A United Nations expert said today that the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women and girls could amount to gender apartheid as their rights continue to be gravely infringed by the …
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Iran’s parliamentary delegation to visit Afghanistan over water rights
by Hamidparliamentary delegation of Iran will soon travel to Afghanistan to follow up on the issue of water rights, an Iranian lawmaker has said. “There have been talks with the foreign …
The United Arab Emirates is hosting a “comprehensive” United Nations meeting on Afghanistan on 21 June. Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE’s permanent representative to the UN and current president of the …
Afghanistan, a nation plagued by a long history of crisis and calamity, finds itself trapped in a bewildering web of conflicting identities. Within this intricate dance, groups morph from oppressors …
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Taliban foreign minister urges Pakistan to hold talks with TTP group
by HamidPakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in militant attacks on security forces, officials said on Monday. Pakistani …
Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world …