Afghanistan's Women's Freedom Window Movement: We Sanction the Doha Meeting, Negotiations with the Taliban Are Rejected ​ Zan News - Kabul: In a statement, the Afghanistan Women's Freedom Window Movement has strongly condemned and sanctioned the third Doha meeting scheduled for June 30th. The movement also rejected negotiations with the Taliban due to the group's "crimes against humanity" against the people, especially women. ​ The statement said that since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the group has committed all "crimes against humanity" against the people, especially women. Despite these atrocities, Afghan women have been at the forefront of the fight for justice and freedom and have never lowered the flag of justice. ​ The Afghanistan Women's Freedom Window Movement emphasizes that the Taliban has deprived Afghan women of even the most basic rights. The movement asks: "How do you negotiate with a group whose hands are stained with the blood of thousands of innocent people?" ​ Reiterating women's human rights, the movement considers any meeting with the Taliban to be a betrayal of women and calls on the international community and human rights organizations to support Afghan women and freedom-loving people instead of negotiating and engaging with the Taliban. ​ The Afghanistan Women's Freedom Window Movement also considers engagement and legitimization of the Taliban to be an endorsement of terrorism in the world.

Taliban Disrupt Opening Ceremony of Women's Coffee Shop and Library in Kabul ​ Zan News - Kabul: The Taliban disrupted the opening ceremony of a women's cafe and library called "Women's Dream" which was established by four young girls in Kabul. ​ According to sources, the cafe and library, which was launched with the aim of creating a safe space for women to relax and study, was scheduled to open on Wednesday (May 29) in the Khair Khana area of Kabul. ​ According to eyewitnesses, two Taliban fighters armed with guns entered the venue of the opening ceremony and stopped the program. ​ Sources say that the Taliban, under the pretext of not having a license from the relevant district department, prevented the opening ceremony and its operation. This is while it is said that these girls had received a permit from the 11th district of Kabul two days ago to hold the ceremony, but the Taliban fighters warned the girls that they had to go back to the district department and obtain a permit. ​ It is said that these four young girls have created this cafe at a cost of more than 10,000 afghanis and the purpose of its establishment is to provide a safe place for women to relax. ​ This is while the Taliban, after taking over Afghanistan, have always claimed that women's work in the private sector is still ongoing, however, the group's actions against women's work have always been the opposite.

OCHA: 1.4 Million Girls in Afghanistan Deprived of Education ​ Zan News: Edem Wosornu, a official at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), expressed deep concern about the Taliban's exclusion of approximately 1.4 million Afghan girls from education during a press conference. ​ Ms. Wosornu, who recently completed a four-day trip to Afghanistan, stated that she had raised the concerns of the international community and organizations with Taliban officials. ​ "The restrictions imposed on Afghan women aid workers have added a layer of complexity to the humanitarian response in Afghanistan. Additionally, around 1.4 million women and teenage girls are still under a ban on education," she added. ​ According to Ms. Wosornu, Taliban officials responded by stating that they needed more time to prepare the ground for the education of girls in Afghanistan. ​ "We don't have time," Wosornu emphasized during the press conference. "The longer we wait, the more millions of children will be affected, and the negative impact on the entire society will be exacerbated." ​ The OCHA official also noted that aid organizations face restrictions in providing assistance through women and girls in Afghanistan. ​ Wosornu called on the Taliban to lift the educational and work restrictions against women and girls in Afghanistan. ​ Based on statistics provided by OCHA, currently, more than 15 million people in Afghanistan face high levels of food insecurity. Recent floods in the north of the country have added to this challenge. ​ It is noteworthy that after taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban initially banned girls above the sixth grade from attending school and later closed universities to women and girls.

