AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTaliban Anniversary & Travel Reality Check: Kabul marked five years since the Taliban takeover with “Victory Day” rallies and tight security, but residents and UN officials say the country is safer yet still economically strained and heavily restrictive—especially for women and girls, including bans on secondary education for girls over 12 and limits on travel without a male guardian. Humanitarian & Health Access: Save the Children warns acute malnutrition is rising, with nearly one in 10 children under five acutely malnourished as funding cuts shutter or suspend hundreds of health facilities. Rights Pressure at the UN: Multiple reports around the anniversary highlight a worsening rights crisis and the Taliban’s shift from scattered restrictions into codified rules affecting education, public life, and dissent. Cross-Border Movement & Smuggling: Afghan families remain stranded in makeshift camps near Belgrade while waiting for EU entry; aid groups say many are outside Serbia’s asylum system and increasingly reliant on smuggling networks. Regional Security Spillover: Greece arrested suspects in alleged migrant smuggling cases involving Afghan nationals, underscoring how travel routes remain risky and tightly policed.
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