The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

UN envoy's farewell: My heart breaks for Afghan girls, women

The U.N. representative in Afghanistan says her heart is breaking because of the harsh edicts that the Taliban have imposed on girls and women since they seized power in the country, denying them the right to education and work and forcing millions to stay at home

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

UK Government 'must take responsibility' for stranded workers in Afghanistan, say SNP

THE UK government must take full responsibility for the dozens of British embassy workers still stranded in Afghanistan, the SNP has warned.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2022

Former UK embassy workers in Afghanistan ‘beaten and tortured by Taliban’

‘I feel like the British have been disloyal’

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Some Afghan refugees now have a chance to avoid terrorism designation that blocked their path to US

Doctors, teachers, engineers and other Afghans who were forced to associate with the Taliban will now have a chance at asylum or visas after the Biden administration loosened a terrorism-related designation on Tuesday, according to government officials and documents reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2022

‘I can tell you it hurts’: Families of Britons detained abroad urge UK government to do more

UK government accused of ‘lacking compassion’ and ‘ignoring’ families

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Home Office slashes number of Afghan refugees allowed into UK after fleeing Taliban

Boris Johnson accused of ‘another broken promise’ - as referrals from UN cut from 5,000 to ‘up to 2,000’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Desperation mounts in Afghanistan as millions suffer from acute hunger

According to the United Nations, some 23 million people are suffering from acute hunger in Afghanistan, including 10 million children who urgently need help in order to survive. Since the start of the year, humanitarian organisations have been able to help 8.2 million people by providing food assistance, including emergency…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2022

‘We exist but it is not a life’: Afghan women face bleak prospects under Taliban

In Kabul, women talk about losing their jobs and being forced to wear a burqa, while others fear starvation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Afghan women’s rights are at risk

The growing restrictions on women’s rights debunk the myth that Taliban 2.0 is moderate or reformed

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2022

US bid to outlaw abortion hurts women everywhere - it's no different from the Taliban

Dr Miriam Stoppard examines how the US Supreme Court is poised to rescind the law allowing a woman the right to abortion - and how that's going backwards in terms of human rights

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022