A year ago, when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, they pledged to be more inclusive. Many of the Taliban’s promises were to supporting women’s rights, a shift from their control 20 years earlier.This video report examines which promises the Taliban have upheld and which they have broken as we approach the anniversary of their return to power
Explosions from landmines killed a soldier and injured six police officers and four civilians in Thailand’s troubled Deep South on Monday, including a farmer who lost both her legs in the twin attack at a rubber plantation, authorities said
The price of rice, a food staple in Southeast Asia, and other commodities has shot up as much as 50 percent over the last two months in Myanmar, another hardship for the country’s beleaguered citizens, many of whom have already had to flee their homes because of ongoing conflict, traders and consumers said
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) acting director of operations and advocacy, Ghada Mudawi, addresses the Security Council about the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)9
Since the Taliban seized power following the U.S. withdrawal of all troops, Afghan women and girls have witnessed a dramatic disintegration of their rights and standard of living
Every week, thousands of loaves of bread are baked and distributed to those in need in a very special bakery in Kyiv
This short documentary is a part of a special VOA series marking the August 15, 2021, one-year anniversary of the Taliban regaining control in Afghanistan. The series covers a variety of subjects, such as data-based analyses of the Taliban’s record of governance and human rights, eyewitness accounts of the day Kabul fell, stories of Afghan refugees around the world, and other topics. Shams Sanam ran for his life in response to a caller who threatened to sever his head. The new Afghanistan⁶5 under the Taliban had no place for musicians.The 27-year-old rabab player was able to flee to the neighbouring country of Pakistan, but he has had a difficult time adjusting to life without a job or a support system.
Pet food and water are in extremely short supply at many animal shelters in Ukraine, and many others have been destroyed. Local volunteers are putting their lives in danger to save the animals, and they are getting help from abroadUk
Bangladeshis say they are suffering from inflated costs for food and gas after the government imposed a steep hike on fuel prices last week, an overnight move that has deepened economic discontent and spurred street protests in the South Asian nation
At least 15 civilians died during fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and junta forces in Hpakant township, in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state