Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern in a statement about casualties caused by explosive devices in Afghanistan, particularly among children, and has called for an immediate increase in financial support for demining programmes.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that 19 people, including one woman, have been publicly flogged in the provinces of Ghor, Balkh and Nimroz.

Photo: © AP / The Independent The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that six people, including two women, have been flogged in the provinces of Samangan and Balkh. In statements released today, Tuesday (31 March) the court said these individuals had been convicted of “running away from home”, “adultery”, and “sodomy”. According to the statements, in Samangan four individuals, including two women, were each sentenced to 39 lashes as a discretionary punishment, and their sent

Residents of Farah province say that Taliban demand money from families during wedding ceremonies. According to them, this has forced many families to hold simpler weddings or postpone them.