Asia Afghanistan The country tops the list of countries affected by terrorism in 2021, according to the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which calls Afghanistan the most terror-affected and least peaceful country
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban dismiss as "absurd" the accusations of gender discrimination and human rights violations that have followed new restrictions on the visibility of women in public
Asia Afghanistan In response to public statements by the authorities that he will not be allowed to travel to the country, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, urged the Taliban to reverse their decision
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban have formally codified into law a rule on the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice that places severe restrictions on the appearance, behaviour and movements of women and also imposes constraints on men
Asia Afghanistan A group of 19 female medical students landed in Edinburgh, Scotland, to evade the Taliban's education ban in Afghanistan