ON AFGHANISTAN | Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding that the Taliban aren’t recognized by the UN – AFP

May 1, 2023

“Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital. Source: Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding the Taliban aren’t recognised, AFP, by Daniel Bellamy, April 29,...

ON AFGHANISTAN | In Afghanistan’s shadowy new conflict, new displacement and new civilian abuses

Nov 23, 2022

The UN has accused the Taliban of resorting to a ‘collective punishment’ of torture and other abuses as it tries to quell a brewing rebellion. Source: In Afghanistan’s shadowy new conflict, new displacement and new civilian abuses, The New Humanitarian, Ali M Latifi,...

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON DEVELOPMENT | Unfreeze Afghan assets or more hungry children may die

Sep 14, 2022

With international monitoring and more trust in Afghanistan’s central bank, there is a path forward. Source: Unfreeze Afghan assets or more hungry children may die, The New Humanitarian, Opinion by: Kostas Moschochoritis, Director General of INTERSOS, September 9,...

ON AFGHANISTAN | UN expert decries ‘systematic’ attacks on Afghan Shia groups

Sep 13, 2022

UN expert warns attacks against Hazaras, other Shia Muslims in Afghanistan bear ‘hallmarks of international crimes’. Source: UN expert decries ‘systematic’ attacks on Afghan Shia groups, Al Jazeera, September 12, 2022; Photo: File: Jorge...

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON DEVELOPMENT | Afghanistan: ‘38 million people are suffering because a few hundred are in power’

Aug 12, 2022

A year after the Taliban took power, humanitarian needs are rising even as foreign aid has dried up. During the former Islamic Republic, foreign aid grants funded 75 percent of public spending. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the United States has provided...