Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Taliban

Letters to the Editor — January 21, 2022

Cadre rules planThe proposed changes by the Centre to Rule 6 (deputation of cadre officers) of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules 1954 are ill-advised (Page 1, January 20) These would not

The Hindu

Amid hunger crisis, Biden urged to release frozen Afghan funds - Roll Call

There is a growing outcry from lawmakers for President Biden to release billions in frozen Afghan funds to help ease a hunger crisis there.

Roll Call

Taliban storm Kabul apartment, arrest activist, her sisters

The Taliban have stormed an apartment in Kabul, arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Turkey, Qatar reached pending deal on Kabul airport security -Turkish sources

Turkey and Qatar have reached an agreement on ensuring security at Kabul's main airport should they be awarded the mission amid ongoing talks with the Taliban government, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ancient Afghan Minaret in Danger of 'Collapse' after Quakes

An 800-year-old minaret considered one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Afghanistan was damaged by two earthquakes this week and is in danger of collapse, an official has said. The Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO world heritage monument in the central province of Ghor, was in desperate need…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed

In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of around 30 women sew scarves, dresses and baby clothes.

Reuters

Taliban economy conference in Kabul stresses need for funds

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have held their first economic conference, five months since taking over the country that is now teetering on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe and economic collapse

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Before pullout from Afghanistan, U.S. watchdog warned Afghan air force would collapse

Months before President Joe Biden announced the end to America’s longest war, a classified, year-old watchdog report warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without U.S. aid, training and American maintenance.

Chicago Sun-Times

Son of DeLorean inventor claims he has received orders from the taliban

Current Afghani transport minister Qudratullah Zaki has apparently contacted Ty DeLorean

The Independent UK

Why things turned so bad for America in 2021, and Joe Biden’s promised ‘return to normal’

Any leader would have struggled in the circumstances, but Biden’s campaign promises set the new president a high bar, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

‘The Taliban are seeking revenge’: ex-cultural worker on a UK project

Omar is in hiding – concerned about his five daughters, he has applied to move to Britain

The Guardian - UK

‘In Kabul there’s no justice’: the female student who fled to Pakistan

After the collapse of the Afghan capital, Amina says what followed was worse than she could imagine

The Guardian - UK

Afghan acting PM calls for official recognition of Taliban administration

Afghanistan's acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognise the country's Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met.

Reuters

ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses

The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

British soldiers who rescued thousands from Kabul during Taliban takeover awarded medals

Evacuation was UK’s biggest humanitarian operation since World War Two

Wales Online

Self-proclaimed son of the DeLorean inventor 'receives orders from the Taliban'

Ty DeLorean is open to negotiations, and views it as a 'vehicle for change'

Al Jazeera

Policeman killed in shoot-out at checkpoint in Pakistani capital

The Pakistani Taliban armed group has claimed responsibility for the targeted attack in Islamabad.

The Guardian - UK

‘Gunmen were looking for my mum’: daughter of Afghan ex-radio boss

Farkhunda’s sister and two brothers have disabilities and left their wheelchairs behind when fleeing a Taliban raid

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all

The international community is closely monitoring the Taliban, after the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve been forgotten’: the British embassy security guard in Kabul

Abdullah says guards who risked their lives for the British cannot understand why they have been abandoned

The Independent UK

Before pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse

A year-old report by Washington's Afghanistan watchdog has now been declassified and shows that it warned back in early 2021 that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical U.S. aid and training

Tribune News Service

Taliban ask China for help in getting international recognition

The Taliban is seeking China’s assistance in getting its Islamic Emirate government officially recognized by the international community, a crucial step that could help Afghanistan access some $9 billion in frozen reserves held overseas.

Zenger

Family Rescued From Afghanistan Gives Thanks To Project Dynamo

The nonprofit has rescued more than 2,000 people since the country fell to the Taliban in August 2021.

Al Jazeera

Taliban says all Afghan girls will be back in school by March

Senior Taliban leader Zabihullah Mujahid says the group is looking to open classrooms for all girls by March 21.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was expecting the government’s help’: British taxi driver stuck in Afghanistan

Nasir is stranded in Jalalabad with his family and says he feels let down by the UK Foreign Office

1 … 170 171 172 173

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.