カテゴリー: Taliban
After years caught in the crossfire between the Taliban and security forces, farmers in Kandahar face a new threat, as water sources dry upThe war in Afghanistan might be over but farmers in Kandahar’s Arghandab valley face a new enemy: drought.It has …
The US photographer’s image of Sharbat Gula captured the story of a country, its people and refugees across the world. Thirty six years on, another picture tells a similar tale – but also one of hopeOn 1 September, a young Afghan girl stood in line wit…
More than a dozen women staged a protest in Kabul on Sunday, holding up signs calling for the participation of women in public life. The protest came as female government employees in Kabul were told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who c…
Only those who cannot be replaced by men may remain, in further sign of Taliban’s hard-line rule over AfghansFemale employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the …
Exclusive: In his first interview with western media, Kandahar’s enforcer promises things will be different from the brutal 1990sMawlawi Mohammad Shebani is officially in charge of policing morals throughout Kandahar, the Taliban heartland of southern …
Initial reports suggest a Taliban convoy may have been targeted in the ISKP’s stronghold regionAt least three people have been killed and more than 18 people injured in three explosions in Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.It is rep…
Imran Khan says his initiative follows talks with leaders of Afghanistan’s neighboursPakistan’s prime minister says he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban to encourage them to form an inclusive government that would ensure peace and stability in …
Everyone here has tales of lost loved ones, but many want foreigners back – with aid not weaponsA parade of white Taliban flags lines Musa Qala bazaar right up to the central monument where two kidnappers were hanged in a public execution earlier this …
Hundreds who worked for New Zealand military remain stranded in Afghanistan, destitute and fearing Taliban reprisalsDesperate and running low on food, Afghans who worked for New Zealand wonder if help is coming.“The situation here is chaos,” says Sayed…
Government announces re-opening of high schools for boys but makes no mention of girlsThe Taliban have effectively banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan, by ordering high schools to re-open only for boys.Girls were not mentioned in Frida…
Evacuation of employees, not contractors, ‘splitting hairs’, says HRW, warning of days left to save livesAfghan employees who worked as contractors on UK aid projects fear for their lives after not being granted resettlement in Britain.The Guardian has…
One was a young footballer, another a dentist. Their shocking deaths haunt the families who could not stop their desperate bids to escapeWhen Zaki Anwari scaled the fence of Kabul airport, he was determined to escape. The 17-year-old footballer with th…
Government has prioritised rescue of current scholars but estimated 70 alumni are still in countryA group of former Chevening scholars have accused the British government of abandoning them in Afghanistan, where they say their lives are at grave risk f…
Zalmay Khalilzad says militants agreed not to enter Kabul and to discuss future government before president’s swift departureThe US negotiator on Afghanistan has said that President Ashraf Ghani’s abrupt exit scuttled a deal for the Taliban to hold off…
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female studentsAfter street demonstrations across major cities in Afghanistan, women have now taken to social…