3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (265+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban to immediately reverse restrictions preventing Afghan women from working for the United Nations and to lift broader restrictions on women and girls across Afghanistan. Guterres said…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (272+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an interactive dialogue Monday on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, U.N. Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said. The session is scheduled to begin at 16:15 CEST, or 18:45 in Afghanistan,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (496+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban authorities have taken steps to strengthen discipline and oversight of their security institutions since returning to power, but a lack of transparency and unresolved complaints continue to undermine accountability, the United Nations said Monday....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Ireland’s minister for justice, home affairs and migration condemned the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women and girls during a U.N. Security Council debate on conflict-related sexual violence, saying the group’s actions continue to strip women…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (345+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Speakers at the fourth day of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) warned that Taliban policies in Afghanistan amount to a system of “gender apartheid,” while also highlighting persistent global gaps in women’s political…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (191+ words) The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Hamid Karzai has called on the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls and provide employment opportunities for women and educated professionals, in a message marking Eid al-Adha. Karzai said Afghanistan is the shared home…...