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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

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, such as women’s ...

12 Aug 2022 at 17:39

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 referred to by that name, ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:16

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US contractor Mark Frerichs freed by Taliban in swap for drug trafficker

An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the US, the White House said. The release of Mark Frerichs represents a rare success in ...

19 Sept 2022 at 23:06

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Taliban crackdown on rights ‘suffocating’ women – Amnesty

The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a “suffocating” crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty International said. After they captured the capital, Kabul, in August 2021 and ousted ...

27 Jul 2022 at 10:38

Female Afghan TV presenters ordered to cover their faces by Taliban

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Afghan female TV presenters ordered to cover their faces by Taliban

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country’s biggest media outlet said. The order came in a statement from the Taliban’s Virtue and Vice Ministry, tasked ...

19 May 2022 at 15:55

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Taliban enforces face-cover order for women TV anchors

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. The move is part of a hard-line shift which has drawn condemnation from human ...

22 May 2022 at 15:33

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Taliban arrest TV staff over report criticising decision to ban foreign dramas

Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations, a channel executive said on Friday. The country’s new rulers apparently did not like a story ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:55

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Taliban announcement a clear sign girls will be allowed to return to school

Schools for all students will open this week, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Education Ministry has announced in the clearest sign yet that girls will be allowed back in school. Girls have been denied education beyond Year ...

21 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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Afghanistan is world’s most unhappy country, says UN report

Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world – and was so even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That’s according to a so-called World Happiness report released ahead of the UN-designated ...

19 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Gay Afghan wounded in Taliban stabbing feels ‘alone’ during LGBT+ History Month

A gay, non-binary Afghan has told of how they were left “injured and alone” after suffering severe injuries in a knife attack by the Taliban, as thousands in the queer community continue to face ...

27 Feb 2022 at 11:25

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