Tag: Afghanistan
New morality law in Afghanistan ‘outrageous’
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreenAfghan women’s freedom is further restricted. File photo from Kabul. Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/TT UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemns the Taliban regime’s new law, which further…
Six people died in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan | News in brief
An additional 13 people were wounded in the attack in Kabul, the country’s capital. 19:21•Updated 19:27 A suicide bomb attack took place in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Monday,…
Helped Sweden in Afghanistan – now the family is thrown out
“Every morning the children ask me where we are going” • The municipality: Handled like any other Nine-year-old Tabasum Rahmanyar trains on the football field at Rudboda school in Lidingö.…
Taliban Ban MMA in Afghanistan
Having returned to power in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, the Taliban announced on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the banning of mixed martial arts (MMA) in the country. The…
The incredible story of Zakia Khudadadi, para-athlete who fled Afghanistan – L’Express
In Zakia Khudadadi’s daily life, there is no real room for days off. On this Sunday, August 4, 2024, the para-taekwondo athlete is taking advantage of a rare break in…
Afghanistan: UN ‘concerned’ by law that further tightens restrictions on women
Three years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, their desire to silence women seems to have no limits. The UN is concerned this Sunday, August 25, about a…
The Taliban tightened chastity laws – banning women’s faces and voices from public places in Afghanistan | News in brief
The new laws are part of a 114-page package that covers aspects of everyday life, from public transport and music to shaving and parties. 24.8. 21:46•Updated 24.8. 21:58 The Taliban,…
Taliban doesn’t let men breathe either! They kicked out beardless policemen and smashed musical instruments
With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, the country is running out of breathing space with each passing day. The Taliban, who regained power in August 2021, also imposed many restrictions…
Afghanistan, three years under Taliban rule
Three years ago, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan after a lightning offensive to retake the country. The Western-backed government collapsed like a house of cards. Since then, no country…
The Swedish Afghanistan Committee lays off 1,400 employees
The largest Swedish aid actor in Afghanistan, SAK, was forced to stop parts of its operations in the summer of 2023 after the Taliban regime gave orders that “Sweden’s activities”…