The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Thursday condemned an attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed the ...

U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the ...

The foreign ministry also conveyed its sincere condolences to Afghans, especially to the families of the victims who were killed in the incident ...

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan urged the country's Taliban rulers on Tuesday to embrace global human rights obligations for the protection and prosperity of future generations.

UN experts issued a strong rebuke on Monday against a new Taliban policy banning female students from medical training in Afghanistan, which has been denounced for further eroding the rights of ...

The United Nations said that the future of Afghanistan depends on safeguarding the rights of all its citizens.

In Afghanistan, journalists and media workers face challenges including arbitrary arrests, torture and severe restrictions on press freedom, according to a new United Nations report released on ...

Reporting in Afghanistan is a risky business. A new report by the UN says that the Taliban administration in the country has arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since they took over in 2021.

Afghanistan’s media sector has dramatically shrunk under three years of Taliban government, while international monitors have criticised Kabul’s new rulers for allegedly trampling reporters’ rights.

Research by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and its Geneva-based Human Rights Office said journalists and media outlets “operate under an environment of censorship and tight ...

More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a UN report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest.