The plight of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule continues to demand the world’s attention. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, observed from November 25 to December 10 ...

Despite the United Nations condemning the practice as “inconsistent with the fundamental right to life” and "a form of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment," de facto Afghan ...

The U.N. report said that the increase in Afghan poppy cultivation came with a geographic shift this year. "While southwest Afghanistan has traditionally been the country’s opium hub ...

“With opium cultivation remaining at a low level in Afghanistan, we have the opportunity and responsibility to support Afghan farmers to develop sustainable sources of income free from illicit ...

UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly emphasized the urgency of sustainable alternatives for Afghan farmers, given their pressing challenges. “With opium cultivation remaining at a low level in ...

Former Afghan politician and women’s rights advocate Fawzia Koofi says the Taliban’s most recent efforts to erase women from public life are even harsher than the strictures the militant ...

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban ...

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Says two killed in Khyber district and one killed, three injured while trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border in South Waziristan.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A trailer carrying chickpeas burned in Death Valley National Park. According to park officials, around 5:30 a.m. a tractor-trailer carrying over 40 thousand pounds of ...

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The proposal is still awaiting approval from New Delhi. If approved, this would be the first diplomatic appointment by the Taliban to any Afghan mission in India since they seized power in Afghanistan ...