Doctors in Afghanistan report a significant increase in seasonal illnesses among children as temperatures continue to rise across the country. At Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul, pediatric specialists say a growing number of children are being admitted daily due to heat-related illnesses. Dr. Mohammad Arif Hassanzai, head of the hospital’s pediatric internal medicine department,…
Throughout the past 20 years of the republican system in Afghanistan, not a single girl graduated from the school in the village of Karz, located in Dand district of Kandahar, which is the home village of former President Hamid Karzai. From the beginning of Karzai’s rule until the fall of the republic, there was only…
Former governor and politician Halim Fidai, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, referred to the Taliban’s actions of beating and arresting women with sticks, stating that such acts are neither part of Afghan culture nor Islamic values. According to him, the Taliban only have the right to announce that hijab should be…
Famous Afghan singer and women’s rights activist Ariana Saeed, in a video message, called on Afghan men to defend the rights of Afghan girls and women and to continue supporting them. According to her, hundreds of thousands of homeless returnees—especially women—are living in a state of complete uncertainty, and millions of girls are deprived of…
The Organization for the Support of Afghan Journalists said in a report published on Tuesday that Afghan journalists in Pakistan and Iran are facing serious threats, a situation that has deeply concerned the organization. According to the statement, Afghan journalists in these countries are subjected to arbitrary arrests, threats, forced deportations, and denial of basic…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over the recent detention of Afghan women and girls in the capital, Kabul. According to a report published by ABC News, UNAMA stated that between July 16 and 19, the Taliban detained several women and girls across different areas of Kabul, claiming that they…
The Taliban leader, Mullah Hibatullah, has ordered all officials in military departments to wear official uniforms. This directive has been accepted by deputy ministers and Taliban forces in Kabul, but Taliban members in Kandahar have rejected it. A source from a Taliban military meeting in Kandahar told Chiragh TV that Kandahari Taliban have threatened not…
According to a statement released by the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health, a polio vaccination campaign was launched on Monday in 19 provinces of Afghanistan. The statement mentions that the campaign will continue for four days in the mentioned provinces. It adds that during these four days, 7.3 million children under the age of five…
The acting Minister of Interior of the Taliban, Sirajuddin Haqqani, met with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday. According to a statement released by the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior, during the meeting Haqqani asked the Pakistani government to treat Afghan refugees and Afghan prisoners in Pakistani jails with dignity and in accordance with human…
