Now playing Next Afghanistan Euroviews. This Ramadan, Muslim world can end gender apartheid in Afghanistan The Taliban's authority hinges on their purported adherence to Islamic law. However, that is based on a fundamentally flawed, selective and extreme interpretation of Islamic texts, meaning their policies are against their own stated principles, Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al Issa writes. 03/04/2024
Now playing Next Afghanistan More than 1 million girls barred from Afghanistan's new school year Having stormed back to power in 2021, Afghanistan's fundamentalist regime has restored many of the draconian policies it enforced in the 1990s. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Afghanistan Two dead and four survivors following a plane crash in Afghanistan The Taliban announced on Monday that two people died and four others were rescued following the crash of a private Russian jet carrying six over the weekend in Afghanistan. 22/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Euroviews. Afghanistan’s art and artists are on the brink of obliteration We urge both UNHCR and individual governments that have ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention to acknowledge the inherent vulnerability of Afghan artists and cultural workers at risk under Taliban rule, and as such, accord them prima facie refugee recognition, Sanjay Sethi and Johanna Bankston write. 01/12/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Pakistan expels 165,000 Afghan migrants back to Afghanistan Aid agencies have warned that Afghans forcibly deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan are in dire need of assisance. 03/11/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region A new 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, following several tremors in the region since the beginning of the month, including a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people. 15/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan after the earthquake: Mounds of rubble and a future of grief in store for citizens As people in the country’s Herat province continue to dig through damaged buildings for their few possessions following Saturday’s earthquake, material losses seem ever less important. 11/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Race to find survivors after deadly quakes strike Afghanistan Aid agencies and NGOs have appealed to the international community for help but only a handful of countries have publicly offered support, neighboring China and Pakistan are among them. 09/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Many feared trapped in the rubble after quakes hit western Afghanistan The powerful quakes killed at least 2,000 people in Herat Province, a Taliban government spokesman said on Sunday, 08/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan More than 2,000 killed in earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan Saturday's earthquakes were some of the deadliest to strike Afghanistan in decades. 08/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Women in Afghanistan say they face increasing restrictions Two years after the Taliban came to power, Afghan women say they face an uncertain future as the restrictions they are subject to grow daily. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite rare public protest Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule than during their previous time in power in the 1990s, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures since seizing control of Afghanistan in August 2021 25/07/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghan women hit out at Taliban's new hair salon ban 'All my dreams have been destroyed by the order of the Taliban,' said one hairdresser. 13/07/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Twitter's free speech approach backed by Taliban The comments came days after Meta launched a rival platform, Threads. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban to ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan Since taking over in 2021, the group have already barred women from public spaces, education, and most forms of employment. 05/07/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Nearly 80 young primary school girls poisoned in Afghanistan Taliban authorities are investigating the poisoning of almost 80 primary school girls in separate cases in northern Afghanistan. 05/06/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding the Taliban aren't recognised “Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital. 29/04/2023
Now playing Next no comment Taliban flock to buy perfume and headwear as they celebrate Eid Shops specialising in perfume and headwear popular among members of the Taliban are packed ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr 21/04/2023
Now playing Next no comment Afghan boys unaware school year has started, return to class days late Many Afghan boys, unaware that the school year has started, return to class days late after the Taliban authorities fail to make a public announcement of the reopening of schools. 25/03/2023
Now playing Next no comment Extremely cold conditions experienced in several provinces There has been heavy snowfall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and elsewhere in the country, with many provinces experiencing exceptionally cold weather over the past two weeks. 23/01/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan NGOs say they will resume work in Afghanistan after Taliban reverses ban on female workers CARE, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) claim to have received assurances from Taliban officials that female workers will be allowed to carry out their duties. 18/01/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan NGO chief urges Taliban to reverse ban on Afghan women staff Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland visits Kabul to urge the Taliban to let Afghan women come back to work. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan UN top official met with Taliban over ban on women working in NGOs The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has met with a Taliban minister after it imposed a ban on women working in NGOs. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban ban on female university students starts to bite Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university. Instead, she will watch, achingly, as her brother goes without her. 25/12/2022
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban ban women from working for foreign and domestic NGOs The latest restrictions come just days after the Taliban banned female students from attending universities across the country. 24/12/2022
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban minister defends ban on women from universities The Taliban's minister of higher education said the ban issued earlier this week was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders. 23/12/2022