Afghanistan News » Herat News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: Afghan women facing arrest for dress code violations: UN
In recent months, the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested or detained dozens of women for alleged violations of dress codes and for appearing in public without a male guardian.
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: Afghan Women Face Yet Another Restriction as Taliban Crackdown Reportedly Extends Beyond Real Life
Women in Afghanistan's Herat province say they were detained over Instagram posts and required to stop using social media, adding to wide-ranging Taliban restrictions on women.
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: Treating severe acute malnutrition and saving young lives in Herat, Afghanistan
WHO-supported IPD-SAM centre at Guzara District Hospital, Herat Province. Photo credit WHO Afghanistan21 October 2026, Kabul, Afghanistan – In western Afghanistan, the World Health Organization ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: The Herat arrests are a defining moment of Taliban repression in Afghanistan
Since August 2021, the systematic dismantling of women’s rights in Afghanistan has unfolded through successive decrees that have banned girls from secondary education and universities, excluded women ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: Herat railway - Afghanistan’s $2B link to Asia and Europe
Afghanistan’s Herat Railway could become a vital trade link connecting the country to Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Europe. The $2 billion project aims to lower transport costs and turn ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: Afghanistan: Taliban open fire during hijab protest
Several people were injured in the city of Herat after Taliban security personnel reportedly opened fire to disperse a small protest organized in support of Afghan women arrested for dress code ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Social: From Herat To Wakhan: Afghanistan’s Strategic Role In Iran–China Connectivity And Emerging Economic Opportunities – OpEd
Some Iranian and Afghan media outlets have quoted a senior Iranian railway official, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, as stating that Iran is considering a new transit railway route linking Iran to China through ...