5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (357+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT)-- Amnesty International on Tuesday accused the Taliban of deepening human rights abuses in Afghanistan through decrees and regulations that it said institutionalize harsh restrictions, corporal punishment and discrimination. The rights group said the Taliban’s criminal procedure…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (193+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT)— The U.S. State Department has said that Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, is not a government employee and does not represent the United States in his contacts with Taliban officials, Afghanistan International…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1579+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — A sweeping U.N. report presented Monday accused Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of deepening a system of institutionalized repression that has weakened protections for women and children, expanded the use of corporal and capital punishment and reshaped nearly…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to immediately lift restrictions on women and girls, including a ban preventing Afghan women from accessing United Nations offices across the country. In a statement issued Saturday…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (328+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) -- Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, held separate telephone conversations with his Saudi and Turkish counterparts to discuss follow-up measures under the Makkah defense alliance, Pakistan's Foreign Office said. Dar spoke with Saudi…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (274+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Taliban authorities detained at least 28 people after surrounding a prominent religious seminary in Kabul and ordering its evacuation, according to a local television station and other sources. Tamadon TV reported that the number of teachers, students…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (295+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — “We want a country that is for everyone,” former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, calling for girls and women to be allowed to study and work and urging political coexistence among the Taliban and their opponents....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (155+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Afghanistan's central bank, under the Taliban administration, is working to increase the number of automated teller machines, or ATMs, across the country to improve public access to cash and banking services, a bank spokesman said. Hasibullah…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Rahmatullah Nabil says Iran may move toward formally recognizing the Taliban government in the near future, warning that such a step would be driven by geopolitical interests rather than principle. “Granting legitimacy to a government that…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (355+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will meet in Istanbul on Monday for the first committee meeting under a joint defense agreement signed earlier this month, Pakistani media outlet Dawn reported. Foreign and defense…...