The ruling follows Austria’s refusal to recognise the refugee status of two Afghan women.
Recently announced vice and virtue law reflects efforts by Taliban’s old guard to consolidate power at expense of unity.
Congressional report says Biden chose ‘optics over security’, prompting rebuke from State Department and Democrats.
The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons.
Explosion takes place in southern Kabul area of Qala-e-Bakhtiar, and no group has claimed responsibility so far.
On the third anniversary of the US troop withdrawal, advocates push candidates for legal pathways for Afghan refugees.
Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.
It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.
The comments come amid heightened tensions between the neighbours and a new Pakistani military offensive.
“Whoever goes to Afghanistan has one story that they will probably remember for the rest of their lives.”
Three years after the Taliban takeover, aid in Afghanistan is still mostly geared towards survival not resilience.
No group claims responsibility for attack in Bamyan, which interior ministry official says also injured seven people.
Poor nutrition rife in country plagued by economic, humanitarian climate crises over two years since Taliban’s return.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Afghanistan rose 120 percent year on year in 2023, reaching nearly 5,200.
