カテゴリー: Taliban
Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are still failing to take responsibility for abandoning the Afghan people to the TalibanThe fall of Kabul in August 2021 and the accompanying chaotic evacuation of US and UK forces, foreign nationals and limite…
All staff in Afghanistan ordered to stay home for 48 hours to give officials time to negotiate with TalibanUnited Nations staff in Afghanistan have been ordered to stay at home for 48 hours to give UN officials time to persuade the Taliban not to go ah…
Calls described as ‘great relief’ after Kevin Cornwell, 53, and an unnamed man were detained in Afghanistan The families of two British men held in custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been able to speak to them for the first time since their arr…
Charity medic, hotelier and ‘danger tourist’ reportedly arrested by Taliban’s secret police in JanuaryThree British men including a charity medic and a self-styled “danger tourist” are being held in custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan, it has been re…
Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic emirate’, says local Taliban officialA female-run radio station in Afghanistan’s north-east has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said.Sadai…
Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papersAn Afghan who worked with the British Council and is applying to come to the UK has been told to retrieve documents from the Taliban or risk…
Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayersThe founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Tal…
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave issues call for evidence, saying it is critical law-breakers be referred to authoritiesA judge investigating allegations of more than 50 summary killings by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan has issued a call for anyone with evidence…
Citizens who worked with British government or helped army told to get necessary documents stamped by the authoritiesThe Ministry of Defence has apologised after an investigation found Afghan applicants to a resettlement scheme were told they could onl…
Mohammad Dawood Muzammil one of the highest-ranking figures killed as Afghan security situation deterioratesThe Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, known for fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists, was killed in a suicide attack at his off…
Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jailsRefugees are reportedly dying in Pakistani prisons, and children are being arrested and tied together with ropes, as a w…
Farzana survived rape, addiction and losing her children. Then the Taliban came – now she is missing
Exiled Afghan psychologist Mariam is desperately trying to trace 15 domestic abuse survivors she was helping before the Taliban seized controlFor more than a year, Mariam*, an Afghan psychologist, has been trying to trace Farzana* and 14 other female s…
At least three people were killed and a further 18 injured after members of the proscribed Pakistani Taliban (TTP), launched an attack on Karachi’s police HQ. Karachi is Pakistan’s main commercial hub, with a population of close to 20 million people. G…
Officials say three attackers also dead as police and paramilitary forces clear building in gun battleMilitants launched a deadly suicide attack on the police headquarters of Pakistan’s largest city on Friday, with the sound of gunfire and explosions r…
Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women’s health and rightsTaliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, c…