Afghan children who fled Taliban takeover spending years in US custody
Under the cloak of night, as Taliban gunmen roamed the streets outside, 12-year-old Mohammad Halim Shams quietly said goodbye to his sleeping parents, slipped out…
Afghan central bank lacks independence from Taliban: US watchdog | Taliban News
It lacked independence from the Taliban, had deficiencies in anti-money laundering and countering ‘terrorism’ financing. A US-funded assessment of Afghanistan’s central bank found that it…
‘Work, food, freedom’: Afghan women protest beauty parlour ban | Protests News
Security forces in Kabul have dispersed a demonstration by dozens of women protesting against a Taliban order to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb…
Fighting for a life: The Afghan refugees finding hope in MMA | Taliban
Paris, France – When Parwaiz Arabzai is introduced to the crowd at Hexagone MMA 6, he looks the very definition of a professional mixed martial arts…
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed since Taliban takeover: UN | Taliban News
UNAMA report says there have been 3,774 civilian casualties, including 1,095 civilian deaths in violence since August 2021. The United Nations says it has recorded…
Afghan women being provided ‘comfortable’ lives: Taliban chief | Women’s Rights News
Taliban’s supreme leader says the status of Afghanistan’s women as ‘free and dignified human beings’ has been restored. The supreme leader of the Taliban has…
Afghan women ban makes Taliban recognition near ‘impossible’: UN | Education News
Afghanistan’s UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva tells security council meeting that Taliban rulers seek UN recognition but reject the world body’s key values. It will be…
In limbo in Indonesia, Afghan women find they ‘can be a boss’ | Refugees News
Cisarua, Indonesia – Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has tried to silence women but thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia – where…
Mending Economic Bridges: Afghan Central Bank Governor’s Meeting with the Chinese Ambassador
Setting up the Context After over two years of deliberation, the Joint Parliamentary Committee gave its report to the Parliament of India on the Personal…
Taliban slam UN report calling Afghan government ‘exclusionary’ | Taliban News
Condemnation comes after UN Security Council report said there were rifts within the Taliban’s ranks. The Taliban has condemned as “baseless and biased” a United…
Afghan students feel abandoned as India restricts visas | News
New Delhi, India – For two years, Afghan student Yasmeen Azimi has been trying to get a visa to resume her studies in India. But…
Afghan provincial governor killed in car bombing | News
No group has claimed the attack that killed Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the acting governor of northern Badakhshan. The acting governor of a northeastern Afghan province…
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from…
Taliban adds U.N. to list of organizations off-limits to Afghan women
The Taliban has added the United Nations to the list of organizations for which Afghan women may no longer work. The U.N. says women are…
Taliban closes Afghan women-run radio station for ‘playing music’ | Taliban News
Sadai Banowan station head denies any violation, saying there was no need for the closure and called it a conspiracy. A women-run radio station in…
US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan voided | Courts News
The rare ruling is the latest twist in an ongoing legal battle between Afghan and US couples for three-year-old girl. In a highly unusual ruling,…
UN says prominent Afghan girls’ education activist arrested | Education News
UN mission says Matiullah Wesa, of the Pen Path NGO that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library, has been arrested in Kabul.…
Ex-Australian soldier charged with war crime over Afghan killing | Conflict News
The 41-year-old man is the first serving or former member of the Australian defence forces to be charged with a war crime. A former member…
Afghan women deserve a Nobel Peace Prize | Opinions
Over the past few weeks, there has been a vivid debate among Afghans on which prominent individual from among our women compatriots deserves a Nobel…
How an Afghan girls’ school principal fled the Taliban | Refugees
Listen to this story: On a cold November day, Aqila Tavakali and her 14-year-old son brace themselves against an icy wind as they walk the…