A New York-based lawyer questions the UN's strategy to declare gender apartheid a crime, arguing that existing laws should be enforced instead.
The Taliban authorities say they respects women's rights in accordance with their strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Iran and Afghanistan are locked in a dispute over the Helmand River. This river flows from an area in the mountains near Kabul some 700 miles until it reaches wetlands in Iran’s southeast.
The Taliban instructed wedding halls in Kabul to stop playing music in a statement released on Sunday.
The visit took place amidst a severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following 20 years of war
The UN Children's Agency said it was following up with Afghanistan's Taliban authorities over whether international organizations would be excluded from education projects
The deputy governor of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province was killed by a car bomb on Tuesday.
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