July 12, 2026 – Rokh: News for Awareness, Stories for Justice

Latest News

UNAMA: Dozens of Ismaili Jamaat Khana centres closed in Badakhshan
IOM: Flash Floods in Nuristan Leave Families Without Shelter, Clean Water and Food
EU and Foreign Missions Express Condolences Over Deadly Nuristan Floods as IOM Sends Relief Teams
Former Afghan Commando Fatally Shot in Khost After Returning from United States
UNAMA Warns of Unprecedented Threats to Journalism as Independent Media Faces Growing Pressure
At Least 11 Afghan Nationals Executed in Iran Over the Past Four Months, Rights Groups Say
New Report: Afghan Media Faces a “Multilayered and Widespread Crisis” Under Taliban Rule
New Documents Reveal Allegations of Torture and Civilian Killings by British Special Forces in Afghanistan
European Parliament Member Warns Engagement with Taliban Could Lead to Political Normalization
Amid Media Restrictions, Taliban Urges Journalists to Highlight the Group’s Achievements
Report: 75% of Aid Organizations Have Accepted Taliban Conditions to Continue Women’s Employment
India Offers 1,000 Online Scholarships for Afghanistan Students for the 2026–2027 Academic Year
AMSO Reports Increasing Pressure on Media and Journalists Under Taliban Rule
Taliban: Pakistan Returns 557 Afghanistan Migrant Families
IRGC Says Strait of Hormuz Closed Until Further Notice
Afghanistan Hold Protest Outside Germany’s Foreign Ministry in Berlin
Turkey Detains Nearly 20,000 Afghanistan Migrants in First Half of 2026
UN: More Than One Million Afghan Women Deprived of Humanitarian Assistance
UN: Exclusion of Women from Social and Economic Spheres Will Push Afghanistan Toward a Deeper Crisis
Mohaqiq Defends His and Ahmad Massoud’s Attendance at Khamenei’s Funeral Ceremony
OCHA: 170 People Killed by Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Afghanistan During the First Five Months of the Year
Tragic Death of Young Afghan Writer Naji Bigzad After Returning from Migration in Iran
Committee to Protect Journalists Calls for Immediate Release of Tamadon TV Director and Resumption of Broadcasting
From Exclusion to Participation: Afghan Women Abroad Reach Political Positions
United Nations: Afghanistan Remains One of the World’s Largest Forced Displacement Crises
Closure of the Afghan Embassy in Canberra Raises Concerns Among Afghan Migrants Over the Loss of the Last Symbols of the Former Republic

Migration

Taliban: Pakistan Returns 557 Afghanistan Migrant Families

Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said Pakistan returned 557 Afghanistan migrant families, comprising 2,864 individuals, on Saturday. According to him, the families entered Afghanistan through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, and Islam Qala border crossings. In a post on X, Fitrat said the returnees were registered upon arrival and provided with basic assistance, including […]

IRGC Says Strait of Hormuz Closed Until Further Notice

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed until further notice and that no vessels will be permitted to transit the strategic waterway until what it described as “U.S. interference” comes to an end. In a statement, the IRGC said that one vessel was stopped after […]