SocietyTaliban Arrest Six Women in Herat and Farah for Dress Code Violations
Some of the arrested women were released after being warned not to speak about their detention, and a young girl in one family self-immolated under pressure to wear a burqa, leaving her hospitalized with severe burns. The actions follow 41 similar arrests in Herat the previous week amid enforcement of the Law on Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil.
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Afghan Citizens Complain of Delays in Medical and Educational Visa Processes
Applicants have waited six to seven months for responses from embassies in countries such as India, Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan, with tourism officials urging the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to negotiate faster processing amid rising demand and falling issuance rates.
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Afghans in Italy Hold Protest in Support of Women in Afghanistan
The demonstration featured performances and appeals for sustained international support of Afghan women's rights to education and work, as part of actions across about 30 cities following detentions and suppression of protests in Herat on June 9.
Afghanistan International, — Reliable
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26-Year Feud Between Two Families Ends in Khost
Mediation by tribal elders and the Khost Directorate of Borders, Tribes and Ethnic Affairs resolved the dispute that had resulted in one death, marking the 111th reconciliation in the province with pledges of peace from both families.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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Drinking Water Network Completed for 84 Families in Nuristan
The project in Want Sofla village of Want district cost more than 2.2 million Afghanis and was supported by UNICEF. It was confirmed by Abdul Shakoor Akbarzai, media official of the Nuristan Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and welcomed by tribal elder Ajmal.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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Ministry of Virtue and Vice Addresses 450 Women's Rights Cases in Jawza
Inspectors also arrested 45 sorcerers in several provinces and resolved 55 major enmities and 243 minor disputes during the same period.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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UN Warns Life in Remote Areas of Afghanistan Has Become Impossible
Nearly 22 million people require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, with only 14 percent of the 1.7 billion dollar budget for 2026 funded amid drought and malnutrition affecting millions of children.
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Nimroz midwife Muina Shirazi emphasizes empathy after personal experience
Having assisted thousands of deliveries in more than 15 years, she was driven to the profession by harsh treatment during her own childbirth in Iran 27 years ago.
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Scotland Refugee World Cup Held in Glasgow with Afghan Teams
The event started on June 21 and included about 50 teams from different countries along with female athletes for the first time.
Amu TV, — Reliable
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Private hospital for drug addicts opens in Khost
The facility named Nejat al-Shifa is the first private hospital for addiction treatment in the province and has been welcomed by tribal leader Ahmad Shah Khan and doctors' union head Abdul Hakim Zadrani, who called for support for economically disadvantaged patients.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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Nearly 400 Afghan Refugee Families Return from Pakistan and Iran
Returns took place via Torkham, Spin Boldak, Nimroz and Islam Qala, where the High Commission for Addressing the Problems of Refugees offered registration, financial assistance, shelter and SIM cards.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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Baghlan Independent Team Wins Northeast Zone Futsal Tournament
The squad earned the championship on points and goal difference after tying 3-3 with Kunduz's Yaran-e-Nabi Zada in the final. Baghlan has qualified for Afghanistan's first-division futsal league.
Bakhtar News, — Reliable
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14 killed in fire at education centre in Lucknow, India
The blaze started on the middle floor of the three-storey building and thick smoke hampered rescue efforts. The cause has not been determined.
Pajhwok, — Reliable
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Traffic accident in Badghis kills one, injures nine
The crash occurred Tuesday morning in the Langar area of Qadis district when a vehicle veered off the road and overturned. The injured were transported to local health centers, with poor road conditions and driver negligence cited as factors in the incident.
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Paediatric surgeon in Kabul awarded for fish-skin burn treatment
The five-year-old boy from Farah province made a full recovery without complications after five weeks of treatment that included five operations at Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital.
Pajhwok, — Reliable
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Taliban Arrest Women in Herat for Dress Code Violations
Ministry officials confirmed more than nineteen women have been detained in recent weeks and pledged to continue the arrests while defending the policy as within the government's authority.
Afghanistan International, — Reliable
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UNICEF Warns That Climate Change Is Increasing Child Malnutrition Risks in Afghanistan
OCHA estimates that 16 million people may need safe drinking water and sanitation in 2026, with children among the hardest hit amid compounding poverty and humanitarian challenges.
Khaama Press, — Reliable
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Smartphone Ban Ordered by Taliban Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Hinders Journalists in Kandahar
The restriction ordered by Hibatullah Akhundzada has forced journalists to make in-person visits to government offices, replacing faster online methods and delaying the publication of news from the province.
Hasht-e Subh, — Reliable
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Fear of arrest leads to sharp decrease in women's presence in Herat
The detentions have created an atmosphere of fear, with families restricting movements and some girls experiencing depression, while sparking protests by Afghans in several countries.
Hasht-e Subh, — Reliable
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Four killed in traffic collision on Khost-Kabul highway
The collision took place on June 21 and was verified by a local Taliban police official. It forms part of a larger pattern of road accidents that claimed 26 lives in seven separate incidents during the preceding week.
Amu TV, — Reliable