The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

‘My heart is bleeding’: Afghan women devastated by university ban

The Taliban’s decision to suspend women from accessing higher education has extinguished a rare source of hope for many.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1231: No-trust vote against Chouhan, another setback for Afghan women

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Afghanistan.

Newslaundry · Dec 21, 2022

Taliban threaten women at gunpoint after education ban order

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government barred women from attending universities across the country and enforced the order at gunpoint in some places, disregarding global condemnation and inflicting another blow to half its population’s rights.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

U.S. in touch with allies over Taliban suspension of women from universities

The United states is in touch with allies over the decision by Afghanistan's Taliban-run higher education ministry on Tuesday to suspend access to universities for female students until further notice, the White House said.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Women barred from university education in Afghanistan, Taliban release two detained Americans in 'good will' gesture

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers order an indefinite ban on university education for women in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

'The Taliban took our last hope': College education is banned for women in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the women could no longer attend university. One educator in Afghanistan called it "gender apartheid." The highest grade girls will be able to attain now is grade 6.

WEKU · Dec 20, 2022

US: Taliban release 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture'

The Taliban have released two American detainees held in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Taliban release two Americans detained in Afghanistan - State Department

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday released two American nationals in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who indicated that the militants were holding other U.S. citizens.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

Taliban reportedly releases two Americans from Afghanistan including filmmaker Ivor Shearer

Filmmaker was arrested in August while filming in Kabul

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

The US and Britain criticised the ban, which the Taliban says preserves “national interest” and women’s “honour”

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022