KABUL, Afghanistan — Nabih Bulos and Los Angeles Times A blast ripped through an area near a high school in the Afghan capital…
In solidarity with victims of Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school
At least 55 girls were killed and scores injured in a terrorist attack on Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school in west…
New Management
We’re glad to inform that Afghanistan Human Rights will be managed by a new researcher from within Afghanistan. Our colleague…
Recent Terrorist Attacks on Educational Facilities
Afghan Human Rights team condemns the barbaric attacks on the Kabul University and the Kausar-e-Danish college preparation center in Kabul,…
Afghan Citizens Burnt to Death; Abuse and Drowning in Iran
Afghan citizens burned to death, abuse and drowning in Iran. Recent incident of Iranian police shooting at refugees’ vehicle and…
State Injustice in the Name of God
Apostasy includes acts in the forms of “blasphemy, heresy, and mockery of the Islamic community”[i]. This article by Farshad details…
Afghanistan Cemetery of civilians, especially women and children
Writer : Zalmay The reflection of the most painful killings and beheadings of ISIS in Afghanistan is not complete. From…
And the War Crime Continues; Taliban Shot Dead Afghan Human Rights Defender
We at the Ahrhome.com condemn the barbaric killing of Abdul Samad Amiri; acting director of Afghanistan Human Rights Commission in…
Demonstration against Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seekers in Stockholm
A big group of the Afghan immigrants were taken under costudy by the police in Marsta police station in north…
Amnesty International: Human Rights Defenders are being targeted in Afghanistan
Farshad Amnesty International released its finding about Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan who are being targeted both by state and…
Taliban Threatens Media as a Military Target
By: Fatima H Bakhsh On June 24, the Taliban threatened media and journalists in Afghanistan to stop their anti-Taliban ads…
Taliban Shot a Man and a Woman who had Run Away in Ghor Province
Local officials in Ghor province have informed Deutsch Welle—Persian that Taliban militants have shot dead a man and a woman…
Urgent Call to Stop Taliban Atrocities Against Hazaras in Afghanistan
Each person one letter لینک فارسی نامه را اینجا بخوانید We exist not to let the history repeat itself. As…
Rising Concerns about sectarian Wars in Afghanistan
Urozgan, Afghanistan. More than a week of fighting between Taliban and Hazara villagers and its loyal fighters has heightened fears…
Afghanistan: Death Toll Soars to 68 in Suicide Bomb Attack
At least 68 killed and 165 injured in attacks targeting demonstrators and schools in eastern Nangarhar province. The death toll…
Pyramid of Terror and Atrocities
Upon the withdrawal of the Soviet Forces, notorious warlords dominated the political climate in Kabul and overthrew Najeeb’s Government. These…
Taliban Lashed Afghan Lovers
In a Kangaroo Court, the Taliban militants lashed a couple on charges of having affair. The young lovers had escaped…
Afghanistan suicide bomb attack: Dozens killed in Kabul
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON AFGHANISTAN NEW YORK – The Secretary-General condemns the attack today on the Tabyan Cultural Center as well as a media outlet in Kabul. The indiscriminate attack caused hundreds…
REPORTS ON THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT
UNAMA prepares regular reports in accordance to its mandate under UN Security Council resolution 2274 (2016) “to monitor the situation…
Situation of Women Employed in Defense and Security Sectors
It is for more than a decade and a half that Afghan women have gained significant achievements and such accomplishments…
Human Rights and Fight against Corruption
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) held the Conference on “Human Rights and Fight against Corruption” on Wednesday, 8…
The Pain Behind the Numbers of Afghanistan’s Deadly Attacks
Slight Fall in Ground Fighting Civilian Casualties by Government Forces Patricia Gossman HRW Senior Researcher, Afghanistan When I was in…
Afghanistan Warlord’s Grandiose, and Damaging, Return
Hekmatyar Criticizes Media, Rejects Accountability Patricia Gossman Senior Researcher, Afghanistan Afghan leaders feted the return of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to…
Migration, the only way to survive for afghan teens
Perhaps no one is willing to accept the absence of their homeland, family, and friends. Accepting a way full of…
Hazara Massacre Continues in Afghanistan
The July 23rd, 2016 attack on peaceful Hazara protesters was the deadliest attack since the fall of the Taliban regime…
‘God forgot Afghanistan’ trending equal rights
On Saturday 23 July, 80 people were killed and about 230 wounded by a double suicide attack on marchers in…
Memory Box 2015-16: A Continued Struggle to Break the Cycle of Tragedy in Afghanistan
AHRDO conducted two Memory Box workshops in 2015 with the victims of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Each workshop was…
Afghanistan: Taliban Child Soldier Recruitment Surges
Children Trained in Madrasas to Fight, Plant IEDs (New York) – Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their…
CPJ condemns attack on Tolo TV employees in Afghanistan
New York, January 20, 2016–A suicide bombing in Kabul today killed seven people, including six employees of the Afghan station…
Dear American misogynists: Afghan women are not oppressed for you
By Noorjahan Akbar Today is the last day of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Every year, reading the…
Ashraf Ghani is part of our shame!
