Sep 19 Mental health among women in Afghanistan is deteriorating, UN report finds By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country. Continue reading
Sep 12 The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief By Associated Press United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a state of collapse in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban returned to power. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: California towns digging out of debris left behind from Tropical Storm Hilary In our news wrap Tuesday, crews in mountain and desert towns in California are still digging out of mud and debris left behind from Tropical Storm Hilary, more than 800 people on Maui are still unaccounted for two weeks after… Continue watching
Aug 16 UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 11:09 Life in Afghanistan remains dire 2 years after collapse of U.S.-backed government By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi Two years ago Tuesday, Taliban fighters poured into Afghanistan's capital and the army melted away and President Ashraf Ghani fled for his life. The country that the U.S. and NATO spent nearly 20 years fighting to build was suddenly controlled… Continue watching
Aug 15 Taliban says they are in Afghanistan to stay as they mark 3 years in power By Riazat Butt, Associated Press They marked their second anniversary as rulers of Afghanistan on Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday. Women, largely barred from public life, didn’t take part in the festivities. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 7:31 Family of Afghan American held by Taliban pleads for release: ‘He’s done nothing wrong’ By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda An Afghan American businessman has been held for more than a year in the land of his birth. Mahmood Habibi's family has decided to go public in the hopes that the Taliban will release him. Amna Nawaz spoke with them… Continue watching
Jul 31 Pakistan buries dead after 54 killed in a bombing at pro-Taliban cleric’s election rally By Anwarullah Khan, Riaz Khan, Associated Press Hundreds of mourners attended funerals in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric. Continue reading
Jul 30 Bomb blast at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44, injures nearly 200 By Anwarullah Khan, Riaz Khan, Associated Press A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant… Continue reading
Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies. Continue reading