, Pakistan and India. Afghan journalists regularly face threats and intimidation, and in recent months, the country has seen…
US to review Afghan peace deal with Taliban
The new US administration has announced a review of last year's Afghan peace deal with the Taliban. It would also assess whether the Islamist group was holding up their end of the…
China offered Afghan militants bounties to attack US soldiers: reports
Media reports claim that Donald Trump was briefed on alleged Chinese bounties earlier this month. In the past, Russia was also accused of offering money to Afghan militants to attack US troops.…
Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar’s progress
Once the epicentre of the Taliban’s iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban centre. But the city's youth fear hard-earned freedoms are on…
The Afghan police team welcoming back Taliban fighters
Even as the Taliban and Afghan forces are engaged in pitch battles across Afghanistan, militant commander Haji Lala made his plans to renounce violence, and in that he was helped by a…
Afghanistan: The French legacy in Kapisa province
When France deployed troops to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014, most of them served in the Kapisa province. The region had a reputation of being the worst place to be sent: of…