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UN Experts Warn Against Taliban Normalization, Citing Five Years of Rights Abuses

A group of independent United Nations experts on Thursday warned governments against moves to normalize relations with the Taliban, citing systematic human rights violations, particularly against women and girls, as the group marks five years in power.

July 28, 2026

Badakhshan Attacks Challenge the Taliban’s Claim of Nationwide Control

June 8, 2026

From Hormuz to Kabul: How a Maritime Crisis Is Reshaping Afghanistan’s Economy and Humanitarian Lifelines

May 29, 2026

From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

Afghan National Among Two Executed in Iran Over Alleged Protest Involvement

Afghanistan United Front Announces “Operation Muharib” Against Taliban, Claims Three Attacks

Pakistan to Reopen Border Crossings and Transit Routes with Afghanistan

AFF Claims 58 Taliban Casualties in Badakhshan Clashes, Says Battle Enters ‘New Phase’

Taliban Confirms Brief Loss of Control Over District in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

Badakhshan Attacks Challenge the Taliban’s Claim of Nationwide Control

Afghanistan Freedom Front Claims New Attack on Taliban Convoy

Taliban Pressure on Afghanistan’s Panjshir Residents: “After Five Years, You Still Have Not Become Muslims”

News

August 16, 2026

UN Deputy Chief Says Afghan Women Must Not Be Abandoned

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said Afghan women and girls continue to bear the burden of being denied their rights, with their hopes and dreams for the future remaining “on hold,” as Afghanistan marks five years since the Taliban returned to power. In a message marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Mohammed said women in the country must not be abandoned and called for continued international support for their efforts to regain access to education and participate in the economy.

August 16, 2026

Former Afghan Security Official Killed in Pakistan’s Quetta

August 16, 2026

Natural Disasters Have Affected 92,000 People in Afghanistan This Year: UN

August 16, 2026

Taliban Law Makes Obedience to Supreme Leader Obligatory and Men Authorities Over Women

August 15, 2026

UN Experts Warn Against Normalizing Taliban Rule, Urge Action on Human Rights

Opinion

July 28, 2026

Badakhshan Attacks Challenge the Taliban’s Claim of Nationwide Control

December 2, 2025

Afghan Children: The Silent Victims of Taliban Extremism

November 10, 2025

The End of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine or the Start of Something Worse?

October 28, 2025

How Daricha’s Underground Schools Defy the Taliban

Women

August 16, 2026

UN Deputy Chief Says Afghan Women Must Not Be Abandoned

August 14, 2026

Over 50 UN Member States Call on Taliban to Respect Human Rights, End Discrimination

August 14, 2026

UN Experts Warn Against Taliban Normalization, Citing Five Years of Rights Abuses

Special Reports

May 29, 2026

From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

On May 21, Zakia Ahmad, known as “River,” reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first woman from Afghanistan to climb the world’s highest mountain. For River, Everest was never only about climbing a mountain.

May 5, 2026

Denied School and Work, Women in Afghanistan Build a Quiet Resistance

“When you lock the gates of a school, you are not just closing a building; you are sealing the door to a family’s future,” says Zalfa Mohammadi, an education activist who has spent years witnessing the transformative power of a classroom.

April 10, 2026

U.S. Deportations Send Afghans Back to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

U.S. immigration authorities have deported at least 104 Afghan nationals directly to Afghanistan, according to an analysis of federal removal data covering October 2022 to March 2026.

March 8, 2026

From Territorial Caliphate to Individualized Networks

Europe today faces a challenge that may seem small in scale, but its political and social impact is profound. Newly released reports from Europol, examining the state and trends of terrorism in Europe for 2024, show that jihadist attacks have not only failed to decrease, but their very nature is also changing.

February 2, 2026

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