Firuza Azizi is a reporter for RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
Afghan refugees who were cleared for resettlement in the United States are voicing distress after their flights to the country were canceled. In one of his first executive actions, President Donald Trump suspended U.S. refugee programs, leaving the resettlement plans of over 1,600 Afghans in limbo.
The Taliban government has imposed a complete ban on organ transplants. Patients and doctors say the prohibition deprives Afghans from accessing potentially lifesaving treatment.
The Taliban has detained a journalist, a filmmaker, and a former politician in Afghanistan in recent days. The detentions came amid a continuing crackdown on dissent that has targeted reporters, activists, and academics.
June 13 marks 1,000 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from attending school in Afghanistan, a move that has contributed to a surge in forced and child marriages. An economic and humanitarian crisis and the lack of educational and professional prospects for women have fueled the trend.
