‘Nobody is coming to help us’: Afghan teenage girls on life without school Barred from school for 1,000 days, girls in Afghanistan face forced marriage, violence and isolation with no end in sight The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleged Knowing/Reckless Falsehood in CNN Story About Evacuating Afghans During Withdrawal "Young proffered CNN messages and emails that showed internal concern about the completeness and veracity of the reporting—the story is 'a mess,' 'incomplete,' not 'fleshed out for digital,' 'the story is 80% emotion, 20% obscured fact,' and 'full of holes like Swiss cheese.'" Reason · Jun 13, 2024
UNICEF Urges Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls' Education UNICEF urges Taliban to allow girls' education in Afghanistan, impacting over 1 million girls. International community calls for equal access to education ... Top News · Jun 13, 2024
1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says One thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Afghan Family Reunited After Tragic Separation In U.S. An Afghan family separated during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan reunites in the United States, showcasing resilience and hope amidst adversity. Top News · Jun 11, 2024
First Thing: Far-right gains in EU polls prompt snap election in France After populist gains in France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in EU elections, Macron announces he will dissolve French parliament. Plus: a new series exploring the angst at the heart of the US election The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
Khalida Popal: ‘I was accused of wanting to brainwash women to play football’ Founder of Afghanistan women’s national team tells Donald McRae about fearing assassination and aiding 500 players and their families evacuate when the Taliban returned The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
Colorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burned to stop ‘godless groomers’ LGBTQ+ Republicans and Democrats ripped the GOP over the email seeking to stop “godless groomers.” The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks The leader of the United Arab Emirates has met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Kabul: Final Call by Laurie Bristow; The Afghans by Åsne Seierstad reviews – how the west abandoned Afghanistan… and what happened next An ex-UK envoy’s compelling account of the chaotic military withdrawal from the country is full of telling details, while Seierstad’s latest work drives home the cruel reality of women’s lives after the return of Taliban rule The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024
River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20 A Taliban official said that at least 20 people were killed as a river ferry sank in eastern Afghanistan The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024
Taliban Govt Harbours Big Dreams For Afghan Rail On the edge of the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, where the railway abruptly stops, throngs of young men transfer sacks of wheat or flour from freight trains to trucks. International Business Times · May 30, 2024
Giving back opens up doors for Afghan refugee An Afghan refugee credits volunteering for creating opportunities in Australia, saying it's an essential pathway for others trying to establish themselves. AAP · May 24, 2024
Mines, Unexploded Ordnance A Daily Menace For Afghanistan's Children The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan. International Business Times · May 24, 2024
The Conversation · May 23, 2024 US hostility towards the ICC is nothing new – it has long supported the court only when it suits American interests This week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, in connection with the ongoing war in Gaza.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul Afghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport
International Business Times · May 21, 2024 Taliban Poets Sing Praise Of New Afghan Order Taliban poets, long fuelled by fervour for jihad against foreign forces, have focused their efforts on flattering the men who now rule Afghanistan.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 Salman Rushdie says a new Palestinian state would be ‘Taliban-like’ Author argues ‘it’s very strange for young, progressive student politics to kind of support a fascist terrorist group’ in Hamas
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be ‘Taliban-like’ Novelist, who teaches at New York University, says he finds it strange that progressive students currently ‘kind of support a fascist terrorist group’
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2024 At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock.
International Business Times · May 19, 2024 'Blood Everywhere': Survivor Recounts Attack On Tourists In Afghanistan When she first heard the gunshots, French tourist Anne-France Brill thought for a split second there was a celebration in the Afghan market where she and her fellow travellers stopped to buy fruit.
International Business Times · May 18, 2024 Three Spaniards, Three Afghans Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan The bodies of three Spanish tourists and three Afghans shot dead while visiting a market in Afghanistan were transported to the capital where multiple wounded were also treated, the Taliban government said Saturday.
The Hindu · May 18, 2024 Chabahar | India’s gateway to Central Asia Chabahar: India's gateway to Central Asia, developed through strategic partnerships despite geopolitical challenges, poised for further growth.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024 Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 people killed in flash floods
The Independent UK · May 18, 2024 Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports