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Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail

Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife, Barbie, since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

US Woman Released By Taliban In Afghanistan

An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.

International Business Times · Mar 29, 2025

Concern grows for safety of Afghan woman and trans friend detained by Taliban from Kabul airport

Maryam Ravish and Maeve Alcina Pieescu arrested shortly before taking flight to Tehran last week

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

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Who is Zalmay Khalilzad, the would-be broker between the Taliban and Trump?

Donald Trump could once again turn to his ally Zalmay Khalilzad, the chief architect of the Doha Deal, as his Afghanistan go-between. Some experts fear that would be a mistake, as Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Afghan Women Risk Taliban Wrath Over Hair Trade

Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2025

US lifts bounties on senior Taliban figures, Kabul officials say

Taliban say the US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

US Citizen George Glezmann Released From Detention In Afghanistan

Taliban authorities on Thursday freed US citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered by Qatar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.

International Business Times · Mar 20, 2025

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Britons held by Taliban to face court hearing despite charges remaining unclear

British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been separated in a Kabul prison ahead of court hearing without their Afghan interpreter

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say

Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last month

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

New Generation Of Afghan Women Shift From Burqa

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.

International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025

Kamay review – searing story of Afghan Hazara family’s painful quest for justice

A daughter’s death is the catalyst for a difficult journey to Kabul, chronicled in this claustrophobic documentary about the void left by trauma

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

IS Militant Behind Kabul Airport Attack Arrested: US

An Islamic State operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President Donald Trump has said.

International Business Times · Mar 5, 2025

Kabul bombing suspect arrested: What it means for US-Pakistan relations

US thanks Pakistan for helping arrest the ‘mastermind’ behind Kabul bombing, but analysts say ties still need a reset.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2025

Trump reveals arrest of terror suspect linked to 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US troops

During his address to Congress Tuesday night Donald Trump announced the capture of one of the planners of the deadly Abbey Gate attack in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. soldiers.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

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The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout is caught and heading to US, Trump says

President Donald Trump says a suspect in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and is being brought to the United States to face charges

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025

Taliban arrest Afghan activist who campaigned for education of girls

Khan was picked up from his house in Kabul by Taliban officials, his brother says

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

Children of UK couple arrested in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for release

The Taliban has severely restricted women’s education and activities

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2025

Taliban arrest Brit couple in their 70s for ‘teaching parenting skills to mothers’ in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds’ texts to their family stopped three days after they were detained on February 1

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025

‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airlift

Emails released as part of employment tribunal lift lid on questionable decisions made amid Afghanistan evacuation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025

Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government

Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2025

‘Please don’t do this’: Afghan families in Pakistan caught in crackdown

More than 2 million Afghans in Pakistan could face a new deportation wave as Islamabad issues tough new rules.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2025

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul

Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025

Taliban tell Trump they want to reset relationship with US – but don’t expect to get Humvees back

Taliban denies wanting to make a deal with Trump administration on leftover military aid

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

Taliban suspends Afghanistan's only radio station run by women

Kabul-based Radio Begum was educating Afghan women on health, psychology, and spiritual programmes

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

Taliban security guard killed in firing at UN compound in Kabul

UN contractor injured in attack

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