According to the 2026 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, Afghanistan ranks 142nd out of 143 countries and jurisdictions ...

Bibi Sediqa, an ethnic Turkmen from a poor family in Badghis province, was arrested by the Taliban after refusing a forced marriage to Mawlawi Khodainazar, known as "Qazi," son of Abdul Rasul, an ...

Local sources in Kabul report that the dismembered body of a woman was discovered in the Kabul River. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, January 14, 2026, in the Chehelston area of Kabul, ...

The wife of Salam Matftoon, a local singer, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, local sources said, in the latest in a series of killings reported ...

The death of a woman identified as Liza in Kabul has ignited widespread concern, with her family alleging she was killed after years of domestic abuse, while her husband’s family claims she died by ...

In the annual report of the research, dated December 31, 2025, it was noted that after Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Haiti, and Burundi had the lowest ratings regarding women's safety and their rights.

Farzana, an 18-year-old woman from Ghor province, was killed after months of domestic violence by her husband and members of his family. According to reports, she had previously fled to her ...

KABUL -- Afghanistan's biggest private bank -- founded by the Islamic nation's only world-class poker player -- celebrated its fifth year in business last summer with a lottery for depositors at Paris ...

More than three years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan for the second time, the situation is more dire for Afghan ordinary citizens than ever. Amid the barren landscape of rural Afghanistan, ...

A deadly shooting attack on civilians in western Afghanistan has left at least 11 people dead and several others wounded, highlighting ongoing security concerns in the country. The incident occurred ...

Local sources in Badakhshan Province say that a young woman has died by suicide in the city of Fayzabad, the provincial capital. A source in Fayzabad, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the ...

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan confirmed that at least 28 civilians were killed and 49 others injured in the strikes At least 28 civilians were killed and dozens more injured ...