Full video interview is here at DW.DE News Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says women’s rights are a priority commitment. But…
Hazara take protests to Kabul as Afghan sectarian fears rise, Top photos by Jawad Hamdard Kia
UNAMA condemns murder of seven civilians in Zabul
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the murder by anti-Government elements of seven civilians, including two women,…
Afghan terror groups beheaded Hazras in Afghanistan
Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan have beheaded three women and four men of Hazara hostages in southern Zabul…
Taliban Stone Woman To Death In Afghanistan
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan has obtained video footage from an eyewitness that appears to show the brutal stoning last week…
Refugee crisis: The 105-year-old Afghan woman struggling to find asylum in Europe
Bibhali Uzbeki has spent a large amount of her journey from Afghanistan on the back of her 67-year-old son! There…
Taliban militants committed gang rapes and mass murders in Kunduz
28th September 2015 Taliban attacked on Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Reports says the latest Kunduz results of sighting is: 296 patients…
Gunmen kill 13 Hazara passengers in north Afghanistan
Assailants shoot dead 13 Harazas travelling in vehicles in usually tranquil northern province, while sparing a woman. Unknown gunmen have…
Dispatches: A Court-Sanctioned Lashing in Afghanistan
By Heather Barr Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division. It’s a scene we associate with the Taliban. A woman covered head…
Letter re: Afghanistan Senior Official Meetings
Pauline Hayes Deputy Director, Western Asia and Stabilization Division Department for International Development United Kingdom Dear Mrs. Hayes, We write…
What Latest Attacks Mean for Afghanistan’s Path to Peace
Friday is a rest day in Kabul, our weekend. I was staying with my sister and her family Thursday and…
Human trafficking in Afghanistan
According to the 2015 annual Department of state report the most target group of human trafficking in Afghanistan are children…
Violence against journalists in Afghanistan is increasing
Yesterday tens of Journalists, journalism associations and social activist gathered in parke-zarnegar to ask justice for Amin Babak a Kabul…
Taliban did War Cirmes in Jalrez,west of Kabul
“Afghan security forces battling the Taliban in Jalrez about 30 miles west of Kabul have sustained heavy casualties” officials said Saturday,…
Afghan Court Cancels Death Sentences in Mob Killing of Woman
An Afghan court has overturned the death sentences for four men convicted of taking part in the shocking mob killing…
Afghanistan growing more receptive on women’s rights, says British ambassador
Karen Pierce welcomes Taliban acknowledgement of women’s right to learn and work, and hails efforts of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani…
Dispatches: Yet Again, Afghanistan Relies on Abusive Strongmen
This research is done by Patricia Gossman (@pagossman on Twitter) It’s déjà vu all over again in the Afghan government’s fight against…
Death penalty to a men who raped his daughter for 11 years
A Father who has nine children raped his own daughter for 11 years. Last year this father was arrested in…
Love crimes & violence against women in Afghanistan
Love crimes & violence against women in Afghanistan is a research by Amazon Rezai. Abstract In this letter I…
A new breed of warlord, force marriage treats
by Ms. Khoda Bakhsh In the twilight that passes for reality in Afghanistan, the story of Hakim Shujoyi does not…
