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…
Universal portests for rescuing #31kiddnapped Hazaras !
Thirty eight days past when gunmen kidnapped 31 Hazaras in Zabul, Afghanistan. Where there no serious reaction by Afghan Government.…
Relations between law and violence against women, need for an action!
By : Khatera Kamal Nateqi Farkhonda was killed in the capital, Kabul, the event once again Showed that women still…
Open letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
After Many days mob killed 27 years old Farkhonda, social and human rights activist are still holding different campaigns to…
Afghan woman burned after mob heard she burned Koran
Yesterday in center of Kabul city in Afghanistan mob beats 27 years old Afghan woman, Farkhonda to death before…
Afghanistan: Abusive Strongmen Escape Justice
(Washington, DC) – Afghanistan’s new government should prosecute officials and commanders whose serious human rights abuses have long gone unpunished,…
Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of Taliban Top…
Free our artist and photojournalist Najibullah Musafer !
Najibullah Musafer famous Afghan artist and photographer transferred to Puli- Charkhi Prison. Najibullah Musafer the father of Afghan Photography, director…
Gunmen kidnap 30 Hazaras in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnapped 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, authorities said Tuesday, in what…
Dispatches: Afghanistan’s Afshar Agonies Remembered
by: Ahmad Shuja Twenty-two years ago, residents of Kabul’s Afshar district awoke to the sound of rockets launched at them…
Herat Afghanistan; Husband cut his wife’s virgin when refused to sell her daughte
In western part of Afghanistan, Herat city, a husband cut his wife’s virgin when refused to sell her 40-daysbaby. Tolo…
Were NATO Dogs Used to Rape Afghan Prisoners at Bagram Air Base?
Report Source : Alternet “If the prisoners did not say anything useful, each dog got to take a turn on…
Afghanistan: ‘Reprehensible’ attacks underscore urgent need to protect civilians
(Reuters) – A teenaged bomber on Thursday targeted a Kabul auditorium packed with people watching a drama condemning suicide attacks…
A sad news, Maria – 12 years old – is left alone in Örebro City with no family
By :Ahmad Zaki Khalil Maria Ahmed came to Sweden in 2011 as an unaccompanied refugee child. She had to leave…
No Justice for teenaged Afghanistan Immigrants during Forced Deportation in Norway
By: Kawa gharji It is nearly 12 years since the Taliban regime has fallen and a new government was established…
OPEN LETTER The Afghan People’s 10-Point Road Map for Peace
To: His Excellency, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Excellency, We, on behalf of the biggest…
How social media changed Afghan women life?
Nargis Rezai Afghan blogger In 2013 I was awarded the global best blog Persian by “Deutsche welle”. Beside blogging I…
Afghanistan: No justice for thousands of civilians killed in US/NATO operations
The families of thousands of Afghan civilians killed by US/NATO forces in Afghanistan have been left without justice, Amnesty International…
Sorry Latifa, You are a Hazara !
by an Independent Journalist ; Muhammad Younas It was a pleasant day in Lal-o-Sar Jangal, Ghor Province Afghanistan. Latifa was thrilled…
The story of the faceless girl
AFGHANISTAN/USA. This feature contains a picture of Afghan girl Aisha, 4. published at EXPRESSEN Sweden At the same time it is an…
Turkish limbo to Afghan Refugees
ISTANBUL – Refugees and Afghan asylum seekers is faced to big discrimination question into Turkish limbo and arms of smugglers. Turkey…
Afghan Couple Find Idyllic Hide-Out in Mountains, but Not for Long
By ROD NORDLAND and New York Times HINDU KUSH RANGE, Afghanistan — They eloped from their village in the Bamian Valley on…
Sardar Ahmad, charming and versatile AFP journalist
Kabul (AFP) – Shocked colleagues of Sardar Ahmad, the senior reporter in AFP’s Kabul bureau, Friday mourned the loss of…
AT least 17 civilians have been killed and 46 others injured in a crowded market in northern Afghanistan.
