Afghanistan
Senior Taliban official calls for end of ban on education for women and girls
Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the foreign ministry said there is no justification for it.
Afghanistan cricket match should go ahead, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says
MPs and peers have called for the ECB to boycott the fixture in objection to the Taliban’s ongoing assault on women’s rights in the country.
Whistleblower of alleged special forces murders fears being branded traitor
The witness, known as N1799, said he still fears for his personal wellbeing after coming forward with the allegations.
Downing Street asks ICC to ‘deliver on own rules’ over Afghanistan boycott calls
The terms of ICC membership have been directly breached by the abolition of women’s sport in Afghanistan.
Taliban letter tells NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face closure
It is the Taliban’s latest attempt to control or intervene in NGO activity.
‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan
Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Halo Trust is gathering information on dangerous explosives littering the country.
Defence Secretary says Afghan resettlement schemes will eventually close
Thousands of Afghans have come to the UK under the schemes since the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of year after cases surge
Authorities deployed thousands of police officers to protect health workers following intelligence reports that insurgents could target them.
Jennifer Lawrence and Malala’s Taliban documentary was ’emotionally challenging’
Bread & Roses exposes the realities faced by women in Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021.
Taliban to attend UN climate conference for first time
Cop29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday.