Fereshta Abbasi, Human Rights Watch March 19, 2025. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Islamic State’s (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, has repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools and ...

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is cooperating with us,” she said. Licenses to open new religious schools are easier to obtain from Taliban officials, and she said many of her older ...

But there are still Christians in Afghanistan. In our fast-moving, attention-deficit, “What’s next?” world, it may seem a long time since we thought about Afghanistan.

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard ...

An independent U.S. federal government agency reported Wednesday that Afghanistan has experienced a “continual and significant" decline in religious freedom under the de facto Islamist Taliban rule.

Taliban adds more compulsory religion classes to universities in Afghanistan AFP, Kabul Published: 16 August ,2022: 04:55 PM GST Updated: 16 August ,2022: 05:02 PM GST ...

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Afghanistan's Refugees. Clip: Season 5 | 3m 12s. People in Afghanistan desperately need help as they try to find a better quality of life.

Taliban Splits Emerge Over Religion, Power and Girls’ Schools The Taliban stayed cohesive as a fighting force during the 20-year insurgency. Now cracks are appearing on multiple fronts.

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said ...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a ban on chess, citing "religious considerations" as the primary reason for the decision. The move, reported by Khaama Press, adds chess to a ...