Now playing Next Afghanistan More than 1,000 killed or injured in Afghanistan violence, says UN It comes as the Taliban continue to advance, seizing control of its sixth city on August 9. 10/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital If the city falls, it will be the second provincial capital in as many days to succumb to the Taliban. 08/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban kill media chief in Kabul as they make territorial gains The slaying comes amid Taliban advances and battles for more territory as American and NATO forces complete their final pullout from Afghanistan by the end of the month. 06/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Lashkar Gah locals urged to evacuate amid battle with Taliban A Taliban ground offensive and Afghan airstrikes killed and injured civilians in southern Afghanistan, the UN mission said. 03/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military The evacuation planning could potentially affect tens of thousands of Afghans. Several thousand Afghans who worked for the United States — plus their family members — are already in the application pipeline for special immigrant visas. 15/07/2021
Now playing Next no comment Anti-Taliban militia deploy in Herat after insurgents seize districts Anti-Taliban militia deploy in the western Afghan city of Herat after veteran warlord and former mujahideen Ismail Khan, whose fighters helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001, vowed to take up arms again as the insurgents closed in on the stronghold 11/07/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Turkey and Russia shut consulates as Taliban advance in Afghanistan Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby. 07/07/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years without notifying the base's new commander, Afghan military officials said. 06/07/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban captures territory as NATO withdrawal continues The Taliban has captured more territory in Afghanistan in recent days from fleeing Afghan forces, as NATO troops continue to pull out of the country. 05/07/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years The US military left Bagram Airfield and handed it over to the Afghan National Security and Defence Force after nearly 20 years. 02/07/2021
Now playing Next no comment Taliban fighters surrender weapons at government ceremony Taliban fighters surrender their weapons at a ceremony organised by the Afghan government in the western city of Herat, as fighting intensifies between the insurgents and Kabul ahead of the withdrawal of US troops. 25/06/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban take key Afghan district, adding to string of gains Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Monday. 22/06/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan At least 11 killed in roadside bombing in northwest Afghanistan At least 11 people were killed, including three children, after a minivan was hit by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, according to an Afghan official. 06/06/2021
Now playing Next Destinations This beautiful tourist region in Afghanistan is about to be bulldozed Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor is a historically and geographically rich region - but China is about to build a road right through it. 20/05/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan What does NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal mean for Europe? With the planned withdrawal of the last NATO troops from Afghanistan just months away, the country faces an uncertain future amid an already deeply unstable security situation. 17/05/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghans mourn bombing victims as Taliban plans three-day Eid ceasefire Dozens of young girls were buried at a hilltop cemetery in Kabul on Sunday, a day after a secondary school was targeted in one of Afghanistan's most deadly attacks this year. 10/05/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Blast near girls’ school in Afghan capital kills at least 50 Many children between 11 and 15 years old are among the dead. 08/05/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Euroviews. Afghanistan has never needed EU support more than it does now | View "This is a terrifying moment for women in Afghanistan," writes Heather Barr from Human Rights Watch. "The April 14 announcement that US troops will leave Afghanistan before September 11 has created a new level of fear in a country already devastated by 40 years of war." 06/05/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Twenty-one killed in Afghanistan suicide truck bombing At least 21 people died and as many as 90 people were injured after a suicide truck bombing in Afghanistan on Friday. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan At least eight people killed in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. 13/03/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Fuel tanker blast at Afghan-Iran border causes huge fire and injuries The explosion at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province caused a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel. 13/02/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan: 'Rickshaw bomb' kills children in eastern Gilan district At least 15 children were killed and 20 others wounded by a bomb attached to a rickshaw, according to a provincial government official. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Why is the EU pledging €1.2 billion to Afghanistan? The EU has pledged €1.2 billion to Afghanistan over the next five years. But why and what does the bloc gain? 25/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Kabul attack: Several killed in rocket attacks on residential areas At least eight people have been killed and scores of buildings damaged in a barrage of rocket fire in the latest wave of violence in the Afghan capital. 21/11/2020
Now playing Next Afghanistan At least 8 killed in mortar attack on residential districts in Kabul At least eight people are dead and over 30 wounded after shells were fired from two cars in a mortar attack in the Afghan capital. 21/11/2020
Now playing Next Afghanistan Suicide bomb at Kabul education centre kills 18 and injures over 50 The explosion struck outside an education centre in a heavily Shiite neighbourhood of western Kabul. 24/10/2020