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‘Heartbreaking’: Afghan government staff abandon smartphones

‘Heartbreaking’: Afghan government staff abandon smartphones

  • A municipal worker in Ghazni said they had been warned that anyone who uses a smartphone would be fired and face legal action
  • In remote Badakhshan, an employee of the provincial information department said the penalty for breaking the rule was six months in prison
By AFP ·
UN calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse crackdown on women

UN calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse crackdown on women

By AP ·
UN experts demand inquiry after deadly Taliban crackdown on protests over women’s arrests

UN experts demand inquiry after deadly Taliban crackdown on protests over women’s arrests

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists’ kidnappings

Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists’ kidnappings

By AP ·
Special Why UN child-rights advocates are alarmed by Afghanistan’s new marriage rules photos

Why UN child-rights advocates are alarmed by Afghanistan’s new marriage rules

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Breaking News Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan video

Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

By AFP ·
Taliban government rejects claims Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Taliban government rejects claims Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

By AFP ·
EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels to hold migration talks

EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels to hold migration talks

By Reuters ·
Update Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for deadly attack on police

Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for deadly attack on police

By Reuters ·
Taliban government says Afghans in Qatar can return ‘with full confidence’

Taliban government says Afghans in Qatar can return ‘with full confidence’

By AFP ·
US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

By AFP ·
Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

By AP ·
Update Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year

Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year

By AP ·

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