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Afghanistan
UN Refugee Chief Warns of Difficult Conditions Facing Afghans Returning Home
DID Press: Nearly seven million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries since late 2023, many of them under difficult circumstances and through forced returns, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said. Barham Salih, the UN High…
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ICC Unseals Arrest Warrants for Two Taliban Education Ministers
DID Press: International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public arrest warrants for Neda Mohammad Nadim, the Taliban’s minister of higher education, and Habibullah Agha, the group’s minister of education, accusing both of the alleged crime against humanity of persecution on…
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UN Rights Council Extends Richard Bennett’s Afghanistan Mandate for One Year
DID Press: UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Afghanistan without a vote, extending the mandate of Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, for another…
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ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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UNODC Warns of Rising Organized Crime Risks in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that weakened rule of law and judicial institutions in Afghanistan since the political changes of 2021 have increased the country’s vulnerability to organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and…
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UN Warns of Nearly 8 Million Afghan Returns by Year-End
DID Press: United Nations says the pace of Afghan returns from neighboring countries has accelerated, with nearly 8 million Afghans expected to return to Afghanistan by the end of this year. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih told a…
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UN Rights Chief: Situation for Afghans Is Getting Worse
DID Press: Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned that the situation for people in Afghanistan is deteriorating and accused the international community of remaining silent in the face of the crisis. Türk said the…
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UK Provided Vital Aid to 5 Million Afghans Last Year
DID Press: Richard Lindsay, the UK Special Representative for Afghanistan, says Britain provided vital assistance to at least 5 million Afghans last year, including 3 million women and girls. Lindsay said in a post on X that the assistance covered…
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HRW Calls for Taliban Accountability Over Rights Abuses
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish effective mechanisms to hold the Taliban accountable for serious human rights violations in Afghanistan, including systematic restrictions on women and girls. Speaking at the…
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Neumann: US Embassy in Kabul Could Reopen if Taliban Change Policies
DID Press: Ronald Neumann, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, says Washington could consider reopening its embassy in Kabul if doing so serves U.S. interests and the Taliban make concrete changes to their policies. In an interview with i24NEWS, Neumann…
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