Three Children Killed in Rocket Warhead Explosion in Balkh ​ Zan News - Balkh: Three children were killed and another child was wounded in a rocket warhead explosion in the village of Elm-Khil in Balkh district. ​ According to local sources, the incident occurred on Friday (May 17). ​ Mohammad Isa Wasiq, the Taliban's police spokesman in Balkh, confirmed the incident and said that two children, aged 10 and 8, were killed in the rocket warhead explosion and another child was wounded. ​ No information has been released on the health condition of the injured child. ​ This incident comes at a time when, about a month ago, mortar shell explosions also killed four children in the provinces of Samangan, Faryab, and Herat.

Floods in Baghlan: Around 40,000 Children Have Lost Their Homes After Floods ​ Zan News - Kabul: The Save the Children organization has expressed deep concern about the impact of the devastating floods in Baghlan province on children, which have left hundreds dead and injured. ​ In a statement, the organization said that around 40,000 children in Baghlan have lost their homes in the wake of the floods. Arshad Malik, the head of Save the Children, referring to statistics provided by the Taliban, noted that in just one village in Baghlan, 19 children have lost their lives. ​ "Children in Baghlan have lost everything," Malik said. "Save the Children has established a clinic in Baghlan with male and female specialists to treat the injured." he added. ​ He also stressed that the floods in Baghlan and other provinces "show Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate change, of which children are the greatest victims." ​ Save the Children called on the international community to increase financial assistance to help address the immediate and long-term consequences of the climate crisis in Afghanistan. ​ It is worth noting that the recent floods in Baghlan and other northeastern Afghan provinces have left hundreds dead and injured. Taliban officials have put the death toll at 315, but local sources estimate the number of casualties to be closer to 450, with hundreds injured and dozens missing.

واکنش‌های به شلاق زدن 63 نفر بشمول زنان در سرپل توسط طالبان ​ زن نیوز: طالبان در اقدامی، روز سه‌شنبه (15 جوزا)، 63 نفر، شامل 49 مرد و 15 زن را در ولایت سرپل به اتهامات مختلف، از جمله "حملات مسلحانه، زنا، لواط، فرار از منزل و هتک حرمت"، در ورزشگاه این ولایت و در حضور مردم شلاق زدند. این اقدام طالبان، بار دیگر موجی از واکنش‌ها‌ را به دنبال داشته است. ​ دفتر هیأت معاونت سازمان ملل متحد در افغانستان (یوناما)، شلاق زدن این افراد را به شدت محکوم کرد و از طالبان خواستار احترام به تعهدات بین‌المللی حقوق بشری شد. ​ ریچارد بنت، گزارشگر ویژه حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد برای افغانستان نیز خواستار توقف فوری شلاق زدن افراد متهم توسط طالبان شد. آقای بنت با نشر پستی در ایکس، به شلاق زدن 63 نفر در ولایت سرپل و هشت نفر دیگر در غور واکنش نشان داده‌ و وی این اقدام را ناقض تعهدات افغانستان برای منع شکنجه و سایر مجازات‌های ظالمانه و غیرانسانی دانست. ​ جرمی لارنس، سخنگوی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد نیز در بیانیه‌ای، شلاق زدن شهروندان در افغانستان را نقض آشکار قوانین بین‌المللی حقوق بشر دانست و از طالبان خواست که این اقدام را فوراً متوقف کنند. ​ به‌گفته‌ی سخنگوی حقوق بشر، زنانی که در ملاء عام به خاطر ارتکاب "جرایم اخلاقی" مجازات می‌شوند، پس از اعمال مجازات بدنی در معرض خطر افزایش خشونت از سوی خانواده و اجتماع خود قرار می‌گیرند. ​ لازم به ذکر است که این اولین بار نیست که طالبان از مجازات‌های مانند شلاق و اعدام در ملاء عام استفاده می‌کنند. از زمان تسلط دوباره بر افغانستان، آنها بارها افراد متهم را در ولایت‌های مختلف کشور در ملاء عام شلاق زده و پنج نفر را نیز اعدام کرده‌اند.

