カテゴリー: Taliban
Families fearful of what will happen to girls and young women as the Islamist militants gain ground are joining the tens of thousands of displaced AfghansIt was an exceptionally hot summer morning, on 13 July, when people in Malistan district, in the s…
Governments’ U-turn comes amid country’s deteriorating security as Taliban continue their rapid advance Germany and the Netherlands have said they have stopped forced repatriations of Afghan migrants because of deteriorating security in Afghanistan, as…
Salima Mazari, one of only three female district governors in Afghanistan, tells of her motivation to fight the militantsIt is early morning in Charkint, in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, but a meeting with the governor is already well und…
Kabul embassies step up evacuation plans as Biden urges Afghan leaders to ‘fight for their nation’US officials believe Afghanistan’s government could fall in 90 days, with Kabul isolated in as little as a month, as Joe Biden urged Afghan leaders to “fi…
Officials in Pul-e-Khumri say government forces abandoned compounds during heady fightingThe Taliban have captured the key Afghan city of Pul-e-Khumri, 140 miles north of the capital Kabul, giving the insurgents control of a strategic road junction lin…
Military takeover of Kabul will cast insurgents as ‘global pariahs’ warns US ambassador as more towns fallA US peace envoy to Afghanistan has warned the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan will not be recognised…
A young female journalist describes the panic and fear of being forced into hiding as cities across Afghanistan fallTwo days ago I had to flee my home and life in the north of Afghanistan after the Taliban took my city. I am still on the run and there …
Fighters overrun Aibak without meeting resistance, leaving pro-government forces in region cut offThe Taliban captured another provincial capital on Monday and were pressing on the biggest city in the region, Mazar-i-Sharif, following a stunning weeken…
Insurgent group seizes important political and military hub as pro-government forces retreatThe Taliban have claimed a huge symbolic victory after their fighters seized a large city for the first time in northern Afghanistan as part of a seemingly unst…
Airport of Sheberghan is only part of northern city to remain under government control following assault by insurgentsThe Taliban have captured a second provincial capital in Afghanistan a day after they took over the south-western financial hub of Zar…
FCDO advises UK nationals to leave in the face of rising Taliban threat but stresses limits of British consular helpMinisters are advising all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the “worsening security situation” but have warne…
The Taliban has captured an Afghan provincial capital after pleas for reinforcements by local security forces went unheeded, in a major blow to the western-backed government.Officials in the city near the border with Iran said that government…
The human cost is accumulating with the withdrawal of US and British troops The fears held by many Afghans since Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all US troops by September have been not only realised but surpassed. Many anticipated steady gains b…
Loss of Zaranj in Nimroz, near the border with Iran, a major blow to the western-backed governmentThe Taliban has captured an Afghan provincial capital after pleas for reinforcements by local security forces went unheard, in a major blow to the western…
The Guardian is among 20 UK media organisations demanding visas for those who helped them report from AfghanistanDear prime minister and foreign secretary,We are a coalition of British media organisations who have led the reporting from Afghanistan ove…