World news about “Afghanistan” published by euronews.
Afghan President Karzai to boycott US-Taliban talks Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not participate in US peace talks with the Taliban, explaining that all such negotiations should be… 19/06/2013
US to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban The United States is to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban in an effort to end the 12-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. The first meeting is set to… 18/06/2013
Nato hands over security to Afghan forces NATO has handed over full control to Afghanistan’s own security forces for the first time since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001. In a ceremony that was… 18/06/2013
Afghanistan: Four-hour insurgent raid over in Kabul Explosions and gunfire that filled the early morning air in Kabul as insurgents attacked the main airport in the Afghan capital have now subsided. Afghan… 10/06/2013
Taliban launch attack on Kabul airport Insurgents in Afghanistan have launched a pre-dawn attack near Kabul’s main international airport . Explosions and gunfire have been heard coming from an… 10/06/2013
Four NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two soldiers and a civilian, all American, have been killed in a so- called ‘insider attack’ following an argument with a man in Afghan army uniform. The… 08/06/2013
Bales’ guilty plea to avoid death penalty in US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales’ guilty plea to the premeditated murder of 16 Afghan civilians last year was accepted by a U.S. military judge. Bales’ deal… 06/06/2013
US soldier Bales pleads guilty A US soldier is to plead guilty to killing 16 Afghans to avoid the death penalty. The killings in 2012 remain one of the worst atrocities of the Afghan war… 30/05/2013
Bombing by Taliban-linked group targets foreign forces in Kabul Six people have been killed in a suicide bombing, after a group allied to the Taliban say they targeted foreign troops in Kabul.. Another 37 people were… 16/05/2013
German chancellor in surprise visit to Afghanistan Unannounced and arriving by helicopter, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel,visited Northern Afghanistan to meet with German peacekeeping troops. Her visit… 10/05/2013
Two-hour gunfight and one dead in Pakistan-Afghanistan border dispute One member of the Afghan border police is dead and two Pakistani soldiers have been wounded after a row close to the disputed Gursal border gate. A two-hour… 02/05/2013
Graffiti Art hits Kabul music festivalAn artist paints graffiti on a wall during the Sound Central music festival in Kabul. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani 02/05/2013
Video appears to show deadly Bagram air crash A video posted online purports to show the plane crash at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan on April 29. Seven US crew members were killed when the cargo plane… 01/05/2013
Afghan bus crash kills 40 At least 40 people are feared dead after a bus crash in Afghanistan. The collision with a fuel tanker in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar also left… 26/04/2013
US tries to repair relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan before 2014 NATO withdrawal US Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to improve the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan, where NATO troops will leave at the end of 2014… 24/04/2013
Six Turkish engineers missing in Taliban-held Afghanistan Afghan insurgents are believed to be holding at least six Turkish engineers after their helicopter was forced down by bad weather in Taliban controlled… 22/04/2013
Concerns over increase in Afghanistan’s opium trade Opium farming in Afghanistan is expected to grow for a third consecutive year. A UN report claims that it is now at a higher level than under the… 15/04/2013
Dozens killed in Afghanistan attack More than 50 people have killed in Western Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks by insurgents for more than a year. Militants disguised as Afghan… 03/04/2013
Child dies in NATO strike on Afghan Taliban A NATO helicopter strike in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least nine suspected Taliban fighters but also one child. A dozen more people were reportedly… 31/03/2013
Civilians killed in joint NATO – Afghan operation In Afghanistan more than 20 insurgents are said to have been killed and at least four civilians in a joint NATO Afghan army operation in Logar province just… 28/03/2013
Afghanistan: suicide attack kills 5 police in Jalalabad Taliban suicide bombers have killed at least five police officers in an raid on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. One attacker set off… 26/03/2013
Last US-controlled prison handed over in Afghanistan The US military has handed over the last prison under its control in Afghanistan. The transfer of Parwan Detention Facility to the Afghan government ends a… 25/03/2013
Germany in the dock over Kunduz airstrike Relatives of Afghans killed by an airstrike ordered by a German NATO officer in northern Afghanistan have taken Germany’s government to court. The country… 20/03/2013
