Taliban Flog Two In Badakhshan For Alleged Moral Offences
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man and a woman were flogged in Badakhshan province on charges of “running away from home” and “assisting escape.”
Human Rights
Afghanistan Near Bottom Of Global Gender Equality Index, UN Report Shows
Afghanistan now has the second-largest gender gap in the world, with eight in ten women denied access to education and employment, according to the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index.
Women & Girls Erased From Public Life In Afghanistan, Says UN Rights Chief
Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has said that women and girls in Afghanistan have effectively been erased from public life, as he raised alarm over the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
Iran Arrests Suspect In Killing Of Afghan Woman Kubra Rezai
Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Kubra Rezai, a 26-year-old Afghan migrant woman whose mutilated body was discovered earlier this month in Varamin, south of Tehran.
Taliban Arrests Clerics, Residents In Daikundi For Early Eid Observance
The Taliban have detained dozens of people in Daikundi province including clerics and local residents for holding Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday, in defiance of the group’s officially designated date.
Iran Executes Two Afghan Nationals, Says Rights Group
The Iran Human Rights Organisation, based in Norway, has reported the execution of seven prisoners including two Afghan nationals at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
Child Rights Groups Urges Iran To Halt Afghan Migrant Deportation Plan
A number of Iranian civil society organisations advocating for children’s rights have issued a joint statement calling for an immediate halt to the government’s crackdown on Afghan migrants.
Taliban Publicly Flogs 7 People Across 4 Afghan Provinces
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that seven people were publicly flogged across four Afghan provinces, each receiving approximately 60 lashes in total.
Ismaili WHO Office Guard Tortured, Killed In Afghanistan, Say Sources
A security guard working at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) office in Jalalabad has been killed, reportedly after being severely tortured, informed sources told Afghanistan International on Monday.
Taliban Detain 24 Panjshir Residents After Group Gathering
Taliban forces have detained 24 residents of Panjshir province, some of whom were recently deported from Iran, for reasons that remain unclear, local sources said on Monday.
Rights Groups Alarmed As Taliban Publicly Flog 11 Across Three Provinces
Taliban authorities have publicly flogged 11 people, including a woman, in separate incidents across Kabul, Samangan and Khost provinces, the group’s Supreme Court announced on Sunday.
Taliban Publicly Flog 5 People In Kabul & Kunduz
The Taliban have publicly flogged five individuals in separate incidents in Kabul and Kunduz provinces, according to a statement issued by the group’s Supreme Court on Thursday.
15 Organisations Urge Pakistan To Halt Deportation Of Afghan Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and fourteen other organisations have urged Pakistan to immediately halt deportation of Afghan journalists and other vulnerable Afghan migrants.
Taliban Publicly Flogs Seven In Ghazni & Sar-e Pol For Theft, Gambling
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that seven individuals were publicly flogged in Ghazni and Sar-e Pol provinces on charges of theft, gambling, and illicit relationships.
Women’s Rights Group Warns Of Rise In Forced, Early Marriages In Afghanistan
The Purple Saturdays Movement, a prominent women’s rights group, has raised alarm over the rising number of forced and early marriages involving girls in Afghanistan.
Taliban Detain Another Cleric In Kabul As Criticism From Religious Scholars Grows
The Taliban have arrested another prominent cleric in Kabul, continuing a wave of detentions targeting religious scholars who have expressed dissent against the group’s leadership.
Taliban Publicly Flog 18 For Drugs, Theft, Sex Offences In Kabul & Laghman
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Saturday that it has publicly flogged 18 individuals in Kabul and Laghman provinces on charges of drug trafficking, extramarital sexual relations and theft. All were also sentenced to prison terms of between seven months and six years.
Taliban Detains Cleric Bashir Ahmad Hanafi In Helmand For Second Time
The Taliban has reportedly arrested Mawlawi Bashir Ahmad Hanafi, a religious scholar in Helmand province, for the second time.
Taliban Widely Violates Women’s Rights In Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has reported that Afghan women and girls have endured some of the most severe human rights violations since the Taliban’s return to power, with virtually no avenue for justice.
Taliban Publicly Flogs Woman & Two Men In Takhar For Theft, Adultery
The Taliban has publicly flogged a woman and two men in Yangi Qala district of Takhar province after convicting them of theft and engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage.
Taliban Detains Vocal Critic Cleric Abdul Qadir Qanit In Kabul
The Taliban has once again detained Mawlawi Abdul Qadir Qanit, a prominent religious scholar and vocal critic of the group.