Afghan women and girls are being failed by the country’s justice system as their access to justice for crimes of violence is shaky, a new report...
Haneef Atmar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called on the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to step up their support for the Afghan peace process....
Violence against women has decreased by 11 percent compared to last year, said Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday in a tweet. According to...
The United Nations has called on all Afghans to increase efforts to prevent violence against women and that the violence has negative consequences not only for...
Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Wednesday that violence against women in Afghanistan has increased in the past year. Speaking on the occasion of International...
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that the Taliban have “substantially” increased their violence despite the group had committed to reduce it. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation...
Heavy clashes between the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) are underway in the Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, officials confirmed Saturday evening. The...
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban deputy leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha on Wednesday night to discuss a range of issues relating to...
The European Union said Wednesday the high level of civilian casualties in the conflict in Afghanistan is “unacceptable.” According to a statement, the EU repeated its...
The US State Department said on Tuesday their Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad will meet with negotiating teams in Doha to press both sides...
Amid rising levels of violence in the country, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconstruction Zalmay Khalilzad said overnight Sunday that an accelerated political settlement was critical...
As violence continues to grip Helmand province and reports regularly emerge of other clashes breaking out around the country, Afghan peace negotiator Nader Nadery said from...
Resolute Support Commander General Scott Miller said that the level of violence in Afghanistan is too high, urging the Taliban “to lower their violence.” Afghan Security...
Clashes have intensified between the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and Taliban militants in 14 provinces in the past ten days – inflicting heavy...