News Alerts – Afghanistan

A new U.N. report says a record number of more than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year, with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 (APP):An Afghan human rights activist has called on the international community to stand with the women of Afghanistan and ensure that their hard-won gains since the

A security forces soldier arrives at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 1, 2019.  © 2019 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul On July 1, a Taliban truck bomb

An HRW official says the ex-football chief has not been arrested and the reasons are not clear.  Patricia Gossman, an associate director for the Asia division at the Human Rights

Afghanistan, May 26 (AP/UNB) — Afghan captives held by the Taliban have been subjected to abuse, ill-treatment and actions that may amount to torture, the U.N. said Sunday — a

The United States announced on Friday it would deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops in Afghanistan or other countries.

UNAMA chief says women cannot be left behind as Afghanistan charts its way towards sustainable peace.   The UN chief in Afghanistan calls for an active role of women in

In recent times Pakistani political and military leadership has come around to the position where it is publicly accepting the fact that General Zia’s policy of supporting private Jihadist networks