Playtime in AfghanistanAfghan children play on swings in the western part of Kabul. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani 18/03/2013
The cost of warLesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer, who served with the U.S. Army in both Iraq and… 12/03/2013
Bomb attack in Kabul during Hagel visit A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the Defence Ministry in Kabul this morning killing nine civilians and injuring 14. The attack came during the… 09/03/2013
Kabul: the balloon sellerAn Afghan man rides on his motorcycle as he sells balloons along a street in Kabul in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani 30/12/2012
Learning the abilities to overcome disabilities Reading when you cannot see or hitting the dance floor when you cannot walk are tough challenges. But with the right teaching, just about anything is… 28/12/2012
Afghanistan: NATO troops get into the Christmas spirit – nocomment NATO troops based in Afghanistan get a taste of the holiday spirit at a Christmas lunch in Kabul. 26/12/2012
Reforming Afghan police The police look for explosives, guns and drugs around Kabul’s “Ring of Steel”. This is a line of 25 checkpoints encircling the capital of Afghanistan, set up… 07/12/2012
First Afghan boxer ‘fights for peace’ In October 2012 the capital of Afghanistan saw its first ever professional boxing match. The fight that would have been banned under Taliban rule was… 20/11/2012
Anti-Islam film sparks demos in Afghanistan – nocomment Hundreds gather in the Afghan capital and the western city of Herat to protest against a film on the Prophet Mohammad. 16/09/2012
NATO chief talks to euronews on 9/11 anniversary On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke to euronews at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. Rasmussen… 12/09/2012
Rasmussen defends US Bagram plans Despite the hand over of Bagram to Afghan authorities the US has said it will keep control of at least one block at the controversial jail. Speaking to… 10/09/2012
Deadly attack in Afghanistan – nocomment An Afghan government spokesman says that a truck bomb in Kandahar has killed two civilians. Some 16 more have been wounded as well as the provincial police… 29/08/2012
Heavy loss of life in another grim day for Afghanistan Another bloody day of NATO airstrikes and suicide bombings has left dozens dead and wounded in Afghanistan. In the airstrike just south of Kabul local… 06/06/2012
US has ‘depleted’ al-Qaeda’s ranks by killing deputy leader The United States claims to have killed one of al- Qaeda’s “most experienced and versatile leaders” after successfully targeting the group’s deputy head Abu… 06/06/2012
US kill al-Qaeda second-in-command The deputy leader of al-Qaeda has been killed by US missiles according to the White House and Pakistani officials. Abu Yahya al-Libi was in a hideout in… 06/06/2012
Controlled US explosion in AfghanistanJake Beaudoin, a US Army Private, takes cover during a controlled detonation to clear an area for setting up a check point in Kandahar province, southern… 01/06/2012
Kabul cinemaCinema goers watch a Pashto film at Pamir Cinema in Kabul. Once a treasured luxury for the elite, Afghan cinemas reflect an industry on the brink of collapse… 17/05/2012
Afghanistan also has a SpidermanAn Afghan man takes a shortcut by climbing a wall, on a hilltop in Kabul. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 12/05/2012
Kabul images win photography award Young photographer Asef Ali Mohammad received his Sony World Photography Award at a ceremony in London for a series of images he captured of youngsters in… 10/05/2012
Afghanistan: a neverending storyUS soldier Nicholas Dickhut points his rifle at a doorway after coming under fire by the Taliban while on patrol in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan… 27/04/2012
Vocational training: learning as you go Vocational training gives young people across the world the chance to learn skills and get professional qualifications. Kyrgyzstan: the job market In… 25/04/2012
British embassy under attack in KabulAn Afghan government defender looks for attackers who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a house used by British diplomats in Kabul city centre… 16/04/2012
President Emomali Rahmon: There is no short-cut to democracy Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic, is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia. On Norouz, the first day of the Persian New Year, Emomali Rahmon the… 30/03/2012
Mobile Ads in KabulAn Afghan man rides a tricycle advertising properties in Kabul. REUTERS/Erik De Castro 27/03/2012
Nowruz celebrations in Kabul – nocomment Tens of thousands of men, women and children gathered at Kabul’s Kart-e-Sakhi shrine before dawn to celebrate Nowruz, an ancient Persian festival marking the… 21/03/2012
Terre et Cendres: Afghanistan’s story in opera After decades of war and violence, Afghanistan is still a long way from peace. French Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi takes us on a journey into the… 20/03/2012
Afghan officials attacked at massacre scene An Afghan government delegation has come under a gun attack as it visited the scene of the massacre of 16 civilians by a US soldiers near Kandahar. The group… 13/03/2012
