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France

Olympics: Refugee breaker disqualified for saying 'Free Afghan Women'

Political statements and slogans are banned on the field of play and on podiums at the Olympics.

Afghanistan

Heavy seasonal rain triggers flooding in Afghanistan, at least 68 dead

At least 50 people have been reported dead in the hard-hit western province of Ghor, according to local authorities after unusually heavy seasonal rain.

Afghanistan

Floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

Travel News

The Taliban is working to attract tourists to Afghanistan

Tour companies are grappling with the country's treatment of women.

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Health news

Over 281 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2023, UN says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report is “a roll call of human failings,” and that “in a world of plenty, children are starving to death".

Afghanistan

Euroviews. How many more years will Afghan girls lose to Taliban oppression?

Afghanistan has dropped off the news agenda, but the violence and oppression continue — and for too many of us Afghan women, no matter how loud we shout, it feels like the world has stopped listening, Meetra Qutb writes.

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.

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.

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.

World News

Russian private jet carrying 6 people crashes in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Transportation and Civil Aviation Ministry say they believe some of those onboard survived.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

World News

Hundreds feared dead after quakes hit western Afghanistan

Local Taliban officials said 100 had died in the 6.3 magnitude quakes, however the UN gave a preliminary figure of 320 deaths.

Russia

Russia is in talks with the Taliban: Should the West be watching?

Russia is hosting a Taliban delegation for talks on issues of ‘counter-terrorism’ and ‘narcotics’ on Friday, 29 September. China, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are among the powers heading to meet representatives in Kazan, south west Russia.

World News

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games - but Afghan women set to compete too

The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule.

USA

A look inside the UN's most mysterious body

The United Nations Credentials Committee is a solidly closed doors group - but their work is among some of the most important in the entire organisation.