Ayaz Gul VOA News February 21, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban Monday strongly defended their government against fresh criticism by the United States that the male-only leadership in Kabul is “dominated by one ethnicity” and lacks inclusivity. “This is invalid and we reject it,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA when asked for his reaction to the
8am: A family in Sar-e-Pul province has sold its four daughters because of starvation. Since the collapse of the former administration, there have been many reports of child trafficking in many territories. Ever since, poverty and unemployment have also escalated to an uncommon stage in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique February 15, 2022 Following a lightning military advance on Kabul, Taliban militants seized power on August 15. The hard-line Islamists celebrated their victory as the end of more than four decades of war in Afghanistan, and promised a new era of peace and prosperity. But six months later, few in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 13, 2022 Four female activists in Afghanistan who went missing several weeks ago have been released by the country’s de facto Taliban authorities, the United Nations said on February 13. The four women — Tamana Paryani, Parwana Ibrahimkhel, Zahra Mohammadi, and Mursal Ayar — went missing after attending an anti-Taliban
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 11, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban said Friday that they had released from custody two foreign journalists and their local colleagues after “verifying their identities.” The announcement came hours after the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had confirmed the detention of the journalists in the capital, Kabul, saying they were
Friends and relatives of Afghan female activist Tamana Paryani say she and her three sisters Shafiqa, Zarghona, and Karima were arrested on January 19 by the Taliban after they took part in a Kabul protest. Before disappearing, Paryani posted a video on social media asking for help and said Taliban militants had showed up at
The Telegraph (UK): Taliban officials are sending their daughters to schools despite keeping classrooms closed to female students. High ranking officials are sending their children to overseas state schools and universities while depriving schooling to millions of girls in Afghanistan since seizing power according to a report by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN). Click here
8am: The US special representative for Afghan women Rina Amiri has condemned the detention of female protesters in Kabul and described it as unfair. “If Kabul were to seek popular and global legitimacy, it must respect human rights, especially women’s rights,” Rina Amiri, the US State Department’s envoy for Afghan women, said today (Friday, February
Since taking control of the Afghan capital last August, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women and girls forcing many to give up on their education, careers, hopes and dreams. But at least one international group is trying to help. Karina Bafradzhian reports. Camera: Andrey Degtyarev