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Afghanistan

The Italian man helping disabled Afghans get back on their feet

Alberto Cairo tells Euronews that rehabilitation is about more than artificial limbs.

Afghanistan

Watch: Afghan women's football in crisis amid allegations of abuse

"We're being harassed on our way to the stadium" — Euronews speaks to past and present members of Afghanistan's football team to find out more about allegations of physical and sexual abuse.

Afghanistan

Family’s fears for ‘little Messi’, 7, after Taliban death threat

You might remember Murtaza Ahmadi or "little Messi" — the seven-year-old Afghan shot to fame when a photo of him wearing a football shirt made of a blue-and-white-striped plastic bag was widely shared online.

Afghanistan

Kabul: Taliban attack on British security compound kills 10

Taliban gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a British security compound in Kabul, killing at least 10 people and injuring 19.

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Afghanistan

Three US service members killed in Afghanistan

Three US service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated Tuesday near Ghazni city, Afghanistan, Resolute Support said in a statement.

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills at least 50 killed in Kabul — Afghan officials

A suicide bomber has targeted a gathering of Muslim religious scholars in Kabul, killing more than 50 people, Reuters reported, citing government officials.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary can ban gender studies but it can't silence us | View

Hungary's ban on gender studies reveals a widespread fear of marginalised voices, says a feminist from Afghanistan who moved to Budapest expecting to study the subject.

Afghanistan

Afghans go to the polls in parliamentary elections

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has urged all Afghans to vote in parliamentary elections, amid concerns that violence will keep voters away from polling stations.

Greece

Nine thousand aslyum seekers camped at Lesbos

Meanwhile, 2,000 asylum-seekers will be moved from the island to the Greek mainland by the end of the month. That's according to Greek authorities. It's after human rights groups and local authorities criticised Greece for the poor conditions at the camp at Moria

Greece

Greek camp at Moria: reaching boiling point

NGO's and human rights groups have urged Greece to take action to render its camps fit for human habitation as Moria camp on the island of Lesbos exceeds capacity of 3,200 to over 9,000 asylum seekers

Afghanistan

Afghanistan conflict could be more deadly than Syria this year

The total number of deaths in Afghanistan's conflict was listed at 19,694 in 2017, according to figures.

World News

Euroviews. Jobs aren't the main reason young people migrate to Europe | View

Economic development programmes won't deter youth in countries like Somalia and Afghanistan from migrating unless they're accompanied by efforts to improve stability.

Finland

Finland temporarily suspends Afghan asylum decisions

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) has temporarily suspended asylum decisions from Afghanistan.

World News

Amsterdam station attacker identified as Afghan

Police in the Netherlands say the two victims injured in a stabbing at Amsterdam's central station were U.S. but that the attacker did not know

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: A ceasefire starts Monday for Eid al-Adha

Taliban say they'll release hundreds of prisoners

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 34 people at an education centre in Kabul

The attack was followed by another on an intelligence service in the capital.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: fighting terrorism through education

Can terrorism be defeated if illiteracy were eradicated in Afghanistan

Europe News

EU: 'Political games blocking refugees'

As the EU focuses on curbing migration flows, one Afghan refugee in Belgium calls for more integration

United Kingdom

UK's role in torture during post-9/11 operations revealed in report