3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (153+ words) KABUL (AFP): The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group, Jan Egeland, criticised on Thursday what he called the “hypocrisy” of countries demanding rights for Afghan women while cutting humanitarian assistance. In an interview with AFP in Kabul, Egeland…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (60+ words) Afghanistan International: Forces affiliated with the Taliban’s justice minister forcibly cleared the Khatam-al-Nabiyyin seminary in Kabul on Monday, 7 September. The Taliban had surrounded the Shia religious centre in western Kabul for the previous two days, but faced resistance from its…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (60+ words) Afghanistan International: Local sources in Badakhshan reported clashes on Monday, 7 September, between Afghanistan Freedom Front forces (AFF) and the Taliban in Zebak district. According to the sources, the fighting began on Monday in Zebak. Sources from the AFF also confirmed…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (203+ words) KABUL (TOLONews): UN Women said in a report that one year has passed since Afghan women staff were banned from entering United Nations premises across Afghanistan, and the ban remains in place. According to the agency, these “unprecedented restrictions” have…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (60+ words) 8am: Local sources in Badakhshan report the continued detention of individuals close to Juma Khan Fateh, house-to-house searches, and the confiscation of hundreds of weapons and ammunition boxes by Taliban special forces. According to the sources, restrictions on mining activities have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (162+ words) KABUL (Ariana News): Speakers at a symposium on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have called for moving beyond a conflict-centered approach and promoting dialogue, economic cooperation, regional connectivity and people-to-people engagement. Pakistani journalist Tahir Khan reported that the symposium brought together senior government…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (62+ words) Khaama: Turkish authorities detained 25,314 Afghan migrants during the first eight months of 2026, making Afghans the largest group of undocumented foreigners apprehended across the country, according to new figures released by Turkey’s Directorate General of Migration Management. The official statistics show…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (243+ words) (AFP): The Taliban government defended on Wednesday its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the order complies with Islamic law. Demonstrations in Afghanistan have been rare since the Taliban returned to power just over five…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (60+ words) 8am: According to the United Front’s claim, the Taliban fighter was killed on Tuesday evening in an operation by the front’s forces along a road in Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pol province. This comes as the United Front has also reported killing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (60+ words) Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces clashed with the Taliban in Zebak district of Badakhshan on Sunday night, 30 August, after Taliban fighters attacked one of its positions. In a statement issued on Monday, the front said its…...