Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, located in northwestern Pakistan, borders Afghanistan and is home to a Pashtun-majority population.

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Jaishankar brought up the Kashmir issue while speaking to the unequal application of rules of the world order that has existed since the end of World War II.

Recently Greenpeace East Asia’s Seoul ... to rule by fiat. In South Korea, ordinary people rose up to defend the systems that protect their human rights. As the Taliban crack down on Uyghur ...

The Youth Policy Watch Group, a local NGO that works on human rights, gender, and governance by utilizing youth-led monitoring and accountability tools, pioneered a project to map out the ...

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The booklet opens with a look at the 2022 Taliban ban on the cultivation and production ... they affect natural ecosystems and communities in the Golden Triangle in South-East Asia. The chapter also ...

The international community’s icy reception to the Taliban since its 2021 takeover of Afghanistan is beginning to melt, with ...

On International Women's Day, the Taliban asserted their commitment to Afghan women's rights, claiming their protection and dignity are ensured. The statement clashes with the UN's ongoing ...

In South Asia’s turbulent political landscape ... ensuring continuity regardless of who holds power. From the Taliban in Afghanistan to the Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh and ...

The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have banned education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment, and barred them from many public spaces. Last August ...