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Taliban Release 2 Afghan Activists Amid Growing Concern Over 'Arbitrary Arrests'

The two were released after being detained separately for more two months by the Taliban

Those Undermining Taliban 'Deserve Death,' Says Taliban Minister

'No Information on Whereabouts' of Afghan Ex-Official Detained by Taliban, Says Family Member

The Taliban's representative did not respond to VOA's request for comment about the alleged disappearance

Rights Groups Decry Taliban Shuttering of Human Rights Commission 

Taliban authorities call dissolution of AIHRC, along with several other government departments, a budgetary necessity 

Taliban Plan Meeting of Clerics to Decide on Girls’ Secondary Education

Pressure mounts to allow school attendance beyond sixth grade

Afghan Drug Addicts Accuse Taliban of Brutal Mistreatment

Drug addicts in Afghanistan say they are being brutalized and treated as criminals by the ruling Taliban, an accusation government security officials deny. Latif Yaqobi in Afghanistan filed this report, narrated by Anne Ball. Camera - Latif Yaqobi. Video editor - Anne Ball. Ibrahim Momand and Rahim Gul Sarwan contributed.

Media Watchdogs, UN Call on Taliban to Stop Arbitrary Detention of Journalists in Afghanistan

The U.N. calls on the Taliban to release a provincial representative of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee who was arrested on Wednesday

Addiction Crisis Rips Apart Afghan Families

Among all the challenges facing Afghanistan, the most enduring is its position as the world’s leading producer of opium. VOA’s Afghan Service traveled from the mountains to the cities, documenting the depth of the situation.

Afghan Security Plans Under Review With No BSA

President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the BSA even though it has popular support and was approved by a traditional grand council or Loya Jirga