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Taliban stop dozens trying to ‘illegally’ leave Afghanistan by air, detain women
Dozens of people were stopped from “illegally” leaving Afghanistan by air on Monday, a top Taliban official said, and several women among them are ... World News -
Explainer: Why effort to help Afghanistan is falling short
As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. Freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward spiral that has ... World News -
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days of talks with Western government officials and ... World News -
At least six killed in blast in western Afghan city of Herat
A blast ripped through a minivan in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, killing at least six people, according to officials.Herat commander ... World News -
Afghan NGO women ‘threatened with shooting’ by Taliban for not wearing burqa
Women are being squeezed from public life and largely barred from government jobs, while most secondary schools for girls are shut. World News -
EU to establish presence in Afghanistan, will not recognize Taliban administration
The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, but stressed it was not ... World News -
Taliban, other Afghan delegations to meet in Oslo on Jan. 23
A Taliban delegation will travel to Norway for talks with the Norwegian government, meeting with representatives of the Norwegian authorities and ... World News -
Turkey, Qatar reached pending deal on Kabul airport security: Reuters
Turkey and Qatar have reached an agreement on ensuring security at Kabul's main airport should they be awarded the mission amid ongoing talks with the ... World News -
Afghan acting PM Akhund calls for official global recognition of Taliban government
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognize the country’s ... World News -
ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses
More than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, the International Labor Organization ... World News -
Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens
In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the Afghan capital to wait for warm naan bread to ... Features -
Before US troops’ pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse
Months before President Joe Biden announced the US’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air ... World News -
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Afghanistan, killing more than 20
An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said.The 5.6 ... World News -
Taliban stage show of strength with parade after protests
Taliban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after reinforcements were sent to quell unrest ... World News -
Taliban dismiss 3,000 members for committing abuses in Afghanistan
The Taliban have dismissed about 3,000 members accused of abusive practices from its extremist movement in a widespread “vetting process” launched ... World News -
UN chief pleads with US, World Bank to unlock Afghanistan funds
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban’s ... World News -
US pledges $308 mln in humanitarian aid to Afghan people
The US announced over $300 million in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan on Tuesday, as the economic crisis continues to deepen following the chaotic ... World News -
Iran calls for release of Afghan funds during Taliban envoy's visit
The Taliban administration's acting foreign minister travelled to Iran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, who called for Afghan financial assets ... Middle East -
Taliban official meets son of ‘lion of Panjshir’ in Iran
The Panjshir Valley is famed for being the site of resistance to Soviet forces in the 1980s and the Taliban in the late 1990s, during their first stint in power. World News -
Baby lost in chaos of Afghan airlift found, awaits return to parents, siblings in US
An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was ... World News -
Taliban foreign minister in first trip to Iran
The Taliban's foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis, in the first such trip to the ... Middle East -
Envoys scuffle at Afghan embassy in Rome
An Afghan diplomatic source told AFP Kashaf had “switched loyalty” to the Taliban, and had been “beaten up” by his former colleagues. World News -
Taliban order shop owners in western Afghanistan to behead mannequins
The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures violate Islamic law.A ... World News -
Afghan agents pour 3,000 liters of liquor into Kabul canal
A team of Afghan intelligence agents poured around 3,000 liters of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the country’s spy agency said on Sunday, as the new ... World News -
Ghani blames US deal with Taliban for fall of Afghanistan
“Instead of a peace process, we got a withdrawal process,” he said. He claimed the deal “erased” him and his government. World News -
Blinken names former US adviser Amiri as special envoy for Afghan women
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday named Rina Amiri, a former US government adviser who criticized the chaotic withdrawal from ... World News -
Pilots detail chaotic collapse of the Afghan Air Force
Hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the Afghan Air Force was melting down.Instead of unleashing air attacks against advancing ... World News -
Turkey, Qatar await Taliban green light to run Afghanistan’s airports
Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final ... World News -
As Taliban face economic ruin, Afghans suffer malnutrition, sink further into poverty
The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps. Sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their ... World News -
No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative, Taliban issue guidance
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Sunday that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport ... World News