UAE Mission to the UN: Taliban's Ban on Girls' Education is Concerning ​ Zan News: The Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations has announced a meeting with Rina Amiri, the US Special Representative for Afghan Women, to discuss the upcoming third Doha meeting and the importance of girls' education in Afghanistan. ​ In a statement posted on its X account on Thursday (May 30), the mission expressed concern about the Taliban's ban on girls' education in Afghanistan and said the meeting focused on the upcoming third Doha meeting and the Taliban's growing restrictions on Afghan women and girls. ​ According to the statement, the ban on girls' education under Taliban rule was a topic of discussion between the UAE representative and the US Special Representative for Afghan Women. ​ "In addition to discussing the upcoming third Doha meeting, which is scheduled to take place next month with the participation of special representatives, we also discussed our shared concerns about the situation of Afghan women and girls and the importance of ensuring their access to education," the UAE mission to the UN said. ​ It is worth noting that the third Doha meeting, hosted by the United Nations, will be held on June 30 and July 1 with the participation of special representatives from various countries for Afghanistan. ​ Concerns about the Taliban's ban on education for women and girls are being raised as the Taliban have deprived women and girls of their basic rights, including the right to education, work, travel, recreation, and political participation, for nearly three years.

Nutrition Crisis Catastrophe in Afghanistan: Three Million Children Suffer from Malnutrition ​ Zan News: According to the latest update from the World Food Programme (WFP), three million children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition. ​ The organization made these statements on its X page on Tuesday (May 28) on the occasion of "World Nutrition Day." ​ Of these three million children, the organization has only been able to reach 1.3 million of them. ​ According to the organization, poverty, the financial crisis, and the deteriorating humanitarian situation are the main factors that have put Afghan children at risk of malnutrition. ​ The WFP had previously announced that 2.3 million pregnant women in Afghanistan are also suffering from malnutrition. ​ United Nations statistics show that currently, more than a third of Afghanistan's population is facing food shortages. ​ This comes as poverty, hunger, and a decrease in financial assistance have increased under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.

Armed Attack in Bamyan Kills Three Foreign Tourists, Including Two Women ​ Zan News - Bamyan: Three foreign tourists and three Afghan citizens were killed and seven others were wounded in an armed attack in the center of Bamyan city. ​ Local sources say the attack took place around 5:30 pm yesterday, Friday (May 17) in the "Sar Bazaar" area and near the Lajaward Hotel. ​ Three Spanish citizens, an Afghan translator, and two other civilians were killed in the attack. ​ The Spanish government has confirmed the deaths of three of its citizens in the attack. ​ The Taliban announced that seven others, including four foreign nationals, were wounded in the attack. ​ According to an eyewitness, the attackers opened fire on the foreign tourists as they were getting out of their vehicles. ​ No individual or group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, according to sources, the main target of the attackers was the foreign tourists. ​ The attack comes as the number of foreign tourists in Bamyan has increased significantly in recent months. This is the first time in more than 20 years that foreign tourists have been attacked in Bamyan province.

A Taliban Official in Badakhshan Forcibly Married a 17-Year-Old Girl ​ Zan News: Local sources in Baghlan say that Qari Mahrabuddin Bilal, the Taliban's Director of Agriculture in Badakhshan, has taken a 17-year-old girl as his third wife by force and without her consent. ​ This incident took place about three months ago, when Qari Mahrabuddin Bilal was the Taliban's Director of Agriculture in Baghlan. ​ According to sources, he also paid her father 1.5 million Afghanis to marry her. ​ Qari Mahrabuddin Bilal, also known as "Hajji Bilal", had previously tried to marry a young woman from Aliabad district in Kunduz, but was met with strong opposition from the girl. ​ In the end, he paid money to the father of another 17-year-old girl in Aliabad district and married her. ​ Qari Mahrabuddin was appointed as the Taliban's Director of Agriculture in Badakhshan about a week ago. ​ This comes as the Taliban leader has ordered his commanders and officials not to take more than one wife, following multiple reports of Taliban officials having multiple wives. ​ Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, issued the order during his trip to Kabul last Wednesday night.