https://www.voanews.com/z/8551 VOA Dari content in English. https://www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.voanews.com/z/8551 en 2026 - VOA 60 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:22:35 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA University enrollment among men in Afghanistan in 2026 has fallen nearly one-third from levels before the Taliban’s takeover, while women’s enrollment has remained at zero for the third consecutive year. https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-sees-drop-in-mens-university-enrollment-as-women-remain-barred/8215395.html https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-sees-drop-in-mens-university-enrollment-as-women-remain-barred/8215395.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:51:24 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) Mohammad Younus Mohmand, Vice President of the Afghan Chapter of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the bilateral trade has fallen by about 95 percent. https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-pakistan-trade-declines-sharply-as-border-crossings-remain-closed/8214502.html https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-pakistan-trade-declines-sharply-as-border-crossings-remain-closed/8214502.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:35:05 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (Fawzia Ahsan) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said that it documented at least four killings and 14 arbitrary arrests and detentions of former Afghan security personnel. Despite the Taliban’s announcement of a general amnesty, former Afghan officials who return to the country remain at risk. https://www.voanews.com/a/former-afghan-soldiers-fear-deportation-from-iran/8213778.html https://www.voanews.com/a/former-afghan-soldiers-fear-deportation-from-iran/8213778.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:25:17 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (Sahar Azimi) The United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF is warning that more than four million Afghan children could need treatment for acute malnutrition in 2027. That is the highest number recorded in the past five years, highlighting the scale of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.   https://www.voanews.com/a/more-than-4-million-afghan-children-could-need-malnutrition-treatment-in-2027-unicef-warns/8212974.html https://www.voanews.com/a/more-than-4-million-afghan-children-could-need-malnutrition-treatment-in-2027-unicef-warns/8212974.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:01:00 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) Washington — Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Dari article. The United Nations says the Taliban have arrested at least 443 people primarily for alleged violations of their strict hijab rules, trimming beards, cutting hair, failure to attend congregational prayers at the mosque or listening to music. A new United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released Thursday, covering a period of three months from July 1 to Sept. 30, also... https://www.voanews.com/a/8212096.html https://www.voanews.com/a/8212096.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:48:48 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) The European Union says it is concerned about the presence and activities of terrorist groups with regional and potentially global reach, including the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) in Afghanistan. https://www.voanews.com/a/eu-concerned-about-terrorist-groups-in-afghanistan/8211641.html https://www.voanews.com/a/eu-concerned-about-terrorist-groups-in-afghanistan/8211641.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:30:53 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) Pakistan accuses the Taliban of sheltering Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which has taken responsibility for attacks inside Pakistan. Taliban publicly deny harboring any militant group. https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-afghan-taliban-trade-blame-for-cross-border-violence-as-tensions-rise/8211292.html https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-afghan-taliban-trade-blame-for-cross-border-violence-as-tensions-rise/8211292.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:36:36 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) Abdul Hadi Farhang, founder of Afghanistan Traders and Investors, told VOA that the Taliban’s restrictions and Afghanistan’s economic crisis have taken a toll on women. https://www.voanews.com/a/women-led-household-in-afghanistan-worried-as-winter-approaches/8210757.html https://www.voanews.com/a/women-led-household-in-afghanistan-worried-as-winter-approaches/8210757.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:51:52 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) The United States says the Taliban government in Afghanistan does not ‘fully’ meet the minimum standards for combating human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so. https://www.voanews.com/a/us-says-taliban-failing-to-combat-human-trafficking-in-afghanistan/8209667.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-says-taliban-failing-to-combat-human-trafficking-in-afghanistan/8209667.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:03:38 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) The head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says that the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan is “totally unacceptable” and represents a “very poor” development policy. https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-ban-on-girls-education-unacceptable-says-un-official/8208852.html https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-ban-on-girls-education-unacceptable-says-un-official/8208852.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:13:10 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) The world marked International Teachers’ Day on Monday, while Afghan girls remain barred from attending school beyond sixth grade and many female teachers have been forced to stay home under Taliban restrictions on women. https://www.voanews.com/a/teachers-day-marked-amid-continuing-taliban-restrictions-on-women/8208293.html https://www.voanews.com/a/teachers-day-marked-amid-continuing-taliban-restrictions-on-women/8208293.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:05 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan) Washington, D.C. — Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Dari article. The U.S. says it is working to relocate more than 1,000 Afghans who remain at a camp in Qatar. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department told VOA Afghanistan in an email on Wednesday that Washington is working “to identify options for voluntary resettlement” outside Afghanistan for the remaining Afghans held at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Camp As... https://www.voanews.com/a/us-seeks-options-to-relocate-afghans-in-qatar-camp/8207175.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-seeks-options-to-relocate-afghans-in-qatar-camp/8207175.html Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:54:09 -0400 VOA Dariwebdesk@voanews.com (VOA Afghan)