Asia Afghanistan Within the next two months, 1.000 Afghan prisoners will be transferred to Afghanistan from Iran; the agreement for the transfer of prisoners between Iran and Afghanistan was established in 2006 and the Taliban have pledged to abide by it
Asia Afghanistan The South African sports minister joined calls to boycott the cricket match against Afghanistan next month, criticising the International Cricket Council for not following the rules as Talibans disbanded the women's national team and banned women's sports
Asia Afghanistan A decree prohibiting the construction of windows in new buildings that overlook other people's homes and spaces where women might be has been issued
Asia Afghanistan According to the World Bank, the country is grappling with a severe food security crisis, with 11,6 million people - around 25% of the population - experiencing food insecurity
Asia Afghanistan Russian parliament voted in favour of a law that would allow the Taliban to be removed from Moscow's list of banned terrorist organisations, thus taking a step towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan