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Afghanistan

Taliban leader threatens 'ungrateful' Afghans on takeover anniversary

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada marked the fourth anniversary of their return to power by warning Afghans of "divine punishment" if they are ungrateful for the group's rule.

15/08/2025

Afghanistan

Taliban deny using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan

Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.

14/08/2025

United Kingdom

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

15/07/2025

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

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Women all over the world march for their rights

Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.

09/03/2023

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

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

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Kabul unveils new art piece in city square

The Afghan capital has unveiled a new landmark on its Dahan-e-bagh square - a giant hand-painted globe of planet Earth.

07/12/2022

Afghanistan

Suicide bombing at Russian embassy in Kabul kills at least six

It's the first attack on a foreign mission in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control

05/09/2022

Afghanistan

Kabul mosque bomb at prayer time kills 21, including prominent cleric

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which happened during evening prayers on Thursday.

18/08/2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's former deputy chief of staff speaks to Euronews

Hambullah Mohib, a senior aide to Afghanistan's Former President, Ashraf Ghani speaks to Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges and relives the fall of Kabul one year on.

17/08/2022

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Afghan women protest decree to cover faces

About a dozen women chanting "burqa is not my hijab" protested in the Afghan capital Tuesday against the Taliban's order for women to cover fully in public, including their faces.

10/05/2022

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Afghanistan's Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday

Muslims in Afghanistan attend Eid prayers as the fasting month of Ramadan comes to an end.

01/05/2022

Afghanistan

Several worshippers killed in explosion at Shiite mosque in Kabul

No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.

29/04/2022

Afghanistan

Several killed and injured in explosions outside Kabul shcool

Police said the blasts had targeted educational facilities in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Afghanistan's capital city.

19/04/2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Kabul airport blast killing hundreds 'not preventable'

The suicide bomber at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport killed at least 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members in August 2021.

05/02/2022

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Desperate Afghans queue for free bread

The free bread distribution launched on Saturday is part of the "Save Afghans from Hunger" campaign organised by a university professor in Kabul.

18/01/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban denies freeing suicide bomber before deadly Kabul attack

The explosion killed almost 200 people and 13 American troops at Kabul's airport in August last year.

04/01/2022

Afghanistan

Mobile libraries restart for the first time since Taliban takeover

Many schools in Afghanistan lack their own library, but after a three-month break, the Taliban's education ministry granted permission for the mobile libraries to restart.

07/12/2021

World News

Euroviews. Afghanistan: Time is running out to stop humanitarian disaster | View

"There is a real risk that the deteriorating humanitarian situation will result in increased displacement, vulnerability and suffering," says IOM chief António Vitorino.

04/11/2021