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UN_SPExperts Women most vulnerable The de facto deputy chief of the court, announced on 4 May that they had sentenced 175 individuals to “retribution in kind” punishments, and 37 to be stoned. Dozens of others were condemned to “crimes against God” punishments such as lashing, said the press statement. The experts, including the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett, noted that “women are more likely to be sentenced to death by stoning, due to deeply entrenched discrimination and stereotypes against them… held by the exclusively male judiciary”. Cruel, inhuman, degrading The said that stoning or being buried alive under a wall, constituted torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “These cruel punishments are contrary to international law.” According to a recent report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, Both the Discrimination outlawed Afghanistan is also a State party to the Convention on the The experts expressed serious concerns about the fairness of trials preceding corporal punishment and death sentences. “We urge the de facto authorities to immediately establish a moratorium on the death penalty and all forms of corporal punishment” including flogging and amputation, “each of which constitute torture or another form of cruel and inhuman punishment,” the experts said. Special Rapporteurs and other UN

Over the past few days, the Taliban has taken 26 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals. The armed group now controls an estimated At least 244,000 people have been internally displaced since the beginning of May, when the Taliban group began multiple offensives against the Western-backed Afghan government. Here are 10 maps to help you understand Afghanistan. 1. 34 provinces – 421 districts Afghanistan has a population of 38 million. About 4.5 million people (12 percent of the country) live in the capital Kabul, which is located in the east of the country. Other major provinces include Herat (1.9 million), Nangarhar (1.5 million), Balkh (1.3 million) and Kandahar (1.2 million). 2. How big is Afghanistan? The South Asian country is among the top 40 most populated countries in the world. At 652,860sq km (252,071sq miles), the country is roughly the size of the US state of Texas and more than twice the size of the UK. 3. Who controls what? The Taliban has currently encircled Kabul and negotiating for a peaceful handover of the capital city. The armed group has captured 26 provincial capitals in the past week, including the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Khost, Sar-e-Pul, Sheberghan, Aybak, Kunduz, Taluqan, Pul-e-Khumri, Farah, Zaranj, Faizabad, Ghazni, Herat, Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw, Pul-e-Alam, Terenkot and Qalat. The Taliban had already gained vast parts of rural Afghanistan since launching a series of offensives in May to coincide with the start...

Background The When the U.S.-led coalition formally In February 2020, after more than a year of direct negotiations, the U.S. government and the Taliban Civilian casualties across Afghanistan have remained high over the past several years. The United Nations documented a then–record high of In April 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden In the summer of 2021, the Taliban continued its before the official U.S. withdrawal deadline, Taliban fighters The speed of the Taliban’s territorial gains and collapse of both the ANDSF and Afghan government Recent Developments On September 17, 2021, following an investigation by the New York Times and the Washington Post, the Pentagon Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, more than 120,000 Afghans were airlifted and New York Times Afghans are also suffering from cascading and compounding humanitarian crises and face the The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has also been exacerbated by an economy on the verge of collapse and international isolation. Sanctions and the termination of significant development aid have crippled the In May 2022, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released an interim On August 1, 2022, President Biden

Islamabad — A bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony Thursday for the Taliban provincial deputy governor who was assassinated in an Islamic State group attack this week. The explosion in the provincial capital of Faizabad killed at least 11 worshipers and wounded more than 30 others, the Taliban-led Afghan interior ministry said on Twitter. Moazuddin Ahmadi, the head of the area information office, told VOA by phone that a former Taliban police chief of the nearby northern Baghlan province was also among the dead. Witnesses reported that the powerful blast had inflicted many casualties on the worshipers inside the packed mosque, fearing a much higher death toll. A mainstream Afghan news channel, TOLO news, reported that at least 15 bodies and about 50 wounded were brought to the main hospital in Faizabad. On Tuesday, Badakhshan's deputy governor, Molvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, was being driven to work in Faizabad when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into his vehicle. The ensuing blast killed Ahmadi and his driver, while 10 people were injured. The Islamic State group claimed the car bomb attack was carried out by its Afghan affiliate, Islamic State Khorasan. The mountainous Afghan province borders China, Tajikistan and Pakistan. Several top Taliban leaders have been killed in IS Khorasan-claimed attacks since the hardline group retook control of Afghanistan nearly two years ago. A car bombi...

