A UN Human Rights report describes the persistent human rights challenges faced by the population in Afghanistan, in particular women’s and girls’ systematic exclusion from public life, since the Taliban came into power in 2021. Victims and survivors call for the codification of ‘gender apartheid’ as an international crime.
Afghanistan, [e] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [f] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [g] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.
Afghanistan is a landlocked country. Because of its geographic location, it has served as a crossroads for traders and conquerors from all points on the compass, and its people reflect the diversity resulting from these major migrations and invasions.
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Afg h ānistān, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [3] (Pashto language: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, or Persian language: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country located in the heart of Asia.
Latest news on Afghanistan, covering Taliban government, humanitarian crisis, women's rights, security, Kabul, and regional developments. Afghanistan, a landlocked nation of over 40 million people in Central Asia, remains one of the world's most challenging humanitarian environments.