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Taliban reverse course on girls’ secondary schools
đź“… 23 Maart 2022On the day secondary schools reopened for the new academic year, Taliban authorities kept girls above grade six out of class, reversing expectations that they would return. The indefinite closure...
Taliban suspend women’s access to universities
📅 20 December 2022The Taliban de facto Ministry of Higher Education ordered public and private universities to suspend women’s education until further notice. The order extended the exclusion of girls from secondary...
Taliban ban Afghan women from NGO work
đź“… 24 December 2022Taliban authorities directed national and international nongovernmental organizations to stop Afghan women employees from working. Women staff were essential to reaching women and children with aid,...
Taliban bar Afghan women from working for the United Nations
đź“… 4 April 2023The de facto authorities notified the United Nations that Afghan women could no longer work for the organization in Afghanistan. The order extended the December 2022 NGO ban. The UN said female...
Security Council adopts Resolution 2681 on women’s UN work ban
📅 27 April 2023The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2681, condemning the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations and calling for women’s full, equal and meaningful participation....
UNAMA documents violations against former officials and security forces
đź“… 22 Augustus 2023A UNAMA report covering August 2021 through June 2023 documented at least 800 instances of extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment, and enforced...
UNODC reports a 95 percent drop in opium cultivation
📅 5 November 2023UNODC’s 2023 survey found that opium poppy cultivation had fallen 95 percent from 2022, following the Taliban’s April 2022 ban. The rapid change reduced a major source of rural earnings and...
UN convenes third Doha meeting on Afghanistan
📅 30 Juni 2024The UN held its third meeting of special envoys on Afghanistan in Doha. Taliban representatives participated after prior meetings had been boycotted; Afghan women’s rights advocates and civil...
UNAMA reports on enforcement of the morality law
📅 10 April 2025UNAMA published a six-month review of the morality law’s implementation, enforcement and impact. Based on monitoring across Afghanistan, it described inspectors’ growing role and the law’s effects...
ICC issues warrants for Taliban leaders over gender persecution
đź“… 8 Juli 2025The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. The Pre-Trial Chamber found reasonable grounds to...
Afghan women barred from entering UN premises
đź“… 7 September 2025Taliban authorities barred Afghan women, including UN employees, contractors and visitors, from UN premises nationwide. The UN warned the restriction threatened humanitarian work.
ICC issues warrants for two Taliban ministers
đź“… 9 September 2025The ICC issued warrants for education minister Habibullah Agha and higher-education minister Neda Mohammad Nadim, alleging gender persecution as a crime against humanity. Warrants are not convictions.
University curriculum purges books by women
đź“… 19 September 2025Reports described Taliban rules removing women-authored books and courses on human rights and sexual harassment from universities. The rules were issued in late August.
Nationwide internet and telecommunications shutdown
đź“… 29 September 2025Internet and mobile service were cut nationwide on 29 September after provincial fiber-optic restrictions. UNAMA warned of harm to the economy and humanitarian operations.
Qatar-mediated ceasefire pauses Afghanistan–Pakistan fighting
đź“… 19 Oktober 2025After deadly border clashes and Pakistani airstrikes, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire in Doha, mediated by Qatar and TĂĽrkiye. It paused hostilities without resolving cross-border...
Pakistan airstrikes cause civilian casualties in Afghanistan
📅 22 Februari 2026UNAMA reported civilian casualties from Pakistani airstrikes on 21–22 February, including a strike on a madrassa in Barmal district, amid escalating cross-border hostilities.
UNAMA records 146 civilian casualties in border clashes
📅 3 Maart 2026UNAMA reported 146 civilian casualties—42 killed and 104 injured—from 26 February to 2 March amid clashes and airstrikes, with eastern border communities especially exposed.
Airstrike hits Kabul addiction-treatment hospital
📅 16 Maart 2026An airstrike hit Kabul’s Omid Drug Rehabilitation Hospital. UNAMA later reported at least 269 killed and 122 injured, mostly patients; Pakistan said it targeted terrorist and military infrastructure.
Regional mediators secure a temporary Eid ceasefire
📅 18 Maart 2026At Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye’s request, Pakistan and Afghanistan’s de facto authorities announced an Eid ceasefire for 19–24 March. Hostilities later resumed without a lasting settlement.
Security Council renews UNAMA mandate for one year
📅 15 Juni 2026Resolution 2822 extended UNAMA until 17 June 2027 and requested a strategic review of the mission. The Council renewed its presence amid a worsening Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict, humanitarian needs...
Pakistan airstrikes kill civilians in three Afghan provinces
đź“… 28 Juni 2026UNAMA confirmed 28 civilians killed and 49 injured in Pakistani airstrikes in Paktya, Paktika and Kunar. Pakistan acknowledged the strikes.
UNAMA documents rights abuses and hijab enforcement in Herat
📅 28 Juli 2026UNAMA reported on human rights, cross-border civilian casualties and enforcement of hijab requirements in Herat for April–June 2026.
ICC unseals four warrants against Taliban leaders
đź“… 5 Oktober 2026The ICC unsealed 2025 warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadim over alleged gender persecution. Warrants do not establish guilt.
UNAMA reports dozens of women detained over dress rules
đź“… 8 Oktober 2026UNAMA verified at least 52 women and one girl detained in Kabul and Herat from July to September over alleged dress-code violations. It reported abuse and likely underreporting.