Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried Afghanistan's Taliban rulers in a speech on December 5 and called on the international community to make gender apartheid a crime against humanity.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have announced the permanent closing of the country's embassy in New Delhi due to what it said was "pressure from the Indian government" and lack of diplomatic recognition.
The family of former prosecutor Taqi Mohammad Taqi, who was forced out when Taliban militants took power in August 2021, has confirmed his death in eastern Afghanistan, saying it appears he was brutally slain by unknown assailants.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has voiced concern that Iran may provide Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine.