In the latest controversial decree, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has imposed more than fifty restrictive orders on professors and students of Afghanistan’s universities, directives that range from banning the use of smartphones to the obligation of wearing turbans. Informed sources warn that these decisions not only further suffocate the country’s academic environment but also practically turn universities into arenas for enforcing the Taliban’s Department for t

While the world commemorates September 28 as “International Day for Universal Access to Information,” in Afghanistan not only is there no news of access to information, but the voice of the media has been silenced under the boots of Taliban censorship and pressure.

Local sources in Khost say that a young girl named Aqila was killed in this province by her two brothers.

Local sources in Herat have confirmed that after Alia’s arrest, dozens of female bloggers, out of fear of a similar fate, have not only stopped their digital activities but have also deleted their entire content archives.