The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Taliban orders women to wear burqa in public again

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government ordered women to wear a burqa in public areas and government institutions, in a re-emergence of the head-to-toe covering less than a year after it took control of the country.

Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022

Taliban forces women in Afghanistan to start wearing head-to-toe burkhas again

The Taliban's U-turn on the burkha - an all-covering veil designed to hide any part of a woman's body from being on show - comes amid an escalation of restrictions against the rights of women in Afghanistan's public spaces

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

UK hits back after Taliban orders women to wear head burka public

The move to require burkas sees similar restrictions imposed to those on women during the Taliban’s previous hardline rule between 1996 and 2001

Evening Standard · May 7, 2022

They must live up to their obligations: UK Government on Taliban burka order

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Afghanistan's Taliban order women to wear burqa in public

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Taliban orders Afghan women to cover their faces in public

The move is one of the harshest restrictions imposed on Afghanistan’s women since the Taliban seized power last year.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2022

Meenakshi Lekhi discusses Ukraine conflict, impact on food, energy with UN General Assembly President

Ms. Lekhi discussed the Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and energy as well as the situation in Afghanistan with the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly

The Hindu · May 7, 2022

Prosecutor who put Taliban behind bars fears for his life as UK ‘turns its back’ on Afghans

Former director of prosecution ‘terrified’ in immigration limbo in Pakistan

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

How the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID and climate change are fuelling a growing global food crisis

There are warnings that catastrophe is looming and 44 million people are on the verge of famine as the war in Ukraine fuels already record-high food prices.

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Billions spent on overseas counterterrorism would be better spent by involving ex-terrorists

For decades, the U.S. government has sent aid to countries plagued by terrorism, believing that the money could help other nations tackle extremism. Money matters, but it alone isn’t enough to prevent terrorism.

The Conversation · May 6, 2022