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Taliban detain a man in Uruzgan who attempted suicide.
Local Taliban officials in Uruzgan Province say they have detained a man who was allegedly attempting to take his own life.In a statement, the Taliban’s Uruzgan Police Command said…
Malala Yousafzai: Global Inaction on the Plight of Afghan Women Is Unacceptable.
Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has criticized world leaders for their inaction regarding the current situation of Afghan women and girls and has called for effec…
UNICEF and the Gates foundation discuss strengthening health srograms in Afghanistan.
Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, has announced that he met with senior officials of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to discuss expanding cooperatio…
Daily Mail: Child exploitation through “Bacha Bazi” continues in Afghanistan.
The Daily Mail has reported that despite the Taliban’s announcement of a ban on the practice known as “bacha bazi” (boy play), existing reports and testimonies indicate that the pr…
Tourist gunfirecClaims the life of a man in Nuristan.
Sources in Nuristan say that a resident of the provincial capital was killed after being shot by a tourist.According to the sources, the incident occurred this afternoon (Saturday,…
Haqqani: Our prisons are not places of torture, but centers for rehabilitation and education.
In Khost, Abdul Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban governor of the province, said during a visit to the Khost Central Prison that prisons are no longer places of revenge, torture, and abu…
Reports indicate dismissal of a Taliban justice ministry official over alleged irregularities in the bar examination.
Informed sources have told media outlets that Abdul Hakim Sharaee, the Taliban’s Minister of Justice, has dismissed Jan Mohammad Talha, the head of the Ministry’s Defense Lawyers D…
Zabihullah Mujahid: Torture of prisoners is prohibited under Taliban laws.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, said in an exclusive interview with media outlets that reports of torture and mistreatment in detention centers and prisons run by the…
Mirza Katawazai, former deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s house of representatives, detained at Washington, D.C. airport.
According to informed sources, Mirza Katawazai, a former Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan’s House of Representatives and a businessman, has been detained at Washington D.C. Airport in…
The Torkham border crossing reopened for Afghan migrants after the Eid al-Adha holidays.
Inamullah Wazir, an official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, announced that after the end of the Eid al-Adha holidays, the Torkham border crossing has once again been reopened fo…