1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (759+ words) Saturday September 12, 2026 A single operator in northern Bangladesh used Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot to mass-produce fabricated Bengali-language news stories that promoted the Awami League, attacked its political rivals and, in some cases, aligned with pro-Indian geopolitical interests, according to a…...

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…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (490+ words) Afghan Women Still Barred From UN Offices One Year After Ban Devdiscourse Afghan Women Still Barred From UN Offices One Year After Ban Afghan women working with the United Nations have continued serving communities throughout the past 12 months, even while…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (227+ words) Economic September 7, 2026 Nancy Mace, a U.S. Congresswoman, has labeled the Taliban as a bandit group and warned of the dangers of legitimizing them. She also announced a new bill that officially recognizes the Taliban as a bandit organization. Nancy Mace, a…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (165+ words) We thank the Special Rapporteur for his latest report, which provides a stark account of developments over the past year and exposes the devastating impact of five years of Taliban policies on children's rights in Afghanistan. UN member countries should…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (854+ words) Ministerial Decree No. 75 of 2026 introduces a new framework governing women’s employment, maternity protection, and workplace safety. To this end, the decree identifies specific chemical, physical, biological, and mechanical hazards, regulates women’s employment during night hours, and imposes additional obligations on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) Decades of war have left ‘depth and breadth’ of trauma across Afghanistan, UN report finds The Eastleigh Voice Citizens of Afghanistan who endured decades of war before the Taliban takeover have suffered significant emotional and psychological harm, with many reporting…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (147+ words) Amid rising unemployment and poverty in Afghanistan, the Jeramto People’s Union in Kabul has imposed restrictions on the expenses and costs of weddings, funerals, charitable gatherings, condolence ceremonies, and other events held by its members. In a resolution issued by…...

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, 7+ hour ago   (68+ words) Arab News Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says - Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university - UN Women said the Taliban…...