Afghanistan

SIGAR:Taliban interference into UN and NGO activities has continued to rise throughout 2023, limiting beneficiary access to lifesaving assistance

4 Nov 2023
Taliban interference into UN and NGO activities has continued to rise throughout 2023, limiting beneficiary access to lifesaving assistance, SIGAR reported today. “According to UN OCHA, “violence against humanitarian personnel, assets, and facilities had a significant impact on the humanitarian response in August.” Implementing part...

Welcoming the release of Matiullah Wesa, Thomas West called for the release of all human rights defenders

27 Oct 2023
Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, welcomed the release of Matiullah Wesa, an activist for the rights of girls' education in Afghanistan, from the Taliban prison, wrote on the X channel: "With my colleagues, I welcome the release of Matiullah Wisa and we demand the release of all Afghan human rights defenders.”.

UN special rapporteurs urged Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans

18 Oct 2023
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett today urged Pakistan to uphold the absolute and non-derogable principle of non-refoulement and prevent collective expulsion and forced return” & cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals.

Three youths were beaten and beaten in Nimroz by the Taliban ombudsmen for not having a beard

2 Oct 2023
Local sources in Nimroz say that the guardians of good and evil in this province beat three young men in public on Sunday (1 October) for not having a beard. According to the sources, this event took place in the women's market area of ​​Zaranj city, the center of Nimroz province, with the presence of men and women. Meanwhile, a ...

Arrest of 800 Afghan refugees by police forces in Pakistan

2 Oct 2023
Express Tribune has reported that Pakistani security forces have arrested 800 Afghan refugees from Islamabad and other parts of the country due to lack of legal documents during an operation. This report was published on Sunday (May 9) and it is further stated that this operation was carried out by the Counter-Terrorism Department (...