Afghanistan
Afghan media facing escalating repression under Taliban rule: Rights group
In a report titled 'Under the Shadow of Fear and Censorship,' Afghanistan Media Support Organization examines conditions for the country's media sector between June 10 and July 10.
2 DAYS AGO
West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses
A rare protest against the restrictions was violently dispersed with at least two people killed, according to the United Nations.
4 DAYS AGO
Afghan resistance leader calls for post-Taliban transition and free elections
Ahmad Massoud called for a transitional government, free elections and a new constitution, rejecting claims of a fractured anti-Taliban opposition as a US think tank warned Afghanistan remains a security challenge under Taliban rule.
4 DAYS AGO
Taliban face growing armed resistance as NRF expands attacks across Afghanistan
The National Resistance Front says it has expanded operations beyond Panjshir, releasing new footage of attacks as armed opposition intensifies amid mounting criticism of the Taliban's crackdown on dissent and civil liberties.
7 DAYS AGO
One year on, ICC warrants against Taliban leaders remain unenforced globally
The court says Taliban leaders oversaw policies that systematically stripped women and girls of education, employment and freedom of movement, with judges citing extensive evidence of gender-based persecution in Afghanistan.
July 8, 2026
Taliban rule deepens Afghanistan's displacement crisis amid mounting poverty: UN
Assessment says Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis is worsening as poverty, climate shocks and the return of 2.7 million Afghans overwhelm communities, with Taliban restrictions on women further undermining economic recovery and long-term development.
July 7, 2026
Uzbekistan foils drone-borne opium smuggling bid from Afghanistan
Uzbek authorities describe this as the first publicly reported case of narcotics trafficking by drone, detected after crossing into the Surkhandarya region near the Amu Darya (Oxus) River.
July 6, 2026
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Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars
The closing of Hormuz Strait at the outbreak of Middle East War completely disrupted international trade, with imported car parts essential to the business unable to reach Afghanistan.
July 5, 2026
Ethnic rifts deepen among Afghan Taliban as talks with dissident commander fail
A Tajik commander's arrest after refusing to surrender gold and lapis lazuli mines reveals tensions between Kandahar's Pashtun-dominated Taliban leadership and non-Pashtun fighters over resources and political influence.
July 2, 2026
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