Local sources in Badakhshan province say that a 15-year-old boy in the Kishm district of this province has committed suicide due to domestic violence.

The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran is the most tragic and heartbreaking news we hear these days. Thousands of Afghans who had built their lives in Iran for years are now forced to leave their homes, jobs, and return to Afghanistan.

The Taliban have flogged four individuals, including a woman, on charges of extramarital relations and theft in Chahar Asiab district of Kabul.

On the fourth anniversary of the Fall of Kabul, Canada’s Free Speech Centre issued a statement urging the Canadian government to expand its support for Afghan journalists, both inside the country and in exile. While welcoming Canada’s moral leadership in condemning the Taliban’s repression, the Centre stressed the urgent need to turn principled words into concrete action.