Afghanistan

Afghanistan

U.S. thwarts second Kabul airport suicide bombing amid pull-out

A suicide bomber was taken out in a drone strike on Sunday.

28/08/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban rule won't last long, claims Afghanistan's 'acting president'

Amrullah Saleh spoke exclusively to Euronews from the Panjshir Valley, an area of the country not currently under Taliban control.

27/08/2021

Afghanistan

US officials says another terror attack in Kabul is 'likely'

The White House warned that another terror attack is "likely" as evacuations continue. Several European nations have terminated evacuations due to the security situation.

27/08/2021

Afghanistan

'We will hunt you down', Biden warns IS after deadly Kabul attacks

The US president said the evacuation mission will continue despite Thursday's airport bombings, while the US military warns more attempted attacks are expected.

27/08/2021

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Watch: Afghan exile says women left behind are 'so afraid' of Taliban

“When I call them, they speak in a slow whisper, a sense of despair,” said an Afghan exile, referring to women and girls left behind.

26/08/2021

Afghanistan

Stopping humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 'could spark a catastrophe'

"If funding is frozen to anything which is going on in Afghanistan, including the humanitarian operation, that will precipitate a catastrophe here for the Afghanistan people."

26/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Western countries issue terror warning for Kabul airport

The UK, the US and Australia have warned people to stay away from Kabul airport due to the "high threat" of a terrorist attack. European nations are winding down evacuations.

26/08/2021

Afghanistan

French citizen recounts 'frantic' trip to Kabul airport for evacuation

Victoria Fontan, a professor of peace and conflict studies at the American University of Afghanistan, said that for days she did not know if she would be able to make it to the airport.

25/08/2021

Afghanistan

More than 10,000 people at Kabul airport awaiting evacuation

Evacuations continue from Kabul airport, but Joe Biden has refused to delay the US withdrawal and the Taliban say Afghans will not be allowed to leave after August 31.

25/08/2021

Afghanistan

Biden sticks to Kabul withdrawal deadline rejecting Europe's appeals

The US president insists the Kabul airlift will end by August 31, defying allied leaders who say Biden's self-imposed cutoff date allows insufficient time to complete evacuations.

25/08/2021

Afghanistan

'Credible reports' of Taliban executing civilians, says UN

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Tuesday her office had received “harrowing and credible” reports of human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

24/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghan author: 'The only thing the Taliban have learned is how to lie'

Exiled Afghan writer and activist Nadia Ghulam on evacuations, life under the Taliban and a decade forced to live as a man.

24/08/2021

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Afghan refugees in Indonesia denounce Taliban

Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally condemning the Taliban's takeover of their country and calling for resettlement in third countries. The protestors were mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority.

24/08/2021

Afghanistan

EU calls for access to Kabul airport to be extended

European leaders are pressing President Biden to extend the US troop withdrawals past the end-of-the-month deadline, although the Taliban have rejected any delay.

24/08/2021

Afghanistan

G7: Europe's leaders fail to sway Biden on Afghanistan deadline

The UK, France and Germany are pushing Joe Biden to extend the US president's self-imposed deadline for the total withdrawal of American forces from Kabul.

24/08/2021

Europe News

Could the EU use an old, obscure law to manage a new refugee influx?

Yes, but whether it would get any support in European capitals is another matter.

23/08/2021

Afghanistan

Euroviews. China isn't interested in a power grab in Afghanistan | View

China doesn't want a power grab in Afghanistan, it's more interested in regional stability, argue Lukas Fiala and Hugo Jones.

23/08/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban say August 31 deadline for troop withdrawals a 'red line'

A Taliban spokesman says no extension will be allowed for the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, otherwise they will be 'extending occupation'.

23/08/2021

Afghanistan

Tony Blair: Afghanistan withdrawal is 'tragic and unnecessary'

"The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours," former UK PM Tony Blair wrote.

22/08/2021

Afghanistan

IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a US official told AP.

21/08/2021

Afghanistan

'They shot my wife': Afghan man recounts how his family tried to flee

Euronews spoke with several Afghan citizens in Kabul this week as well as Taliban fighters.

21/08/2021

Afghanistan

US Pentagon orders commercial airlines to help Kabul evacuations

Western countries are conducting a dangerous evacuation operation at the Kabul airport as they rushed to get people out of the country before US troops leave on August 31.

21/08/2021

Afghanistan

Activists plea for help to assist Afghans stuck in the country

Thousands continue to wait outside Kabul International Airport for a chance to flee the country nearly a week after the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan.

21/08/2021

Afghanistan

Biden says Afghanistan evacuations 'not without risk of loss'

US President Joe Biden said the US mission was to evacuate Americans and their allies from Afghanistan.

21/08/2021

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Troops fire in air to control crowds at Kabul airport

Afghan soldiers fired in the air and pushed crowds gathered at the entrance of Kabul airport away as desperate Afghans tried to leave the country in the wake of last week's stunning Taliban takeover.

20/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan is 'full of disappointment, fear and hopelessness'

"Whoever I talk to is not optimistic at all. There is no hope for a better future under Taliban control."

20/08/2021