Afghan Women Lead Berlin Protest Against Taliban Policies
By Kazim Jafari Hundreds of Afghans gathered in Berlin to protest the Taliban’s ongoing restrictions on women in Afghanistan. The demonstration...
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Afghan Returns from Pakistan Intensify Economic Strain as Families Face Shelter Crisis
Dawood Jabarkhel The forced return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has entered a new and destabilizing phase, reshaping both the...
Taliban’s 2025 Crackdown: Afghan Women Face Escalating Rights Violations
By Kazim Jafari Rawadari’s Afghanistan Human Rights Situation Report 2025, released in March 2026, documents a sharp deterioration in civil and...
Taliban’s Latest Arrests Signal a Structural Shift in Media Repression
ADN The recent detention of three Afghan journalists in Kabul marks more than another episode in the Taliban’s ongoing crackdown...
Forced Returns Deepen Afghan Refugee Crisis
Dawood Jabarkhail The scale of deportations is staggering, and the scenes along the Durand Line show it clearly. More than...
For Afghans, Recognition Without Representation Is Just Another Kind of Limbo
By Ali Ahmad When FIFA recently announced that Afghan women in the diaspora could finally represent their country on the...
Tribal Leaders in Bajaur and Kunar Reach a Community Peace Deal
By Dawood Jabarkhail PESHAWAR / KUNAR — After months of tension along the Durand Line, tribal elders from Pakistan’s Bajaur...
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: A 45‑Year Bond Now Breaking
ADN Baryalai Miakhel sits cross‑legged on a thin carpet, surrounded by members of the Afghan Refugees United Council in a...
Afghan Women Stitch Survival and Hope Under Taliban Rule
By SS Ahmad When the Taliban barred women from universities in 2022, they didn’t just close classroom doors; they sealed...
Qandak: A New Digital Marketplace Bringing Afghan Products to Europe
ADN When three young Afghan entrepreneurs launched Qandak, they were not simply creating another online shop. They were building a...
