By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 3, 2021 Abubakar Siddique Three days after he was taken into custody, the 30-year-old’s body was found along a riverbank on the outskirts of the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah. The Taliban claimed that Naweed Azami escaped detention. But his family has accused the militant group of torturing and killing
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government Friday issued a decree on women’s rights, saying women cannot be married off against their will or given away in exchange for peace or to settle feuds. The religious directive comes as the hardline Islamist group, which took over the conflict-torn country in August,
By Abubakar Siddique RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 2, 2021 Murad, a former public prosecutor, has been living in hiding since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August. Over the years, the attorney helped put some of Afghanistan’s most dangerous criminals behind bars, including Taliban fighters. But many of them were freed as the militant group
BBC: “The maternity ward is one of the happiest wards of any hospital, but not anymore in Afghanistan,” says the obstetrician. She says that in just two weeks in September she watched five newborn babies die of starvation. “It’s like hell in here.” Click here to read more (external link).
BBC: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has described the Taliban as his “brothers” in an exclusive interview. The BBC’s Yalda Hakim also questioned Mr Karzai on when girls and women would be able to return to education and work. He said he had had conversations about this and that the Taliban has agreed
Aamaj: The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports that Taliban have beaten male doctors who have treated female patients. SIGAR reports that health-care services for women have significantly reduced in Afghanistan, and Taliban have ordered that female patients must be treated by female doctors. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The crisis in Afghanistan is so deep-rooted that even by freeing up foreign exchange reserves and providing cash assistance, it cannot be prevented. The Taliban’s policies are exacerbating the crisis and collapse in Afghanistan, the report stated. Click here to read more (external link). Related Humanitarian Aids Must Be Separated from Political Issues, WFP
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 2, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban criticized the United Nations Thursday for postponing a decision on who would represent the country at the world body. “This decision is not based on legal rules and justice because they have deprived the people of Afghanistan of their legitimate right,” Suhail Shaheen,
Radio Farda December 1, 2021 Iran’s border guards and the Taliban ended clashes along a segment of the border in what Iranian state media reported was a “misunderstanding” from the Afghan side. The skirmishes “ended with the intervention and negotiation of security forces, and the situation in the area is now calm,” Iranian state media
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 1, 2021 The United Nations refugee agency is urging Afghanistan’s neighbors to open their borders to Afghans seeking to flee their war-torn country — even if they don’t have documentation. Afghanistan’s land borders with Pakistan and Iran are currently open “almost solely” to Afghans with the required passports and visas,