The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, has welcomed a Taliban decree calling for the enforcement of certain women's rights, but said much more is needed to protect their rights "in every aspect of Afghan society."
Since the Taliban took power in August, women and girls have been shut out of most parts of public life as the regime formulates policies under its strict interpretation of Islamic law. For two sisters in Kandahar, that has meant the end of the art classes they loved.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said several European countries are working on opening up a common site for diplomatic representation in Kabul that would enable their ambassadors to return to Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August.
Afghan high schoolers with dreams of attending university have had their plans derailed by multiple crises. Students who are now getting ready to take university exams say they are badly underprepared and worry they won't be able to continue on their chosen paths.
The family of an Afghan man has accused the Taliban of torturing and killing him after he criticized the militant group in a recent Facebook post. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban has been accused of carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial killings.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have issued a decree calling for the enforcement of certain women’s rights that are already enshrined in Shari’a law, but failed to mention key areas of concern for rights groups and Western governments such as education and work.
The Taliban's repressive rule and the worsening economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is driving thousands of people to flee the country every week. Many Afghans are making the perilous journey westward through Iran, from where some hope to reach Europe.
The United Nations is appealing for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving assistance next year to the 183 million most vulnerable people across 63 countries -- led by a tripling of its program in Afghanistan, where "needs are skyrocketing."
Iran's border guards and the Taliban ended clashes along a segment of the border in what Iranian state media reported was a "misunderstanding" from the Afghan side.
The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan’s Independent Bar Association and declared that only Taliban-approved lawyers can work in its Islamic courts. The move has raised deep concerns about the impartiality and fairness of criminal trials under the Taliban regime.
The United Nations refugee agency is urging Afghanistan's neighbors to open their borders to Afghans seeking to flee their war-torn country -- even if they don't have documentation.
A U.S. delegation has met with senior Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the international community’s response to a humanitarian crisis and other issues facing Afghanistan, the U.S. State Department said on November 30.
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