UN to decide on broad EU-backed investigation into Afghanistan atrocities

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations Human Rights Council will decide on Monday on an EU proposal to set up a U.N. investigation into abuses in Afghanistan, which could enable criminal investigations into suspected violations by both...

UN rights council to decide on Afghanistan human rights investigation

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council will decide on Monday whether to establish an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan. A draft resolution put forward by Denmark on behalf of the...

UN Establishes A New Accountability Mechanism For Afghanistan

A general view shows the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room, with the ceiling painted by Spanish painter Miquel Barcelo. (Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images On October 6, 2025, the United Nations...

World News | Piyush Goyal Meets EU Officials Ahead of Brussels Visit to Push India-EU FTA Talks

Geneva [Switzerland], October 22 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with top European Union officials on Wednesday to discuss pending issues related to the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), ahead of his visit...

UN Rights Council To Decide On Creating Afghanistan Probe

The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan. A draft resolution, put forward by Denmark on behalf of the European...

UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan

The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls. The United Nations' top rights body decided to set up an...

'We don't have anything for winter': Families fear months ahead after earthquake wiped out entire villages in Afghanistan

More than 800 people have been killed and at least 2,800 injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the country's Taliban government has said. Health authorities in the capital Kabul, however, said the numbers...

17-year-old Abdulla Ghanim Al Marri takes the top spot

Dubai // The UAE's Abdulla Ghanim Al Marri became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious HH Sheikh Mohammed bid Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup on Saturday when he beat Bahrain's Ahmed Abdulla Al Hazza by just 27 seconds. The 17 year old from...

Middle East tensions and Pakistan’s Military Imperative

Qatar, a country that has often played a diplomatic role in mediating Israeli-Palestinian tensions, was targeted in a recent Israeli drone strike that sought to eliminate Hamas negotiators on its soil. Although the strike caused regional outrage...

Leonardo, ARIS, ST Engineering team up to offer the Bronco for the Italian Army's Arctic operations

The Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier for the Italian Army At DSEI in London last month, eonardo, ARIS, and ST Engineering showcased the Bronco all-terrain vehicle, which has been modified for the Italian Army's Arctic operations. The Italian...

'Rob's Army' heading to Downing Street to highlight Bromsgrove soldier's plight

THE FRIENDS of Bromsgrove soldier Rob Homans who took his own life are walking to 10 Downing Street to raise the issue of a condition thought to have caused his death. Rob’s childhood friend Alex Pallett, along with town veterans Ben Layton, James...

The War Over Defense Tech

Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic with the title “The Defense Reformation.” “As a nation, we are in an undeclared state of...

Feminist diplomacy: let's speed up mobilisation

How can we unite, act, and resist together to protect the rights of women and girls, as well as gender equality? This question will be at the heart of the 4th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Diplomacy, hosted by France on 22–23 October 2025....

Pakistan’s Deportation of Afghan Refugees: A Misguided and Short-Sighted Policy

Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan migrants by September 1, 2025, under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, marks a troubling chapter in its humanitarian and strategic policies. The order applies not only to undocumented Afghans but also...

Instability in Afghanistan impacts law & order in KP: CM

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that instability in Afghanistan continues to impact law and order in the province. Talking to a delegation of the participants from the 26th National Security and War Course under the...

Gandapur claims Centre agreed to his proposal on talks with Kabul

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Friday claimed that the federal government had agreed with his proposal to hold negotiations with Afghanistan. According to an official handout, he said this while talking to a...

Afghan Women Die Needlessly After Natural Disasters

Asia-Pacific, Gender, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies Humanitarian Emergencies The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons A...

Twenty Seven Airmen from the 67th Airlift Wing Recognized for OAR Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Twenty-seven Airmen assigned to the 167th Operations Group were recognized for their actions while supporting Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), the August 2021...

Afghan Boy Survives Hiding in Plane’s Landing Gear, Lands Safely in Delhi

Afghan boy hides in plane’s landing gear to reach Delhi, and lives to tell the tale. We’ve all had those “I just need to get out” moments, but this? Next level. It’s equal parts jaw-drop and heart-clench. Chalo, kya scene hai exactly, and how did...

The Bolduc Brief: Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police Programs

Editor’s Note: Today’s “Bolduc Brief” was co-authored by Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley – GDM U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 to conduct unconventional warfare to topple the Taliban regime. The fall...