Over 28% of Women in Afghanistan Married Before the Age of 18 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that 28.7 percent of women aged 20 to 24 in Afghanistan were married before the age of 18. On Sunday, based on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted
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Jean-Luc Racine, an emeritus research director at France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), says the Taliban regime could remain in power over the next five years in the absence of an organized domestic opposition and significant external pressure. According to Racine, the
Local sources in Kabul say that forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice have completely evicted the Khatam al-Nabieen Religious Seminary. According to the sources, the Taliban had given students until around 10:00 a.m. today (Monday, September 7) to leave the seminary, but later in
The United States has deported dozens of migrants, including 12 Afghan nationals, to the Central African Republic. The Associated Press reported that the migrants arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, on Saturday (August 29). Sawy Aru, from the organization “First
French media have reported that two Afghan nationals were killed and nine others injured after a car was driven into a crowd in Normandy, northwestern France. According to Le Monde, police said the incident occurred late Wednesday in the port city of Caen, Normandy, following an altercation,
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the Taliban have continued to carry out corporal punishment in recent months without making public announcements, flogging 137 people over a three-month period. In its latest report, covering April, May, and June 2026, UNAMA said
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, currently under Taliban control, says the death toll from the floods in Nuristan has risen to 23, while more than 100 people remain missing. Taj Mohammad Hemat, the deputy spokesperson for the authority, said in a video message on
The European Union says that Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and emphasizes that providing proper healthcare services for mothers and newborns is of particular importance. On Sunday, 28 Saratan, the European Union wrote on the platform X that it had
The Economic Deputy Office of the Taliban’s Prime Minister’s Office says that around one million Afghan citizens are employed in the carpet-weaving industry. In a post published on X on Saturday, July 18, the office stated that exports of Afghan carpets have increased significantly
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan has urged citizens to take necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from extreme heat as temperatures continue to rise across the country. In a message posted on X on Saturday, July 18, the WHO advised people to stay























