Purple Saturdays Movement, a women’s rights advocacy group, is calling for the establishment of measures to monitor the Taliban’s prisons. The movement, in a statement, said the Taliban are seeking to instill fear among the people of Afghanistan,...

Esmatullah Moradi, the Tali-ban spokesperson in Faryab, disclosed that the young girl, identified as Firoza, was found hanging in her residence in the village of “Alti Bulak” within the Qaramqol district on the night of Saturday, March 23rd,...

A coalition of 30 organizations, both from within and outside Afghanistan, dedicated to advocating for women’s rights, has issued a call for international support for women, specifically, for the challenges faced by them in the country. Named “No...

The World Food Program (WFP) said it distributed food and cash to almost 7.9 million people in Afghanistan in the past month, aiming to bolster local communities, combat malnutrition, and improve student learning. The organization’s Wednesday report outlined...

Manizha Sediqi, a women’s rights activist, has been in Taliban detention for nearly five months without legal representation, sources familiar with the situation report. Sediqi was detained on Oct. 9 last year in Kabul’s Karta-e Naw area, allegedly...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The European Union’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson, addressed a briefing in Kabul about his four-day visit to the country. He said the focus was on better preparations for organizing a constructive meeting in...

The Pakistani government suspended telecom services nationwide Thursday as millions are expected to vote in a pivotal general election, marred by an uptick in militancy and the killing of a soldier at a polling station. Militant groups, including...

Amnesty International has demanded the “unconditional” release of Manizha Sediqi, a female protester currently held in a Taliban prison. The organization, in a statement on Monday, highlighted that Sediqi has been denied access to legal representation, regular family...

Nearly 100,000 children in Afghanistan require urgent support three months following devastating earthquakes in the country’s west, UNICEF reported on Monday. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Herat province on Oct. 7, followed by another significant quake on Oct. 11,...

Parissa Azada, a female protester, has been released after spending 41 days in Taliban captivity, according to reliable sources. Tamana Zariab Paryani, a women’s rights activist, announced on Monday, December 25, through her social media page, confirming the...

Sources confirmed on Monday that Zholia Parsi, a women’s rights activist, has been released from Taliban custody after spending nearly three months in confinement. Fawzia Kofi, the former member of the People’s Representative House of Afghanistan, wrote on...

Neda Parwani, a prominent women’s rights activist, and her husband were granted bail and released from Taliban custody after enduring three months of detention, sources reported. International human rights organizations reveal that fellow activists Zhulia Parsi, Manizha Sediqi,...