Problems at home and abroad for US policy in Afghanistan Nial O’Reilly, euronews: As we’ve seen the killings in Afghanistan have unleashed a wave of anger against foreign troops in the country. Well, for more on… 12/03/2012
Angela Merkel pays unexpected visit to AfghanistanAngela Merkel paid an unexpected visit to German troops serving in the NATO mission in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Germany is the third largest contributor… 12/03/2012
Afghan women heal the wounds of war Our third edition of Women and War takes you to Afghanistan, to meet three extraordinary women. They have endured the devastating effects of war without ever… 09/03/2012
Lighting the way for women According to the United Nations, 115 million primary school-age children still are not in education. And 54% of those children are girls. International… 08/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Sima’s tale From the Soviet invasion in 1979, to the conflict between NATO forces and the Taliban, Afghanistan has lived in a state of war for over 30 years. In 2011… 05/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Frozan’s tale It is just another day at the Pajhwok press agency in Kabul, where reporting scenes of demonstrations and suicide bombs are common place. It is also the place… 05/03/2012
Women and War – Farzana and Nafiza’s tale Over the years, Farzana has become a familiar figure at the Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul. She works as Head of the prosthetics department. She… 05/03/2012
Protests over Quran burning continue across Afghanistan – nocomment Thousands of Afghan and Pakistani protesters were out on the streets across various cities in new rallies, over the burning of Qurans at a US military base in… 25/02/2012
Ending exclusion The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child aims to protect children against discrimination. But many young people from marginalised and minority… 23/02/2012
Afghan Olympians pin their hopes on wrestling It is a call to warriors. The beat of the drum resonates through centuries in Afghanistan. In Kabul it is helping to prepare wrestlers for the London… 09/02/2012
NATO talks focus on early Afghan handover NATO has signalled Afghan troops could take over all combat operations by mid 2013 — a year earlier than planned. Talk of drawdown in Afghanistan dominated… 02/02/2012
NATO’s Rasmussen: cuts herald defence sharing NATO’s intervention in Libya may have resulted in the successful toppling of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, but it also raised awkward questions about the… 24/01/2012
Toe to toe with taboo In a gym that was once part of a Taliban punishment centre an Olympic dream has blossomed. Nineteen-year-old Shabnam Rahimi and her 18-year old sister Sadaf… 02/01/2012
Iraq: Ashura celebrations – nocomment Iraqi Shi’ites mark Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram as a day of mourning which celebrates the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein. 06/12/2011
Ashura celebrations in Afghanistan – nocomment Shi’ite Muslims in Kabul gather at a shrine to mark Ashura with self-flagellation. 06/12/2011
Habiba Sarabi: ‘Violence against women still a problem in Afghanistan’ Habiba Sarabi is Afghanistan’s only female governor. She has headed Bamiyan province since 2005, engaged in rebuilding from scratch her part of one of the… 05/12/2011
Afghans march against US ‘occupation’ – nocomment Hundreds of Afghans have marched through Kabul in protest against the US military campaign in their country. 07/10/2011
Attack on Kabul: 6 Taliban killed – nocomment Six Taliban fighters were killed on Tuesday during the attacks of the diplomatic headquarter in Kabul, Afghanistan. 14/09/2011
Attack on Kabul over Aghan interior ministry – nocomment Afghan forces faced attacks on the diplomatic quarter of Kabul yesterday. Talibans claimed responsibility for these attacks. 14/09/2011
Afghanistan’s ‘Lion of Panjshir’ remembered A commemoration service has been held in Kabul in honour of Ahmed Shah Massoud, 10 years after his assassination. President Hamid Karzai did not attend, but… 09/09/2011
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks – nocomment Firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. 04/08/2011
Taliban attacks NATO trucks in AfghanistanPeople watch as firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. REUTERS/Stringer 04/08/2011
The Network debates Afghanistan A symbol of Afghanistan’s post-Taliban rebirth in flames and under fire. Insurgents attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital Kabul during a… 21/07/2011
Classes in conflict zones In conflict zones education, like much of everyday life, can become a risky business. Across the world tens of millions of young people miss out on school… 08/07/2011
US Marines prepare handover to Laki locals – nocomment US marines were welcomed by Afghan elders earlier as they prepared a hand-over of security operations in Laki, Garsmir District of Helmand province. Marines… 05/07/2011
