Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade
AFP Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban…
Taliban raid women’s radio station in Afghanistan: broadcaster
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities raided well-known women’s radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, with the information ministry saying the outlet’s operations had been suspended. “Officers…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Taliban leaders
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court prosecutor on Thursday said he had applied for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them…
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas
KABUL – The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones…
Afghan refugees minister killed by suicide blast
KABUL – The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State…
Afghan women to be barred from health studies, training centres say
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health…
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
Agency Report The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there…
Khalilah Ali, ex-wife of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, visits Kabul to build sports stadium
KABUL, Afghanistan — A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a…
UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans migrating to Iran
Reuters HERAT, Afghanistan – The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed…
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
Associated Press The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing…