SNP official says 'even the Taliban' got better US tariff deal than Keir Starmer AN SNP official has said that “even the Taliban got a better US tariff deal than Keir Starmer” ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 3, 2025
‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babies The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say experts The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans on hold as Trump freezes refugee programs Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deported The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2025
US immigration officials detain Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain Afghan diplomat Wahidi has already lost his diplomatic immunity in Spain over sexual assault allegations The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Russian authorities move to lift the terrorist designation for the Taliban Russia to decide removing terrorist designation for Taliban this month The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
Pakistan sees highest number of militant attacks during Ramadan in decade Pakistan saw at least 84 attacks during Ramadan this year – up from 26 attacks seen during last year’s Ramadan The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
Taliban leader declares Western laws unnecessary in Afghanistan Speaking during a sermon for Eid al-Fitr, Hibatullah Akhundzada said that the Taliban "will create our own laws" and dismissed Western legal frameworks. Euronews · Mar 31, 2025
Pakistan wants to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year About 845,000 Afghans have left Pakistan over the past 18 months The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for decades face deportation from April 1. Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2025
Afghan women workers at risk as Taliban tightens restrictions Restrictions on female employment mean that many women are forced to work in dangerous conditions The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025
‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban rule The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025
Taliban release American woman held in Afghanistan for using drone Faye Dail Hall was detained in February on accusations of unauthorized drone usage The Independent UK · Mar 29, 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
Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back? Yasemin, Zakia, Shukriya and Uzra, just 7, fled Afghanistan. A Trump order and Pakistan could send them back. Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2025
International Business Times · Mar 28, 2025 'Jail Or Death': Migrants Expelled By Trump Fear For Their Fate Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work, wear jeans and go to the park without a male chaperone.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 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
AAP · Mar 27, 2025 Australia pledges an additional $11 million in Gaza aid Some $25 million in sorely needed aid is being committed by Australia to several global hotspots including $11 million to Gaza after the ceasefire was broken.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025 ‘Getting worse’: former Afghanistan captain’s anger at state of football in homeland Against a backdrop of Taliban rule and corruption claims against FA president, Zohib Islam Amiri sees demoralisation setting in
International Business Times · Mar 27, 2025 US Drops Bounties On Top Afghan Taliban Officials The United States has removed multimillion-dollar bounties on leaders of Afghanistan's feared Haqqani militant network, including the current Taliban interior minister, the State Department and the Taliban government said.
Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2025 UN official backs call for FIFA action on gender oppression in Afghanistan The UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan urges ‘strong stand’ from FIFA for nation’s women to make international return.
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 Fifa closes on recognising Afghanistan women’s team but players say it is too late Team is closer to being able to represent their country four years after exile, but players have expressed their frustration at slow process from Fifa
International Business Times · Mar 25, 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.
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Daughter of Taliban-imprisoned British couple fears for health amid court delay Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province last month.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025 ‘He only wanted revenge’: the bloody insurgency in Balochistan gaining lethal momentum Rebellion fuelled by violent tactics of Pakistani military has become increasingly sophisticated