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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.

Culture news

'Bacha posh: where young girls secretly live as boys in Afghanistan

'Bacha posh' presents both harrowing joys and traumatic limitations to families who choose to partake in the Afghan custom with their daughters.

Afghanistan

Extreme poverty drives Afghans to sell vital organs

In the western province of Herat, people in dire need of money have taken to risking their lives by selling their kidneys.

Culture news

Public portrait gallery of conflict casualties taken down by Taliban

The organisers want the governments in charge of Afghanistan to be held responsible for the atrocities of war.

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Taliban religious police issue posters ordering women to cover up

Taliban religious police issue posters ordering women to cover up

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Harsh winter and snowfall deepen ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Snowfall and dropping temperatures have increased the problems of the poor and needy people across Afghanistan. The harsh conditions have especially hit displaced people, many of whom are forced to spend their nights in simple shacks or even tents with no heating.

Culture news

The art of war: Taliban turn blast walls into propaganda art

An outdoor exhibit featuring destroyed US military hardware, vehicles and blast walls is on display in Ghazni, Afghanistan, as a reminder of the Taliban's return to power.

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.

Afghanistan

Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor in Kabul canal, arrest three

Three dealers were arrested on Sunday in the latest Taliban crackdown on the selling of alcohol.

Afghanistan

'Not needed': Taliban shut down ministries and election commissions

The Taliban-run government of Afghanistan shut down two election commissions and peace and parliamentarian affairs ministries, deeming them to be "unnecessary institutions".

Afghanistan

Afghans face hunger as country's economy in dire straits

The return of the Taliban to power has had disastrous consequences, with almost 98% of Afghans affected by the huge shortage of food plaguing the country.

World

Afghanistan's brutal year: the return of the Taliban

It was a year of turmoil for Afghanistan and its people. From the Western withdrawal and evacuation to the Taliban's seizure of power - a look back at the tumultuous events of 2021.

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Afghan women call for rights and aid in Taliban-approved march

Afghan women call for rights and aid in Taliban-approved march

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.

United Kingdom

UK abandoned its supporters in Afghanistan, says whistleblower

A former Foreign Office employee has stated that only 5% of Afghan nationals who applied to flee under one UK programme received help.

World News

US and European allies condemn Taliban over 'summary killings'

"We are deeply concerned by reports of summary killings and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces," Washington and its European allies said in a joint statement.

Afghanistan

Several casualties after explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan

Taliban government officials say the explosion was the third recent attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers.

Greece

'The Taliban do not see us as human beings', says Afghan ex-anchor

Up until this summer, Masooma Gholamy was presenting the news for Tamadon TV in Kabul.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Spectre of famine follows drought and economic meltdown

Almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, or 60% of the population, suffer from acute hunger and 8.7 million face famine, says the World Food Programme.

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Taliban stage military parade in Kandahar to inaugurate new army

Taliban stage military parade in Kandahar to inaugurate new army