The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Boy, 12, who survived Channel migrant boat tragedy had family wiped out by Taliban

The boy was one of more than 30 people rescued from a sinking dinghy in the British Channel last month. Four migrants died when a flimsy dinghy capsized in freezing waters on its way from France to England

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan -minister

(Adds full name of acting minister in paragraph 2)

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

Afghanistan’s NGO ban for women exposes rifts in Taliban ranks

The Taliban’s latest edict banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has sparked international condemnation and domestic opposition in a country facing economic collapse. It has also revealed splits within the Taliban, with potentially high-stakes risks for Afghanistan’s rulers and its people.

France 24 · Jan 2, 2023

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport

No claim of responsibility for explosion that caused multiple casualties, according to the Taliban.

Al Jazeera · Jan 1, 2023

Declassified cabinet papers from 2002 show little mention of impending war in Iraq

In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.

ABC News · Dec 31, 2022

In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

WEKU · Dec 31, 2022

Taliban divisions inflamed by sweeping restrictions on women

The Taliban’s sweeping orders to restrict women’s rights have exacerbated divisions in the militant group to the point where rival factions are surrounding themselves with loyal troops, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India · Dec 31, 2022

'I won't give up': Australian charity leaders fear for Afghan staff after Taliban ban on female aid workers

With their employees fearing retribution and without work, charities leaders say the latest Taliban oppression has far-reaching consequences for millions of Afghan families.

ABC News · Dec 30, 2022

Many women's rights were taken away in 2022, but global feminist solidarity is on the rise

Looking back on 2022, women's rights regressed in many areas, but experts and advocates remain hopeful as a wave of feminist solidarity sweeps the globe and young people risk their lives to say, "Enough is enough."

ABC News · Dec 30, 2022

Professor tears up his degrees live on air in brave protest at Taliban curbs on women

Ismail Mashal, who founded the private Mashal University in Kabul and also lectures at the city's university, became visibly distressed with tears welling up and his voice shaking during his appearance on Afghanistan's Tolo News on Monday

Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022