Australia strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders | Conflict News
Defence minister cancels awards of small number of officers over alleged war crimes committed on their watch.Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of…
Conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan is growing
The conflict between the close allies of the past, the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military is not abating. Armed clashes on the border have…
Republicans’ report blames Biden for chaotic U.S. pullout from Kabul
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Sunday issued a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, blaming the disastrous end of America’s longest…
Kamala Harris’ central role in U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan. She attends most…
Blast kills at least six people in Afghan capital, 13 wounded | Taliban News
Explosion takes place in southern Kabul area of Qala-e-Bakhtiar, and no group has claimed responsibility so far.An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed at…
Trump statement from veteran families defends Arlington Cemetery visit
ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the…
Trump’s politicking at Arlington should disgust all of us
Former President Trump did something breathtakingly cynical, certainly immoral and probably illegal the other day. In other words, it was Monday.Trump used an appearance on…
Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard? | Taliban News
Washington, DC – Nasrin will not be able to vote in the United States elections in November. Still, the 27-year-old has a message for the…
Germany deports 28 Afghans for first time since 2021 Taliban takeover | Migration News
‘Our security counts,’ German interior minister says as government confirms those deported are convicted criminals.Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in…
Arlington cemetery official in Trump staff clash won’t press charges
An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during an altercation with former President Trump’s staff but declined to press charges, an Army spokesman…
Opinion: Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power in…
What do the Taliban’s new rules mean for Afghans? | News
Afghanistan’s Taliban government formally adopts a set of morality laws, including requiring women to cover their faces.When the Taliban swept back into power three years…
Can doctor strikes in India help tackle sexual violence, workplace safety? | Sexual Assault
India’s outrage over a doctor’s brutal murder; we explore sexual violence, workplace safety, and the fight for women’s rights.In India, the rape and murder of…
Monday 19 August Independence Day in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is an Islamic state in Central Asia. With its strategic position between India, Persia and the Silk Road, Afghanistan has been a region coveted…
Monday 19 August Independence Day in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is an Islamic state in Central Asia. With its strategic position between India, Persia and the Silk Road, Afghanistan has been a region coveted…
‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan | Women’s Rights
Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on…
Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN | Education News
As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’, UN says.Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “deliberately…
Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan | Taliban News
Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.Afghanistan’s Taliban has celebrated three years in power with a military…
What’s Troubling Her? Treating women’s mental health in Afghanistan | Documentary
A 26-year-old psychologist, Mehriya Qadiri, treats young women as a mental health crisis unfolds across Afghanistan.Psychologist Mehriya Qadiri is in a unique position in Mazar-i-Sharif,…
Afghanistan’s first female Olympic breakdancer: ‘I want my big dream’ | Paris Olympics 2024 News
When Manizha Talash saw a video of an Afghan breakdancer on social media in 2020, she didn’t believe it at first. But that moment ended…