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UN: Taliban Has Plunged Afghanistan into 'Dire' Conditions

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.” The resolution also pointed to persistent violence in the country since the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 11, 2022

When I set foot inside the MCG, I felt a joy I and other Afghan refugees won’t forget

I will never forget seeing our world-class players on the international stage after all Afghanistan has been through

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into 'dire' conditions

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Taliban Ban Women from Parks and Funfairs in Afghan capital

The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital's public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender. The new rule, introduced this week, further squeezes women out of an ever-shrinking public space that already sees them banned from traveling without a male escort…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022

EXPLAINER: Qatar's history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup

Qatar will be on the world stage like it has never been before as the small, energy-rich nation hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this month

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital

Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban's morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Retrograde review – extraordinary insider’s view of US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Documentary maker Matthew Heineman watches a tragedy unfold as he follows the Green Berets supporting the Afghan army in the last months of the war against the Taliban

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar

The Taliban on November 6 revealed the final resting place of the movement\'s founder, Mullah Omar

The Times of India · Nov 8, 2022

Afghan women barred from working in their fields by the Taliban restart careers in Australia

Farah Attahee was a judge in Afghanistan. She says her career died overnight after the Taliban takeover — but she's determined to reclaim her future.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Asylum seekers in Nottingham hotel open up on tragedies they have faced

One man's father was taken by the Taliban

Nottingham Post · Nov 6, 2022