Margaret Besheer VOA News August 15, 2023 NEW YORK — The United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court should investigate and pursue charges against the Taliban for their denial of basic rights to Afghan women and girls. “The legal opinion we have received shows that the denial of education
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 14, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban have declared August 15 the day of “victory” against the United States and announced a public holiday for Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of their return to power in Kabul. The then-insurgent Taliban captured the capital on August 15, 2021, after overrunning the
ACLED: On 17 August 2021, two days after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban held a press conference promising amnesty for former government officials, respect for women’s rights, and freedom of the press.1 Nearly two years later, it is clear that the Taliban has upheld none of these promises, instead conducting a violent campaign of
She once helped put Taliban militants in prison, but now they are hunting her. Many former state prosecutors are in hiding and have been in fear for their lives since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan two years ago. Now one of them, a female prosecutor, agreed to an interview with RFE/RL. She told us
8am: Local sources in Ghazni report that in the aftermath of the assassination of the head of Taliban’s intelligence management in Khaja Omari district, the Taliban have detained and allegedly tortured at least 40 civilians. Sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh on Thursday, August 10th, that over the course of this week, the Taliban have incarcerated
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 10, 2023 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged donor countries to find ways to mitigate the ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Afghanistan without reinforcing the Taliban’s repressive policies against women, girls, and media. In an August 10 statement, HRW pointed to the devastating effect of the Taliban edict banning women
8am: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) urgently calls for coordinated international action to protect the Shia and Hazara communities in Afghanistan. In their statement, the organization highlights that the Afghan Shia, primarily comprising Hazaras, face systematic discrimination, targeted attacks, marginalization, harassment, and severe restrictions under the Taliban’s rule. The report reveals
8am: Recently, a video has been circulating on social media depicting the Taliban coercing Ismaili Muslims to declare their allegiance to Sunni Islam by saying Shahada. This implies that these individuals were not considered true Muslims until now and must reaffirm their faith to be accepted back into the Islamic community. This incident has caused
8am: According to sources speaking to Hasht-e Subh, on the night of Wednesday, August 2nd, around 12:00 AM, Pakistani police stormed the residences where Afghan refugees were residing and conducted a violent operation, resulting in the arrest of dozens of them. One eyewitness stated, “The Pakistani police forces aggressively entered the apartments where Afghan refugees
8am: From May to July 2023, the Taliban detained around 200 individuals in different provinces for various charges. Among those held were 14 former military personnel, 70 elderly members of ethnic communities, one human rights activist, two journalists, two teachers, one comedian, three religious scholars, one attorney, and two guards of political and business figures.