HISTORICAL FACTS: 38 | History Defined

Iran Warns Taliban on its Water Rights from Helmand River

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned his counterpart in the Taliban that their relations would be affected if the group does not eliminate the hurdles to Tehran’s water rights from the Helmand River. Amir Abdollahian made the comments during a phone conversation on Thursday with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022

Taliban say explosion during cricket game wounds 4 people

The Taliban and an Afghan sports official say a grenade exploded during a game of cricket in Kabul, wounding at least four spectators at the stadium

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

Two killed in Kabul cricket stadium grenade attack, police say

Two people were killed in the grenade explosion that shook Kabul's main cricket stadium during a domestic league match on Friday, police said on Saturday, updating their previous casualty toll.

Reuters · Jul 29, 2022

UNDP Official in Afghanistan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Taliban, ISIS Locked in Brutal War

The UNDP’s Resident Representative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Abdullah Dardari, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the political dialogue between the international body and the Taliban was constructive and making progress before the latter issued a decision to ban girls from education. Dardari noted that the Taliban is fighting a vicious and explicit…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022

Afghan refugees who fled Taliban and Ukraine war fear UK deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Having fled persecution in their home country, Afghan refugees plead with British ministers to show them the same mercy given to Ukrainians

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Afghans in US immigration limbo watch Ukrainians breeze through

Thousands of at-risk Afghans continue to wait for their humanitarian parole and visa applications to progress.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2022

AP PHOTOS: Afghan despair, poverty fuel addiction scourge

Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest producer of opium and heroin

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

The school for new arrivals, where refugee teens can find their feet in Australia

From figuring out how public transport works, to adjusting to a foreign school system and making new friends — arriving in an unfamiliar country as a teenager can bring many challenges. But these young Afghan migrants are leading the way.

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

In Kabul, a new ritual: Hungry women wait for bread outside bakeries

Since the Taliban came to power, food insecurity has risen. Women in blue burqas sit in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them.

WEKU · Jul 17, 2022

Dad-of-two shares horror 6-month ordeal as Taliban hostage with no daylight for 2 months

Anthony Stephen Malone and a former BBC cameraman were grabbed off the streets of Kabul and were held hostage for until June and they went two month without seeing daylight

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022