The United States announced it is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to help stem the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The Taliban's prohibition against women working has severely hit the budgets of many Afghan families whose main breadwinners were educated females, a co-organizer of Afghan women's protests has told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says justice for 17 Afghan journalists murdered over the past decade is likely to remain elusive after the Taliban’s takeover and the collapse of state institutions.
A U.S. senator and veteran of the war in Iraq has proposed the creation of a nonpartisan commission to examine every aspect of the war in Afghanistan.
Afghans have accused the Taliban of misappropriating the foreign aid that is trickling into the country. The allegations come amid a devastating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Afghanistan.
During a program on RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, a Taliban spokesman was challenged by several Afghans who contradicted his claim that aid was being distributed fairly to those who need it most.
Representatives of the countries bordering Afghanistan have met in Tehran to discuss how to coordinate actions in response to the change in government in the war-torn country.
Tajikistan has green-lighted a new Chinese security facility on its territory and has offered to grant full ownership of an existing base to Beijing, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
The European Union is considering reopening its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan, but it has no plans of officially recognizing the Taliban administration, an EU spokeswoman told RFE/RL.
A senior Pentagon official said it is unclear whether the Taliban has the capability to fight the Islamic State effectively even if it’s clear that the two groups are “mortal enemies.”
Female activists held a protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, demanding the right to work and education.
The Taliban has attempted to craft an image of transparency since returning to power in Afghanistan, but photographs of acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani at work have muddied the effort.
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