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UN Chief Says Women, Girls Are Being Erased From Public Life in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, March 18 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again condemned the education bans on women and girls in Afghanistan, saying they are being systematically pushed out of public lif... Read More


UN Calls for Halt to Clashes After Kabul Rehab Center Hit

Afghanistan, March 18 -- The United Nations has expressed concern over the targeting of the Omid addiction treatment center in Kabul and called for an immediate halt to fighting between the Taliban an... Read More


UN Women Says Conflict, Curbs Deepen Crisis for Women in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, March 18 -- UN Women says this year was already harsh for Afghanistan's women, but worsening conflict with Pakistan has made conditions even worse. The agency said many civilian casualtie... Read More


National Journalists Day in Afghanistan Falls Under Shadow of Rising Media Restrictions

Afghanistan, March 18 -- Afghanistan marked National Journalists Day on Wednesday as media support groups warned that violations against journalists and news outlets have intensified under Taliban rul... Read More


Pakistan Airstrikes Target Nangarhar Province in Eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan, March 17 -- Local sources in Nangarhar province reported that Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes across the region, targeting Jalalabad Airport and the districts of Achin, Khogyani, an... Read More


EU Sanctions on Russia Stalled, Says Kaja Kallas

Afghanistan, March 17 -- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the adoption of the 20th European Union sanctions package against Russia has been delayed for months, with no immediate resolution in ... Read More


UN Calls for Reduction of Tensions Between Kabul and Islamabad

Afghanistan, March 17 -- Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, called on both the Taliban and Pakistan to reduce tensions following recent airstrikes in Afghanistan that resulted ... Read More


Trump Seeks to Delay China Meeting by About a Month Amid Focus on Iran War

Afghanistan, March 17 -- President Donald Trump said he is asking to delay his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by about a month to focus on the Iran war. President Donald Trump anno... Read More


Karzai Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes on Kabul Civilians

Afghanistan, March 17 -- Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned Pakistan's heavy airstrikes on Kabul on Monday night, March 16, targeting residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastruc... Read More


Pakistan Strikes Kabul Addiction Treatment Center, 400 Killed, 250 Injured

Afghanistan, March 17 -- The Taliban deputy spokesman reported that a Pakistani attack on a 2,000-bed addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed 400 people and injured 250 others. Officials added t... Read More