The United Nations Security Council has put fresh allegations against the Islamist group, Taliban. In their latest report, the UN has raised concerns around the Taliban restoring its past form of governance that was before the US invasion of 2001.

UNSC report on Taliban-governed Afghanistan: End of Opium cultivation in Afghanistan | WION

The connection between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains strong and mutually beneficial for all the parties involved with the Taliban as current rulers of Afghanistan acting as the nucleus of the entire set-up harbouring terror activities, a latest UN report has indicated.

Explained | Taliban have put Afghan clock back to 1990s’ autocracy: UN report

Nearly 80 girls were poisoned in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan. Yet another attack on girls' rights since the Taliban swept to power in August 2021. Neighboring Iran has been rocked by a wave of poisonings, mostly in girls' schools, dating back to last November. Is there any connection?

80 Afghan girls poisoned. Is it a spillover from Iran?

From Dubai to Pakistan, how are fashion designers and many brands are helping Afghan women who are living in Pakistan refugee camps, after fleeing the 2021 Taliban takeover? Do you know before the Taliban era, Afghanistan used to organise various fashion shows and celebrated its culture? Now things have changed and Afghans are finding new ways to promote their rich heritage

Afghanistan's magnificent fabric designs

An explosion in Afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of at least about 11 people. The blast took place inside a mosque at a time when people were attending the funeral prayers of the Taliban's provincial Deputy Governor. The explosion happened in Afghanistan's Faizabad town in Badakhshan. According to the Ministry of Interior, over 30 people have been injured in the blast including the former commander of the Bhaglan police who were attending the funeral inside the mosque.

Bomb blasts kill 11 in Northern Afghanistan

An explosion at the funeral service of an Afghan provincial governor, who was assassinated earlier this week, claimed the lives of at least 15 people on Thursday, TOLOnews reported citing a local official.

Blast near Afghan deputy governor's funeral kills at least 15, injures 50

Taliban fighters and Iranian border guards exchanged heavy gunfire on 27th of May. The deadly clashes on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan sharply escalated tensions. At least two Iranian guards and a Taliban fighter were reportedly killed, raising fears of a new conflict between the neighbors amid a dispute over water rights. Both sides have accused each other of provoking the shooting though they later issued measured statements in an effort to de-escalate the tense situation.

Decades-long water dispute flares up again

In a joint report, two United Nations bodies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have predicted that the food insecurity in Pakistan and Afghanistan may exacerbate.

United Nations labels Afghanistan, Pakistan 'early warning hotspots', predicts worsening food insecurity

80 elementary school girls have been poisoned in Afghanistan. Many others are suffering from depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Will Afghan women ever get the help they need? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: 80 girls poisoned in Afghanistan | Mental health crisis in Taliban-ruled country

A terrible occurrence has been reported from Afghanistan, where over 80 girls have been hospitalised in cases of suspected poisoning. These cases bring back grisly memories of the neighbouring Iran, where numerous similar incidences were recorded a few months ago.

Afghanistan: Girls from 1st to 6th grade poisoned, attacks happened with the help of a third party

Afghanistan: Nearly 80 girls poisoned in two schools in northern part of the country

The anti-women tyranny in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan fiddled to another low as nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province on June 4.

Nearly 80 Afghan school girls poisoned in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Agricultural fields in North and North Western Afghanistan have been hit by locust attacks. Production of food crops is at an all-time low, and losses for farmers run into millions of dollars. And the UN Food and Agricultural Organization warns locust numbers could multiply 100-fold or more unless strong action is taken to control them.

Afghanistan locust menace

The Ministry of Commerce has introduced the Business to Business (B2B) Barter Trade Mechanism 2023. This will enable Pakistan to engage in mutually beneficial exchanges with these countries. Under the new rules, Pakistan will be able to export a wide range of goods to Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia.

Pakistan to begin barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia

Australia’s most decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith lost a high-profile multi-million-dollar defamation case against three newspapers that had accused him of murdering six Afghan civilians during his deployment there.

Explained: Who is Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s decorated living soldier accused of war crimes?

The Taliban and Iranian forces exchanged heavy gunfire on the Afghan border on Saturday (May 27), killing and wounding troops, escalating tension between Kabul and Tehran amid a dispute over water rights.

Taliban, Iran exchange heavy gunfire on Afghan border; water rights issue escalates

Following a shooting incident that occurred on their shared border, which left three people dead and numerous others injured, tensions between Iran and Afghanistan have risen. The conflict started on Saturday close to the Iranian border region of Nimros in Afghanistan.

Iran-Afghanistan Clash: Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter killed

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck at 79 kilometres southeast (SE) of Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Sunday morning, as per India's National Centre for Seismology. The epicentre was at a depth of 220 kilometres under the earth's surface.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in parts of India

At least six people have been killed and dozens of homes were washed away after heavy rains lash central Afghanistan.

At least six killed, 100 homes destroyed in afghan flood

As the world watched Kabul fall and the Taliban take over in 2021 following the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, Jennifer Lawrence and producer Justine Ciarrochhi got busy looking for ways to support women in the country.

Jennifer Lawrence-backed documentary on Afghan women premieres at Cannes 2023

Iran's president on Thursday issued a warning to Afghanistan's Taliban leaders not to infringe on Iranian citizens' water rights over their shared Helmand River.

Tehran warns Kabul over violation of its water rights

After a year of the Poppy ban, where are Afghan farmers standing? With most of the population struggling to afford food, and the country suffering its worst drought in years, the situation is dire. Taliban authorities had promised to provide former poppy farmers with a profitable alternative but the reality is completely different.

Taliban bans poppy, options dry up

Taliban 'Supreme Leader' Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as acting prime minister of Afghanistan, following reports that prime minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund had been unwell.

Who is Maulvi Abdul Kabir? Appointed acting PM of Afghanistan by Taliban’s supreme leader Akhundzada

The Taliban-controlled Afghan government has appointed a new acting Prime Minister after Mohammad Hasan Akhund fell ill. The Maulvi Abdul Kabir has been named as the member to replace him who was earlier the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs.

Maulvi Abdul Kabir takes over the role of Afghanistan's new acting Prime Minister

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