India set to accept first Taliban official in country in push to expand ties with Kabul Taliban’s pick for Mumbai consulate has already reached India, reports say The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024
Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’ Extreme restrictions on media workers mean life in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses – will go undocumented, journalists say The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government. The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024
A decade of photos captures the enduring resilience of ordinary Afghans French photographer Sandra Calligaro has spent much of her career documenting the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan, especially women and children. Her exhibition at the annual Bayeux Calvados-Normandy war correspondents' festival is both a tribute to Afghan resilience and a declaration of love for a country torn apart by… Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2024
Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players? When the Taliban retook the country in 2021, Canada promised its national team visas—tickets to safety. Years later, players are still waiting The Walrus · Oct 8, 2024
Taliban profit as flights diverted around Middle East crisis fill up Afghan airspace Flying through Afghan airspace is proving to be the safest option for international airlines, with Iran’s missile bombardment of Israel causing a noticeable shift in flight patterns The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan ties the knot in Kabul Many videos and pictures of the splendid ceremony have been doing rounds on social media. The wedding took place as per Pashtun customs. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Oct 4, 2024
Afghan Embassy In UK Shutters After Taliban Cuts Ties Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff. International Business Times · Sep 27, 2024
France probes online threats against Afghan taekwondo fighter Marzieh Hamidi Paris prosecutors are investigating online threats against female Afghan taekwondo fighter Marzieh Hamidi, who fled to France in 2021 after the Taliban seized power in Kabul. Radio France Internationale · Sep 17, 2024
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honors Fallen Servicemembers Republican Speaker of the House criticizes Biden administration's handling of Kabul bombing aftermath and Afghanistan withdrawal. Top News · Sep 10, 2024
Harris hits out at Trump’s Taliban deal as Republicans release damning report on Biden Afghanistan withdrawal Harris’s campaign says Trump ‘cut a bad deal’ with the Taliban in 2020, when the former president agreed the US would withdraw from Afghanistan by May 2021 The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
Afghan family refused UK visas to join son, 13, evacuated from Kabul Exclusive: Home Office rejects application from family who were separated from son in chaotic 2021 evacuation The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024
The Carmignac Photojournalism Award 14th Edition – 'No Woman's Land – An Intimate Look into the Battle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan' The winning project documented the experiences of woman living under the Taliban since they retook power in 2021 Digital Camera World · Sep 6, 2024
ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons. Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2024
Top News · Sep 2, 2024 Suicide Bomber Kills 6, Injures 13 In Afghan Capital A suicide bombing in Kabul leaves six dead and thirteen injured, sparking concerns about security. Authorities respond swiftly as the international communi...
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024 Here’s how we can help oppressed women and girls in Afghanistan Letters: Simon Diggins on offering resettlement and educational opportunities to those living under the Taliban regime and Margaret Owen on connecting schoolgirls in Britain and Kabul
France 24 · Aug 31, 2024 Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…
Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2024 Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard? On the third anniversary of the US troop withdrawal, advocates push candidates for legal pathways for Afghan refugees.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024 Germany deports 28 Afghanistan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021 A plane carrying the Afghan nationals left Leipzig for Kabul on Friday
France 24 · Aug 30, 2024 Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to…
Top News · Aug 28, 2024 Trump Campaign Warned About Photography At Arlington Cemetery Controversy at Arlington National Cemetery during a Trump campaign event sparks criticism and calls for transparency. Pentagon's investigation into Kabul a...
Top News · Aug 26, 2024 Former President Trump Honors Fallen Service Members At Arlington Former President Trump participates in wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members from Kabul airport attack.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024 Hollywoodgate review – chilling fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul Granted unprecedented, if strictly limited access, Egyptian documentarian Ibrahim Nash’at captures the Taliban’s inner circle after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2024 ‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan In Kabul, an army of clandestine beauticians is keeping morale alive for women under the Taliban-led government.
Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2024 Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.