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UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar
Associated Press· 8 hours agoThe United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the...
Reclusive Taliban leader warns Afghans against earning money or gaining 'worldly honor'
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoThe Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader on Monday warned Afghans against earning money or gaining...
She stood up to the Taliban as a leading TV presenter. Now they’ve come for her family
The Independent via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAfter an online clip of her challenging the Taliban went viral, Shabnam and two siblings fled to the...
Taliban’s opium ban imperiled by climate change as alternative crops struggle
Washington Post· 1 day agoTwo years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are...
UN rapporteur calls for Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ to be codified as crime against humanity
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Taliban should be held accountable for violating women’s rights in Afghanistan and its “gender...
The Afghan TV presenter sent death threats for standing up to the Taliban
The Independent via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoShabnam Khan Dawran was a television presenter in Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power...
Republicans fume over report part of $2.8B Afghan humanitarian funding went to Taliban
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoReps. Brian Mast and Michael McCaul separately admonished the Biden administration after an...
Afghan Taliban govt says to attend next round of UN talks in Doha
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTaliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the...
No Afghan 'reintegration' without progress on rights: UN
AFP via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoRestrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the...
Pakistani Taliban announce a 3-day cease-fire with security forces on Eid al-Adha holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoEid al-Adha will be celebrated in Pakistan on Monday amid a surge in violence. The cease-fire...