The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, military says

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack by militants in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan early on Thursday, the military said.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls' education

Aid groups, media workers and others in Afghanistan are baffled by the Taliban reneging on their pledge to allow girls to go to school beyond sixth grade

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Turkey Regrets Taliban Move to Keep High Schools Closed to Girls

Turkey regrets the Taliban’s announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls, the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, calling on the hardline group to allow education for all. The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022

Turkey regrets Taliban move to keep high schools closed to girls

Turkey regrets the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls, the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, calling on the hardline Islamist group to allow education for all.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie tells court Ben Roberts-Smith was seen as a bully in SAS

Hastie, giving evidence in defamation trial, also claims Roberts-Smith’s reported version of Afghanistan mission was an ‘alternate universe’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022

The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s struggle: it isn’t just the Taliban

Editorial: Girls’ hopes of education have been crushed again. People are fighting for basic rights and freedoms – but also for the means to survive

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Taliban orders that high schools remain closed to girls is a betrayal of commitments, U.S. says

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls is a betrayal of public commitments to the Afghan people and international community.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian Troops Dead in Ukraine

NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce fighting by the country's fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan over 10 years.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

Schoolgirls in tears as Taliban breaks promise last minute to lift medieval education ban

Heartbreaking images show inconsolable Afghan schoolgirls all ready for class in their uniforms cry bitter tears after turning up only be to turned away and told to go straight home

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022