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Simon Diggins, a former defence attaché to Kabul, suggests the UK should amend its Afghan civilian resettlement schemeZahra Joya’s moving piece reminds us that our interventions in Afghanistan created an expectation, and obligation, to support those wh…
Read MoreThe Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we struggle alone?We suddenly all woke in the middle of the night. A piercing cry came from the corner of our room. It was my teenage sister, sob…
Read MoreIt’s no surprise that Ibrahim Nash’at’s documentary lacks in-depth interviews – his subjects barely tolerate his presence as he reveals the fighters’ lack of purpose after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan The spoils of war are a chore in this fascina…
Read MoreUnofficial figures point to a mental health crisis amid severe restrictions on Afghan women’s livesFirst, her dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the Taliban’s ban on education. Then her family set up a forced marriage to her cousin, a heroin ad…
Read MoreMinister says women visiting the lakes of Band-e-Amir have not been wearing their hijabs properlyThe Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, adding to a long list of restrictions aimed at shrinking wome…
Read MoreImages of the struggle for human rights and freedoms around the world this week, from a women’s march for justice in Brazil to an attack on churches in Pakistan Continue reading…
Read MoreEvent celebrates Afghan culture and protests against restrictions on women and girls two years after Taliban offensiveHordes of colourful kites soared into the sky over London in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on the second anniversary of th…
Read MoreJust 25% of the $3.23bn needed for the UN humanitarian response plan has been raised. Women and girls will be hit worst by this shortfallTwo years ago today, international troops and diplomats hastily withdrew from Kabul and Taliban rule returned to Af…
Read MoreMusicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of unusual advertise…
Read MoreTwo years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limited, which can be vital in garnering support from the worldWestern officials like me watched in despair two years ago on this day when the Tal…
Read MoreTwo years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their workHungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and policeNearly 4,000 prosecutors and l…
Read MoreTwo years since the Taliban seized power, thousands of female fugitives still live in fear and poverty, with a target on their backsThousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeoverShima Forugh* was in 10th grade at school…
Read MoreEx-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girlsUK politics live – latest updatesGordon Brown has called for the Taliban to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, as he urged the UK governme…
Read MoreAs we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists retaking power, this denial of education must be addressed Two years of ever-intensifying repression since the Taliban seized power in August 2021 have not dimmed the resilience of girls and w…
Read MoreSave the Children and Oxfam urge government to restore aid budget back to 0.7% of national incomeUK aid cuts are a “death sentence” for children in the world’s most dangerous places, aid charities have warned after an internal government report reveale…
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