Human Rights
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UN Warns of Slow Rebuilding in Quake-Hit Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that weeks after the earthquake in northern Afghanistan, reconstruction in many affected areas remains slow, leaving homeless families facing serious risks as winter approaches. In its latest report,…
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Jailing Bamdad: From Cultural Silencing to Int’l Costs for Taliban
DID Press: The arrest of a poet like Sayed Sikandar Hussaini Bamdad signifies the removal of figures who reflect the collective memory and cultural conscience of society. With this action, the Taliban government not only targets critical and independent narratives…
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Palestinian Woman Elected President of Oxford Union
DID Press: Arwa Hanin Elrayess, a student of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, has been elected President of the Oxford Union for the 2026 term. The University’s student-run newspaper Cherwell reported that Arwa won the election with 757 votes, defeating her…
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Pakistan Demands German Aid, Warns of Deporting Vulnerable Afghans
DID Press: Pakistan’s defense minister warned that due to Germany’s slow pace in accepting former Afghan local staff, Islamabad will only continue hosting them if Berlin pays for their security costs. Otherwise, Pakistan may return these individuals to Afghanistan —…
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UN OCHA: Afghanistan Faces Worst Food Crisis in 2 Decades
DID Press: The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has reached a critical point, with the United Nations warning that nearly 22 million people will require urgent life-saving assistance in 2026. According to the latest report from the UN Office for the…
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Iran Offers Free Online Education for Returning Afghan Students
DID Press: Iran has launched a program to provide online education, including full hardware support, for Afghan students returning to their home country, aiming to support the ongoing repatriation process. Nader Yarahmadi, head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and…
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Taliban Governor in Faryab Seizes UNAMA Office Assets amid Closure Plans
DID Press: Taliban-appointed governor of Faryab province has prevented the transfer of equipment from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office to Balkh province and seized the assets. This move comes as UNAMA had planned to close its Faryab…
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CAIR Condemns Trump’s Afghan Immigration Ban as Discriminatory, Violent
DID Press: The Council on American-Islamic Relations – California (CAIR-CA) has called on the Trump administration to lift the blanket suspension on Afghan immigration processing and the “punitive” measures that could affect tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, green…
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UNAMA: 1.5M Afghans Live with Disabilities, Children Most Vulnerable
DID Press: On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that approximately 1.5 million Afghans live with significant disabilities. A large portion of these disabilities are the result of…
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Trump Urges Launch of 2nd Phase of Gaza Truce Deal
DID Press: US President Donald Trump, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, requested the implementation of the second phase of the truce agreement in Gaza, Israeli television reported. According to the report, Trump urged Netanyahu to…
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