A UN expert on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating human rights crisis in Afghanistan, asserting that the Taliban is increasingly governing Afghan society through repression and fear. UN ...

ISLAMABAD: In one of the recent interactions between Pakistani and Taliban officials, the presence of banned ...

Otunbayeva discussed the complex interplay of humanitarian aid, geopolitical challenges, and governance in Afghanistan, ...

Last week, the Taliban announced it was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), rejecting the court's ...

The Taliban have threatened, assaulted and arbitrarily detained women and girls for not abiding by the prescribed dress code.

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, has called for the recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity. His remarks were made during the 58th session ...

By Daniel Johnson in Geneva UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the "abhorrent, dehumanizing ...

Analysts urge Afghan interim regime to ensure its soil is not used for terrorist activities against neighbors.

The UN monitoring report rubbished claims of the Taliban government that Pakistan was supporting Daesh. “ISIL-K suffered a significant setback in the summer, when Pakistani security forces ...

Mr. Türk – making his closing remarks during the session reporting on the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the Human Rights Council - said he was deeply troubled by the “dangerous manipulation of ...

The 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council began today, Monday, February 24, in Geneva. Nasir Ahmad Andisha, ...

The 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team recently submitted to the UN Security Council has established that the de-facto rulers of Afghanistan prioritize anarchy over ...