Human Rights
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Taliban Declare Objection to Their Laws “Religious Crime”
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that all legislative documents issued by the group are fully based on Islamic Sharia, declaring that any objection to these laws amounts to opposition to Sharia itself. In a statement, the ministry…
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Removing Female Teachers and Deepening Education Divide in Afghanistan
DID Press: In absence of female teachers, many families are increasingly reluctant to send their children—especially girls—to school, a trend that has contributed to rising dropout rates. Afghanistan’s education system is facing one of the most critical crises in its…
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Amnesty International: Taliban’s Latest Decision Is Another Blow to Media Freedom in Afghanistan
DID Press: Amnesty International has condemned the Taliban’s latest decision to revoke licenses and ban the activities of organizations supporting independent media outlets and journalists, saying the move is part of the Taliban’s “campaign to suppress and dismantle media freedom”…
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Taliban Detentions of Women Surge 435%, Marking Unprecedented Spike
DID Press: New figures released by Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Interior Ministry show a dramatic and unprecedented rise in the number of women detained across the country, with the total reaching 1,825 inmates—a 18.7% increase compared with last year and a staggering…
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Taliban Penal Code: A Step Toward Institutionalizing Discrimination, Intensifying Pressure on Afghanistan’s Shiites
DID Press: The disclosure of a document titled “Taliban Courts Penal Code” by the NGO Rawadari has once again intensified concerns over the future of religious minorities in Afghanistan—particularly the Shiite community. The document, consisting of three sections, ten chapters,…
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Red Cross Pledges to Expand Aid Across Afghanistan
DID Press: Katrin Ritz, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, said during a meeting with Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, that the organization plans to expand its…
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Israel Bans Entry of Foreign Journalists into Gaza
DID Press: Israeli occupation authorities told the country’s Supreme Court that they will not allow foreign journalists to enter the Gaza Strip, even if the Rafah crossing is reopened. The position was stated during a court hearing reviewing a petition…
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Saving children: Tents of children affected by Quake in Afghanistan can’t withstand snow, cold
DID Press: International Organization for Save the Children reported that heavy snowfall and a sharp drop in temperature in Afghanistan have created serious health risks for thousands of children who are still living in tents five months after the deadly…
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Lifting restrictions against Afghan women; UNAMA repeatedly calls on Taliban
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the lifting of government restrictions on Afghan women, the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Political and Peace Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, has called for the lifting of government restrictions on Afghan…
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Providing free health services to more than 4,800 patients in Faryab
DID Press: Afghan Red Crescent Society has announced that over the past month, more than 4,800 patients in different districts and villages of Faryab province have benefited from the organization’s free health services. According to a press release issued by…
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