Islamabad — A bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony Thursday for the Taliban provincial deputy governor who was assassinated in an Islamic State group attack this week. The explosion in the provincial capital of Faizabad killed at least 11 worshipers and wounded more than 30 others, the Taliban-led Afghan interior ministry said on Twitter. Moazuddin Ahmadi, the head of the area information office, told VOA by phone that a former Taliban police chief of the nearby northern Baghlan province was also among the dead. Witnesses reported that the powerful blast had inflicted many casualties on the worshipers inside the packed mosque, fearing a much higher death toll. A mainstream Afghan news channel, TOLO news, reported that at least 15 bodies and about 50 wounded were brought to the main hospital in Faizabad. On Tuesday, Badakhshan's deputy governor, Molvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, was being driven to work in Faizabad when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into his vehicle. The ensuing blast killed Ahmadi and his driver, while 10 people were injured. The Islamic State group claimed the car bomb attack was carried out by its Afghan affiliate, Islamic State Khorasan. The mountainous Afghan province borders China, Tajikistan and Pakistan. Several top Taliban leaders have been killed in IS Khorasan-claimed attacks since the hardline group retook control of Afghanistan nearly two years ago. A car bombi...

UN_SPExperts Women most vulnerable The de facto deputy chief of the court, announced on 4 May that they had sentenced 175 individuals to “retribution in kind” punishments, and 37 to be stoned. Dozens of others were condemned to “crimes against God” punishments such as lashing, said the press statement. The experts, including the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett, noted that “women are more likely to be sentenced to death by stoning, due to deeply entrenched discrimination and stereotypes against them… held by the exclusively male judiciary”. Cruel, inhuman, degrading The said that stoning or being buried alive under a wall, constituted torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “These cruel punishments are contrary to international law.” According to a recent report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, Both the Discrimination outlawed Afghanistan is also a State party to the Convention on the The experts expressed serious concerns about the fairness of trials preceding corporal punishment and death sentences. “We urge the de facto authorities to immediately establish a moratorium on the death penalty and all forms of corporal punishment” including flogging and amputation, “each of which constitute torture or another form of cruel and inhuman punishment,” the experts said. Special Rapporteurs and other UN

Over the past few days, the Taliban has taken 26 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals. The armed group now controls an estimated At least 244,000 people have been internally displaced since the beginning of May, when the Taliban group began multiple offensives against the Western-backed Afghan government. Here are 10 maps to help you understand Afghanistan. 1. 34 provinces – 421 districts Afghanistan has a population of 38 million. About 4.5 million people (12 percent of the country) live in the capital Kabul, which is located in the east of the country. Other major provinces include Herat (1.9 million), Nangarhar (1.5 million), Balkh (1.3 million) and Kandahar (1.2 million). 2. How big is Afghanistan? The South Asian country is among the top 40 most populated countries in the world. At 652,860sq km (252,071sq miles), the country is roughly the size of the US state of Texas and more than twice the size of the UK. 3. Who controls what? The Taliban has currently encircled Kabul and negotiating for a peaceful handover of the capital city. The armed group has captured 26 provincial capitals in the past week, including the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Khost, Sar-e-Pul, Sheberghan, Aybak, Kunduz, Taluqan, Pul-e-Khumri, Farah, Zaranj, Faizabad, Ghazni, Herat, Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw, Pul-e-Alam, Terenkot and Qalat. The Taliban had already gained vast parts of rural Afghanistan since launching a series of offensives in May to coincide with the start...

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Background The When the U.S.-led coalition formally In February 2020, after more than a year of direct negotiations, the U.S. government and the Taliban Civilian casualties across Afghanistan have remained high over the past several years. The United Nations documented a then–record high of In April 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden In the summer of 2021, the Taliban continued its before the official U.S. withdrawal deadline, Taliban fighters The speed of the Taliban’s territorial gains and collapse of both the ANDSF and Afghan government Recent Developments On September 17, 2021, following an investigation by the New York Times and the Washington Post, the Pentagon Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, more than 120,000 Afghans were airlifted and New York Times Afghans are also suffering from cascading and compounding humanitarian crises and face the The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has also been exacerbated by an economy on the verge of collapse and international isolation. Sanctions and the termination of significant development aid have crippled the In May 2022, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released an interim On August 1, 2022, President Biden