The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Former foreign correspondent Dame Ann Leslie dies aged 82

Dame Ann reported on events including the Cold War, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Afghanistan.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

How the global drugs trade is changing

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people taking illegal drugs globally over the past decade as “increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises”.

The Week · Jun 27, 2023

Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed since Taliban takeover: UN

UNAMA says there have been 3,774 civilian casualties, including 1,095 civilian deaths, in violence since August 2021.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023

Glass factory at Kabul

A hundred years ago, the Amir of Afghanistan granted important concessions to a local firm of industrialists for starting a glass factory at Kabul.

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a 'comfortable and prosperous life' in Afghanistan

The supreme leader of the Taliban has released a message claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's life in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023

Baroness tells of ‘terrible texts’ from trapped Afghan women pleading for help

Helena Kennedy evacuated more than 500 people from Afghanistan in 2021, but is still in contact with some of those she had to leave behind.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023

Charities say Taliban intimidation diverts aid to Taliban members and causes

Aid workers in Afghanistan claim the Taliban is using threats and violence to control the way aid is distributed at a time when aid is more critical than ever.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2023

Afghan women ban makes Taliban recognition near ‘impossible’: UN

Afghanistan UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva tells security council that Taliban seek recognition but reject key UN values.

Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2023

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible'

The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the country’s Taliban rulers that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls

The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023