Khaama: A 17-year-old Afghan girl, Farkhunda, has died under mysterious circumstances in Kabul, just weeks after her marriage. Taliban authorities claim it was a stroke, but suspicions persist. She had married about six weeks before her death, reportedly under pressure from her husband’s family, which has close ties to the Taliban. Women’s rights activists have
Ariana: Afghan migrants returning from Pakistan say mistreatment by Pakistani police and authorities has intensified in recent months. Many of those who recently crossed back into Afghanistan through Spin Boldak in Kandahar are reporting widespread abuse, the seizure of their homes and property, and the forced deportation of unaccompanied children. Click here to read more
8am: The findings of this report indicate that these former military personnel were killed by the Taliban from August to November of this year, in the provinces of Ghor, Herat, Badakhshan, Khost, Kabul, Baghlan, Kunduz, and Takhar. According to the report, some of these former soldiers were directly shot, while others were killed after being
NYT: The circumstances of Mr. Faqirzada’s detainment by immigration officials have become increasingly common as President Trump uses more aggressive tactics to expel immigrants, including those like Mr. Faqirzada who have followed legal procedures to gain citizenship. While some immigration cases have been thrust into the limelight, tens of thousands of migrants have wound up
By Firuza Azizi Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 11, 2025 The Taliban has barred female patients, visitors, and medical staff who do not wear the all-encompassing burqa from entering public hospitals in western Afghanistan, the latest restriction by the hard-line Islamist group targeting women. The new dress restriction came into force on November 5 in the
DW: Many thousands of Afghans are being forced to give up their lives and livelihoods in Pakistan and move to a country that feels more foreign than the one they are leaving behind. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Taliban forces barred women including female doctors from entering Herat Regional Hospital on Wednesday. The ban order was issued because they were not wearing the Taliban-mandated blue burqa, local sources told Afghanistan International. Witnesses said several women were beaten. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban Restrictions: Cancer Patient Denied Entry
8am: The Taliban, in addition to imposing extensive restrictions on women in Afghanistan, have also deprived them of the right to divorce. Several women who have approached the group’s courts seeking divorce due to domestic violence or dissatisfaction with their husbands report that not only were their requests rejected, but they were also labeled as
Khaama: Turkey detained nine Afghan migrants and three suspected smugglers in Sakarya, part of a wider crackdown that has seen over 30,000 Afghans arrested this year. Turkish police detained nine Afghan migrants in the city of Sakarya on Tuesday, saying they had entered the country illegally, according to local reports. Reports of Afghan migrants being
Amu: Pakistani authorities deported 7,324 Afghan migrants on Monday, Oct. 27, according to the Taliban-run Commission for Refugees, in what marks one of the highest single-day mass expulsions of Afghans in recent weeks. The deportees were returned through the Spin Boldak and Bahramcha border crossings, with both forced and voluntary returns reported. The expulsions come