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Afghanistan's Taliban have 'weaponized' the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says

The independent U_N_ investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and ...

The Fall Of Kabul And The Four Years Of Taliban Regime

August 15, 2025, marks four years of the Taliban regime, after the fall of Kabul in 2021. The four years of the Taliban ...

Taliban investigating death threats against United Nations’ Afghan female staff, report says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United ...

How a CIA hit on al Qaeda ensnared a US citizen in Afghanistan

The Taliban arrested Mahmood Habibi in 2022 and three years later they say they don't know where he is, despite contradictory ...

Afghanistan: UN to provide vocational training to women; Taliban restrictions on education remain

After the Taliban's ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, UNICEF, in partnership with Japan, is launching a vocational ...

CIA must pull its weight to free Mahmood Habibi in Afghanistan

My brother is a U.S. citizen who obtained citizenship after working on civil aviation issues in support of the U.S. mission ...

How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future

The Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women and banned education beyond primary school since seizing power in ...
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UN Reports Surge in Threats Against Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule

A UN report reveals death threats against Afghan women working for the UN, amid severe restrictions on their rights by the ...

On emotional 4th anniversary of Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghan refugees in Toronto reflect

Aug. 15 marks four years since the Taliban captured Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul only hours after U.S. troops withdrew. Four years later, Afghan refugees in Toronto reflect on their journeys.