Since Taliban forces effectively overthrew the Afghan government in August 2021, the Taliban and various armed groups, including the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K), ...

They are expected to be tortured to reveal the names of other LGBTs," the CEO of Afghan LGBT+ network Roshaniya said.

The United Nations human rights specialists have called on Pakistan to refrain from expelling or deporting Afghans, pointing ...

In January, one senior official left Afghanistan after speaking out against the ban, which has denied education to more than ...

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations, most recently at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and ...

Last week, a cross-regional group of countries – led by Iceland, with support from Chile and South Africa – called on the ...

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

UN experts urge Pakistan to halt forced deportations of Afghans, citing human rights violations and security risks.

An Afghan woman and her husband have won the right to stay in the UK after a judge found she would not be adequately treated ...

The government of Pakistan has started the process of repatriating undocumented Afghan refugees, as the deadline for their ...

With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered.

The deportation order comes amid a period of tensions between the neighbours, with Islamabad accusing the Taliban of allowing ...