BBC Reports “A pregnant woman and two children are also among the dead,” said Abdul Sattar Barez, deputy governor for Faryab…
Karzai blocks law protecting perpetrators of domestic violence
Amnesty International commended President Hamid Karzai’s decision not to sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code, which would have denied justice…
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN AFGHAN CONFLICT RISE BY 14 PER CENT IN 2013
KABUL, 8 February 2014 – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s armed conflict increased by 14 per cent in 2013, the United Nations…
Migrants saved in Greek boat accident mourn relatives – and dispute claims
Survivors say coastguards refused to help them as vessel sank and stamped on hands of those clinging to Greek boat.…
PAKISTAN: More than 100 dead bodies from three mass graves were found in one district of Balochistan
The UN and international human rights organisations must send fact finding missions to probe the illegal disposal of Baloch people…
The Truth Behind The Hazara Genocide
By Saif Khan Shia killings in Quetta, or call it the Hazara genocide, owe not only condemnation but also an…
Afghanistan: Rights Setbacks Fan Future Fears
(Kabul) – Afghanistan’s human rights situation regressed in key areas in 2013, increasing uncertainty about the country’s future, Human Rights…
Why Hazaras are being Killed in Pakistan?
Once again Lashkar-e-Janghvi (LeJ) terrorists managed to kill 28 Hazara pilgrims including women and children in Mastung district, some 50km Southwest of…
‘Death Road’ blocks Afghan minority from homeland
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — Maps refer to it as part of the Kabul-Behsud Highway. Motorists call it Death Road. A…
EU and Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished, Women Abandoned?
Author(s): Gauri Van Gulik and Heather Barr Published in: EU Observer UK Prime Minister David Cameron may feel that his country’s Afghanistan mission is…
Suicide vest nine-year-old tells her story
A young girl was detained at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan wearing what officials said was a suicide vest. Spozhmai,…
YARI: What will happen to Afghan women?
A letter to the president on the state of Afghan women (by Gaisu Yari ) Dear Barack Obama, I am a college…
In Afghanistan, Women Betrayed
By HEATHER BARR / The New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — When, in late November, I read a draft law prepared by…
Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Interview with Anita Haidary at Global Voices
Anita Haidary is an Afghan women’s rights activist and co-founder of Young Women for Change(YWC), a non-governmental organization aiming to empower…
The Eight Year Old Girl Who Didn’t Make It Past Her Wedding Night…
The 8-years-old girl whose story you’ll read in coming lines did not make it to the 2nd night of her…
Presidential candidates vows to implement transitional justice
The presidential election candidates have vowed to take practical steps in implementing transitional justice against the war criminals in the…
‘Afghan family’ among those deported from Sweden ..
Writen by Abdul Ghafoor around 20 Afghan refugees deported from Sweden arrived at Kabul international Airport today. This is the…
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
By Edris Joya For more than sixty years, December 10th has been celebrated as the Human Rights Day . The…
Staffers for French aid organization killed in Afghanistan
Six local staffers working for French aid group ACTED have been killed by suspected Taliban gunmen, according to officials. The…
Couple executed for having love affair in northern Afghanistan
A tribal court ordered to execute a couple accused of having illegitimate relations in northern Afghanistan, local government officials said.…
Iran: Afghan Refugees and Migrants Face Abuse
(Kabul) – The government of Iran’s policies toward its Afghan refugees and migrant population violate its legal obligations to protect…
Afghan MPs, Refugee hosting countries must respect the refugee conventions…
Today 9th November 2013 dozens of deportees and the families of those affected by deportations gathered in front of Afghan…
28 Afghan human rights, women’s rights and civil society organisations and networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navi Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner
Afghan human rights, women’s rights and civil society organisations and networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navy Pillay,…
9 Afghan asylum seekers deported from Sweden will arrive at Kabul international airport today…
Written by: Basir seerat and Translated by Abdul Ghafoor From past few days news was circulating on social media about force…
Afghanistan: Child Marriage, Domestic Violence Harm Progress
President Karzai Should Enforce Violence Against Women Law ! Amina R. (not her real name) sleeps with her newborn baby…
Afghanistan: Worsening violence against children in Afghanistan
KABUL, 21 June 2013 (IRIN) – One of the victims of last month’s attack on the International Organization for Migration…
