April 2024 – Yaraan

Empty seats in Kabul's football stadium underscore the absence of female spectators. Girls, once passionate football fans, now face restrictions on education and work under the current leadership.

Sparse Crowds Highlight Muted Start to Afghanistan Champions League Third Season

April 22, 2024 Yaraan Team Comments Off

The third season of the Afghanistan Champions League kicked off in Kabul on April 21st, but the opening ceremony conspicuously lacked the usual enthusiastic crowds. Photos from Kabul Football Federation Stadium depict a stark reality: […]

ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Attack on Hazara Community in Kabul

April 21, 2024 Yaraan Team Comments Off

The Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion in Kabul on 20 April. The attack targeted a vehicle carrying members of the Hazara minority community, killing the driver and injuring […]

Heavy Rains Ravage Afghanistan, Leaving Death and Destruction

Afghanistan Flooding Devastates Communities; Death Toll Rises

April 20, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

Afghanistan continues to grapple with relentless heavy rains and severe flooding, with the Taliban’s Ministry of Disaster Management confirming a rising death toll of 29 and at least seven injuries since Wednesday. The devastation extends […]

Iran Executes Five Afghans, Including Brothers, Over Drug and Murder Charges

April 20, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

The Iranian government has executed five Afghan nationals, including two brothers, according to the human rights website Hawalvash. Four of the executions took place in Mashhad, and one in Tabriz. Those executed in Mashhad – […]

Flooding Devastates Afghanistan: Death Toll Rises, Communities in Crisis for Months

Relentless Rains Batter Afghanistan, 50 Dead, More Misery Feared

April 15, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

KABUL, Afghanistan – Weeks of relentless downpours, flooding, unpredictable weather, and shockingly severe hailstorms have pushed Afghanistan into a deepening humanitarian crisis. While the Taliban-led State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management reports at least 50 […]