Afghan reflects on ‘disastrous’ day the Taliban took control of his country August 15 2023 marks the two-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Minister vows to make Afghan resettlement schemes ‘work properly’ The schemes have been criticised as too slow and many Afghans have been in hotels since coming to the UK. The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees Police say an explosion has ripped through a hotel in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, killing at least three people and wounding seven others The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Afghanistan: two years after Taliban takeover the west is letting down the democratic opposition The consequences of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan two years ago are bad enough for the people who live there, especially women and girls, but also for the region and the world, in the flow of migrants and threat of terrorism. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2023
First Thing: Hawaii wildfires kill at least 93 people The death toll in Lahaina is expected to rise in what the deadliest US blaze in a century. Plus: press freedom outcry over police raid of small Kansas newspaper The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Thousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeover Two years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their work The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police Two years since the Taliban seized power, thousands of female fugitives still live in fear and poverty, with a target on their backs The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price After two years in power, the Taliban are entrenched as rulers of Afghanistan, facing no significant opposition that could topple them The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Afghan scholars studying in UK urge Government to grant them leave to remain The current cohort of Afghan Chevening students say they are stuck in limbo and face the possibility of having to return home. The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it's ok, official says An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female students but the Taliban supreme leader has to give the order for their return first The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Afghan intelligence analyst praised for ‘key role’ by RAF advisers facing Rwanda deportation Analyst is a ‘talented and hardworking individual’ who is ‘a likely target for the Taliban’ The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul – as Sunak urged to keep UK promise Exclusive: MPs and top brass intervene as government deadline for giving sanctuary to Afghans looms The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system… The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023 Man jailed after killing refugee over £10 drug debt six years ago A man has been jailed for the murder of a 20-year-old Afghan refugee in an east London park six years ago.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety
Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023 Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power
The Walrus · Aug 10, 2023 Where Is the Canadian Fiction about Afghanistan? Canadians are far from squeamish in our literary tastes, but novels about the country where we were once at war are rare
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 Gordon Brown calls for Taliban to face crimes against humanity charges Ex-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girls
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Taliban treatment of women a ‘crime against humanity’ – Brown The ex-prime minister wants the International Criminal Court to investigate the regime over what he called the “systematic brutalisation” of women.
Marie Claire · Aug 10, 2023 The Taliban’s beauty salon ban in Afghanistan is far more sinister than it appears The Taliban’s beauty salon ban in Afghanistan is far more sinister than it appears
Fortune · Aug 9, 2023 Now Playing: WhatsApp, the movie WhatsApp's documentary film about its how product helped Afghanistan’s girls national soccer team escape the Taliban signals companies' newfound taste for long-form storytelling.
Cycling News · Aug 9, 2023 Refugees racing World Championships send hope back home Afghan, Syrian riders racing on the World stage in Glasgow
WEKU · Aug 9, 2023 How one Afghan family made the perilous journey across the U.S.-Mexico border Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous route into the U.S. across the Mexican border. Here's the story of one such family.