Research Reports

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has warned that the Taliban should not be treated as a normal and legitimate actor while continuing their systematic violat...

While the Taliban’s ban on education for girls beyond the sixth grade enters its fourth consecutive year, Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission has announced the admission of around 350 Afghan stud...

According to statements issued by the Taliban’s Supreme Court, the group publicly flogged four people — including a woman — today (Thursday, 3 July) in the provinces of Nangarhar and Farah. These i...

In a powerful joint statement, dozens of Afghan women’s protest movements have denounced Russia’s recognition of the Taliban, describing it as a “shameful, immoral act that stands in stark contrast...

The New York Times reports that members of Afghanistan’s former national women’s football team, now living in exile in Australia, are pushing FIFA to officially recognize their team. After fleeing t...

As the Taliban begin reducing the size of government institutions, sources have told Amu that women and former employees of the previous government are facing the greatest risk of dismissal. Accordin...

Amnesty International says that the Taliban have turned Afghanistan into one of the worst countries for freedom of expression. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 4, marking World Press Freedom D...

On World Press Freedom Day, international and domestic organizations have expressed deep concern over the worsening situation of media and journalists in Afghanistan. Findings indicate that over the p...

The international organization Global Citizen has issued a stark warning in its latest report, stating that the Taliban's restrictive policies on girls’ education not only violate the fundamental rig...

The latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), examining the human rights situation during the first quarter of 2025, reveals a sharp increase in corporal punishmen...

Harriet Harman, the UK’s Special Envoy for Women and Girls, has expressed deep concern over the worsening repression of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban. Speaking at a recent United Nations meet...

On the occasion of International Workers' Day (May 1), Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that Taliban's *Amr bil Ma’ruf* (morality enforcement officers) frequently harass and sometimes detain women who...