Hengaw and other human rights groups say executions of Afghan citizens in Iran have sharply increased in recent years. In the first six months of 2025 alone, at least 40 Afghan nationals were executed ...

People should be upset about Israel's actions in Gaza, but also about Iran's expulsion of millions of Afghan refugees.

Suicide rates have increased in Afghanistan in recent years, as the nation grapples with crippling poverty, a lack jobs and ...

Jul 28, 2025 // Under the Taliban, the hard–won, imperfect foundations of governance built over two decades in Afghanistan have been dismantled. To rebuild governance requires a meaningful conflict ...

The banned books the Taliban deems ‘deviant’ and ‘un-Islamic’ - INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Hundreds of titles removed from shelves ...

Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating ...

With the end of Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals, one organization estimates that as many as 11,700 Afghans in ...

The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) recently estimated that up to three million people could return to Afghanistan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby ...

The United Nations released a report on Thursday indicating that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan committed human rights violations against Afghan refugees who returned to their home country.

The United Nations reported on Thursday that Taliban officials are systematically violating human rights in Afghanistan, ...

Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock executions in prison, while women and girls are being persecuted based on their gender alone, according t ...