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Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

USA

General told Biden to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan to stop Taliban

It came as General Mark Milley called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure"

Afghanistan

Getting high: Afghan opium prices soar after Taliban takeover

The Taliban largely funded their insurgency on the production and trade in opium but have since signalled they would ban it.

World News

Euroviews. It's Afghans in need of protection, not the EU's borders | View

"Instead of erecting barbed-wired fences and walls, European politicians should show true leadership and acknowledge that it is the men, women, and children of Afghanistan – not Europe’s external borders – that need protection," writes Danish Refugee Council's Charlotte Slente.

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Life on the streets of Kabul after Taliban takeover

Afghanistan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, faces near-total poverty resulting from political instability, frozen foreign reserves and a collapsed public finance system.

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Protestors chanting and Taliban dancing

Afghans call for release of central bank assets and Taliban dancing to a different tune.

Tech News

The all-girl Afghan robotics team is rebuilding its future in Qatar

Evacuated from Kabul, the nine young women are planning their entries for the global robotics competition. But their minds stray to those left behind.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban ask to address United Nations' General Assembly

The group said that the world "no longer recognise" Ashraf Ghani as president and that Ghulam Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan as ambassador to the UN.

United Kingdom

Anger as UK mistakenly shares personal data of 250 Afghan interpreters

Many of them are still in hiding in Afghanistan, waiting to be resettled to the UK.

Afghanistan

Taliban adds to its government but there are still no women

The international community has warned it won't recognise the new government unless equal rights are guaranteed.

Afghanistan

Taliban excludes girls from secondaries and shuts women's ministry

The Taliban ordered boys and male teachers to return to secondary schools on Saturday but made no mention of girls. The ministry for women's affairs has been renamed the Ministry of Vice and Virtue.

Afghanistan

US admits 'mistake' in Kabul drone strike that killed 10 civilians

The Pentagon apologised for a "tragic mistake" after admitting that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed only civilians, not an ISIS-K extremist as first believed.

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Friday prayers imam in Kabul praises Taliban ascent

An Afghan cleric welcomed the fall of the former government and the return of the Taliban during a sermon at a mosque in Kabul.

Afghanistan

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: 'The women of Afghanistan are facing an assault'

Euronews speaks to the woman who encouraged others to share images of themselves in traditional, multi-coloured dresses.

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Daily life in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

With a new interim government installed in Afghanistan, the Taliban are transitioning from militant force to governing power after their takeover of power last month. And the Afghan people are adapting to a new reality.

Netherlands

Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghanistan evacuations

Ank Bijleveld is the second minister in the Netherlands' caretaker coalition government to resign over the evacuations, following the foreign minister, Sigrid Kaag.

World News

EU failing Afghan refugees trying to flee Taliban, say rights groups

Human rights and refugee groups have appealed to the European Union to step up its help for people trying to flee Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

$12.3 million 'found stashed' at former Afghan leaders' homes

"The money found came from senior leaders of the previous government, such as Amrullah Saleh" according to the statement of the Afghan Central Bank.

My Europe Series

How does Europe's largest Afghan diaspora view the crisis back home?

Germany has more Afghans than any other country in Europe.

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At Kabul airport, remnants of US war bear testimony to chaotic exit

A month after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, signs of the 20-year US-led occupation are still visible at Kabul's airport