Migration
HRW urges France not to deport Afghan migrants
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the French government to reconsider plans to return Afghan migrants to their country and take their human rights...
Business & Economics
Zawahiri death may not derail talks on economic sanctions: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): Human Rights Watch said Thursday that talks between Afghanistan and the United States about easing trade restrictions shouldn’t be derailed by the killing
Security & Crime
Dozens of IS suspects killed after disappearance in east: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): An influential human rights watchdog has claimed investigating the killing of more than 100 alleged Islamic State militants after they were disappeared by
Governance & Politics
Mujahid rejects HRW allegations as baseless
KABUL (Pajhwok): The caretaker government of Afghanistan on Friday rejected as baseless Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s allegations that officials of the Islamic Emirate killed innocent
Security & Crime
Herat women’s prison chief missing for 6 months: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has voiced its concern about the women’s prison director for western Herat province, saying she has been missing since
Governance & Politics
Rights situation has become better, claim Taliban
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban have rejected claims the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made in its latest report on the situation in Afghanistan. In fact,
Religion & Culture
Taliban impose widespread restrictions on media: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Taliban have imposed widespread restrictions on freedom of expression and the media since taking power in Afghanistan,
Governance & Politics
Mujahid scorns HRW report about Taliban war crimes
KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected as a baseless a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that the Islamic Emirate committed war crimes in
Security & Crime
Taliban forcibly displace civilians, burn homes: HRW
KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban forces on the offensive across northern Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents and burned homes as apparent retaliation for cooperating with the Afghan
Governance & Politics
HRW seeks funds for Afghan education, media
KABUL (Pajhwok): Global donors, meeting in Geneva this week, have been urged to prioritise funding for education and health, especially for Afghan girls and
Governance & Politics
Uphold human rights, HRW urges Afghan negotiators
KABUL’s rights. Human Rights Watch (HRW) also urged the United States, European Union and other countries supporting the peace process to use their political and
