Tag:Afghanistan

In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.

Experts suggest the Eid address serves multiple purposes: rallying domestic support, discouraging dissent, and messaging the international community ahead of potential future talks. With Akhundzada rarely appearing publicly and operating primarily from Kandahar, his sermons remain key vehicles for policy direction.

Local sources anticipate possible additional security operations and arrests aimed at neutralizing influential commanders challenging central directives. Whether these measures will succeed in quelling tensions or merely postpone larger confrontations remains to be seen.

The United Nations and its partner humanitarian agencies have repeatedly appealed for increased international support for Afghanistan.

Skyrocketing poverty means that women are increasingly malnourished and weak during their pregnancies.

UNICEF has revealed that the country is on the brink of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and healthcare workers by the year 2030.

The UN experts have urged the Taliban to reconsider the decree and align their legal framework with international standards, warning that failure to do so could deepen the country’s crisis and further erode public trust in state institutions.