Taponier and Ghesquière back in France – nocomment Two French journalists from France 3 who were held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for a year and a half were freed after months of negotiations. Herve… 30/06/2011
France 3 television journalists Ghesquiere and Taponier back in ParisFrance 3 television journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier speak to the media after their arrival at Villacoublay military airport near Paris… 30/06/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages release – nocomment Supporters and family members of French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving news of their release after being… 30/06/2011
Afghan cinema in fight for survival Short of money and political support and at odds with the country’s conservative Islamic culture, Afghan cinema is struggling to survive. 21/06/2011
Barack Obama marks US Memorial Day – nocomment At Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknowns. More than 4,500 US service members have died in Iraq and… 31/05/2011
Bin Laden: world’s costliest manhunt Tracking down Osama bin Laden was arguably the costliest manhunt in history. Al Qaeda’s attacks on the United States on September 11 2001 led the Bush White… 03/05/2011
Little sympathy for bin Laden in Yemeni and Afghan capitals In Yemen pro-democracy activists have urged protesters not to display banners of Osama bin Laden, to avoid giving the government an excuse to crack down. It… 03/05/2011
Dead bin Laden photo ‘is a fake’ A photo released purporting to show Osama bin Laden’s body is reported to be a fake. The image was carried by a number of international news agencies and… 02/05/2011
Crowds celebrate bin Laden’s death in New YorkAmericans react to the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the former World Trade Center towers in New York. REUTERS/ERIC THAYER 02/05/2011
Bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan The United States says it has finally killed Osama bin Laden. US President Barack Obama said this brought a nearly 10-year worldwide effort to a conclusion… 02/05/2011
Osama bin Laden obituary In the space of a decade, this former Saudi businessman went from being a close CIA ally to becoming the United States’ public enemy number one. He… 02/05/2011
Bin Laden: timeline of a 10-year manhuntBin Laden’s death at the hands of US special forces comes four months before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that he is said to have masterminded… 02/05/2011
Quran burning protest turns violent – nocomment Demonstrators stormed the UN office in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, opening fire on guards and setting fires inside the compound in… 02/04/2011
Officials and tribal elders meet in AfghanistanA Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Governor Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and… 30/03/2011
Afghanistan’s fragile people After years of war, battle shock has spread among the people of Afghanistan, but while the physical wounds are visible, the psychological danger is harder to… 14/01/2011
Teaching Tolerance In conflicts across the world education has been crucial in helping to build lasting peace. In the right circumstances the classroom can be a garden where… 31/12/2010
Afghanistan: on the road to transition? The Arena military base under Italian command is part of International Security Assistance Force operations in western Afghanistan. It is in a province… 26/11/2010
Afghanistan: on the road to transition? The Friendship gate: never was a crossing so ill-named for two nations whose relationship is far from being cordial, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Every day up… 19/11/2010
US anger at home as Afghan, Iraq wars drag on Nine years after the United States vowed to triumph over terrorism, backed by an international community united after the September 11 attacks on American… 11/11/2010
The Afghanistan MilestoneNATO has handed over full control to Afghanistan’s own security forces for the first time since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001. In a ceremony that was… 18/06/2013
Taliban claim 14 killed in separate attacks across AfghanistanIt is believed four people are dead after a series of attacks across Afghanistan, however details are unclear. A suspected insurgent is said to have been… 24/02/2013
Afghan army to train female special forcesAs 33,000 US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan before the end of the year, more Afghan women are being trained as members of the Afghan national army’s… 15/02/2013
Command changes in AfghanistanIn an elaborate, symbolic and at times sombre ceremony the command of troops in Afghanistan was changed. In the barricaded headquarters of NATO’s… 10/02/2013
Afghan policemen die in bomb attackEight policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s volatile Kandahar province in the south of the country. They had just defused another… 27/01/2013
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide attack on government building in KabulA coordinated attack involving suicide bombers and a powerful car bomb has hit the headquarters of the Kabul traffic department. This was followed by a… 21/01/2013
