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Afghan activist who fled country says ‘from anywhere we can support women’

An Afghan women’s rights campaigner who was forced to flee the country said “from anywhere we can support women” and hopes to be able to return one day to help. Women’s rights have been set back in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country ...

14 Aug 2022 at 15:30

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Afghanistan marks one year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. ...

15 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Former armed forces chief describes ‘failures’ leading to fall of Kabul

The head of the British armed forces at the time Kabul fell to the Taliban has described “a failure of political will” as part of a “wider malaise” leading to evacuation out of the Afghan capital last year. The former chief of the defence staff ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:49

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Prominent cleric among 21 killed in Kabul mosque bombing

A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33 others, witnesses and police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for ...

18 Aug 2022 at 09:55

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Worshippers killed in car bomb attack at Kabul mosque

A car bomb went off as worshippers were leaving a Kabul mosque, killing at least seven people and wounding 41 including several children, a Taliban official said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, the latest in a ...

23 Sept 2022 at 17:36

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Suicide blast in Shia area of Kabul kills 19, Taliban say

A suicide bomber has struck an education centre in a Shia area of the Afghan capital, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking mock entry exams for university, a Taliban spokesman said. The morning ...

30 Sept 2022 at 15:08

More than 21,000 people brought to safety of UK from Afghanistan, figures show

More than 21,000 people brought to UK from Afghanistan ahead of anniversary

More than 21,000 people have been brought to safety to the UK from Afghanistan, the Government has said. This includes British nationals and their families, Afghans who worked for the UK, and people identified as high-risk, ...

12 Aug 2022 at 17:39

‘How much longer?’ asks Afghan refugee in hotel with pregnant wife and toddler

A former British embassy guard evacuated to the UK from Afghanistan has asked how much longer he can expect to live in a hotel with his heavily pregnant wife and toddler. Faiz Mohammad Seddeqi, 30, was brought to the UK ...

12 Aug 2022 at 17:03

LGBT+ Afghans call on UK to save them from Taliban violence in Pakistan protest

A transgender Afghan has called on the UK Government to offer asylum to members of the LGBT+ community in her country after a year of oppression, rape and violence under the Taliban’s rule. Ozlam, who asked to be ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:16

World

Family of American says he was freed by Taliban in swap

An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, according to the man’s ...

19 Sept 2022 at 17:16

Around 240 Afghans waiting more than six months for UK relocation

Around 240 Afghans who assisted British forces in Afghanistan are waiting to be relocated despite being promised protection at least six months ago, according to official figures. The Government has been ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Kite-flying festival marks year since Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover

Crowds gathered across the UK on Saturday to celebrate the Afghan craft of kite-flying through a multi-city festival, one year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. In London, as well as other ...

21 Aug 2022 at 00:48

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