Research Reports

Coinciding with April 23, World Book Day, Afghan journalist Nawida Khushboo wrote on her X (formerly Twitter) account that the Taliban have banned the publication and distribution of two of her books....

Following a shift in the U.S. government's approach toward Afghan migrants, the White House has announced that the status of Afghan asylum seekers has entered a new phase of judicial review. White H...

The Australian Greens Party has issued an official statement expressing deep concern over the growing violence against Hazaras in Afghanistan, calling for immediate action to address what it describes...

The Taliban's Supreme Court has announced that a woman and a man were flogged in Baghlan province on charges of extramarital relations. According to a statement from the Taliban's Supreme Court, thes...

The U.S. Department of State has appointed Mary Kabir-Seraj Bischoping as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asian Affairs, responsible for matters related to Afghanistan. According to the depart...

According to The Economic Times, Syrian Islamists of Central Asian origin who previously fought in the Syrian conflict have now been identified in Afghanistan, raising serious concerns among the Talib...

Local sources in Baghlan province say that a Taliban member has killed three members of his family, including his wife, brother, and nephew, in Khanjan district of the province. According to sources,...

The Tehran Department of Education has announced in a new notice that migrant students holding census papers or return-to-Afghanistan documents are not permitted to enroll in schools for the 1404 acad...

Nazira Khairzad, a former player of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team who left the country due to Taliban security threats, is now facing the risk of deportation from Germany to Italy. Acc...

The Feminist Majority Foundation has issued a new report warning about the worsening state of women’s health in Afghanistan and calling for increased international pressure on the Taliban to ensure w...

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that 36 people — including eight women — were publicly flogged this week in eight provinces: Jawzjan, Khost, Faryab, Ghor, Ghazni, Kabul, Zabul, and Uruzgan. The...

UN experts have called on the Taliban to immediately end all inhumane punishments, including public executions and corporal punishment in Afghanistan. In a joint statement, they condemned the recent...