Afghan Resistance Expands Nationwide Combat Operations Ahead of Taliban Anniversary

Led by former Afghan National Army Lt. Gen. Sami Sadat, the AUF announced the start of combat operations under the name Operation Muharib, including releasing video evidence of recent attacks along ...
Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan: 5 Years Under Taliban Rule

August 15, 2026 will mark five years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Over the last five years, the ...
Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights ...

Afghanistan's child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says

Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces, according to the U.N. World Food ...
The Diplomat

Germany’s Deportation of an Afghan Without Criminal Record Sets a New Precedent

Germany stepped up its deportations of Afghan nationals even as critics take aim at its interactions with the Taliban regime.

Locarno Film 'Forgotten Spaceman' Remembers Afghan Cosmonaut in Space

Ahead of the Locarno premiere of 'Forgotten Spaceman,' the London-based actor-director discusses his accidental documentary, ...

What I saw in a week on the front line of Afghanistan’s hunger crisis

As Country Director for Afghanistan with Action Against Hunger, I travelled to Helmand for a long-awaited field visit.
The Diplomat

How the World Learned to Live with the Exclusion of Afghan Women

The world has to do more than admire Afghan women’s resilience. It must stand with them by taking concrete actions. Five years ago, when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the world watched ...