4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (571+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned what he described as increasingly oppressive restrictions imposed by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities, particularly against women and girls, and called for renewed international pressure on the Taliban…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (265+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban to immediately reverse restrictions preventing Afghan women from working for the United Nations and to lift broader restrictions on women and girls across Afghanistan. Guterres said…...

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, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The United Kingdom provided life-saving assistance to at least 5 million Afghans last year, including 3 million women and girls, Britain's envoy for Afghanistan said. Richard Lindsay said the British assistance included support for health care, food and…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (149+ words) thekabultribune.com Taliban Establish Air Radar and UAV Faculties in Afghan Universities Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have established faculties of air radar and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems within the country's higher education system for the first time. The Taliban-run Ministry…...

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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, 1+ day ago   (272+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an interactive dialogue Monday on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, U.N. Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said. The session is scheduled to begin at 16:15 CEST, or 18:45 in Afghanistan,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Wednesday sought to play down a Taliban ambassador’s interaction at the National Defence University, describing the visit as “merely an academic activity” that should not be given undue significance in the context of relations between Islamabad and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Victims of Afghanistan's decades of armed conflict have been left without access to justice, adequate assistance or proper acknowledgement of the harm they suffered, the United Nations said in a new report. The report by the…...