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Afghanistan

Bereaved Afghan denounces 'big mistake' after US strike kills daughter

Euronews' special correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges writes about her heart-wrenching encounter with Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten family members in a US drone strike last month — including his 3-year-old daughter Malika.

12/09/2021

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Afghans tell Euronews how the 9/11 attacks shaped their lives

Euronews' Anelise Borges spoke to Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten members of his family in a US drone strike last month. Like so many of his fellow Afghans, Ahmadi's life has been shaped by the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent "war on terror."

11/09/2021

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Afghan women rally in support of the Taliban

About 300 Afghan women -- most of them wearing black niqabs -- stage a short pro-Taliban march outside a university in Kabul, escorted by heavily armed Taliban fighters.

11/09/2021

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'They would kill me': Afghan interpreter stuck in Kabul fears Taliban

"They would kill me," he said. "Before they came to Kabul they said 'every guard, every interpreter we will not let them live'."

10/09/2021

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UN warns that Afghanistan under the Taliban faces 'universal poverty'

It warned that severe economic hardship could kick in during 2021.

10/09/2021

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Evacuees land in Doha after first airlift from Kabul since US pullout

The flight, whose passengers include Americans, Britons, Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, followed intensified efforts by Qatar and Turkey to get the Afghan capital's airport up and running again.

09/09/2021

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Watch: What is life like in Kabul? Euronews takes you on a tour

Our special correspondent Anelise Borges gives us the latest from the Afghan capital.

09/09/2021

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Taliban forces appear to use whips and sticks to break up protest

Protesters were voicing anger at the absence of women in the new Taliban cabinet and the closure of the ministry of women's affairs.

09/09/2021

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Afghanistan: Blinken tells Taliban legitimacy 'will have to be earned'

The chief US and German diplomats urged the Taliban to respect Afghans' basic rights -- but Heiko Maas said the new government's make-up "is not the signal for more international cooperation".

08/09/2021

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MEPs discuss women's rights in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

It comes amid warnings that the EU must not turn a blind eye to the situation in Afghanistan.

08/09/2021

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Watch: 'My life has no value if I'm stuck home,' Afghan woman protests

"Your independence is everything. I lost it so I'm not afraid anymore. My life won't have any value if I'm just stuck in my home. Stuck in your home is worse than being killed."

08/09/2021

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'Not inclusive': EU blasts new Taliban-formed government

The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening, stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s.

08/09/2021

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Women march in Kabul against Pakistan and demanding freedom

At least 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against what they said was meddling by Islamabad, who have long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.

07/09/2021

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Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

07/09/2021

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Taliban announce new hardline caretaker government in Afghanistan

Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head the new Afghan government, while Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group's co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive's number two.

07/09/2021

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Warning shots fired amid protest march in Kabul

The exclusive video captured by Euronews correspondant Anelise Borges shows protesters fleeing amid the sound of heavy gunfire.

07/09/2021

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Thousands queue at Kabul's banks after Taliban impose withdrawals cap

"Most of the people don't have anything to eat because their cash is in the banks, and the banks have locked their cash."

07/09/2021

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Afghanistan: Two killed by gunfire at protest against Taliban regime

Two people were reported killed and eight injured following gunfire at a protest against the Taliban regime in Herat, the major city in western Afghanistan.

07/09/2021

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Taliban cover murals on the security wall around Kabul

The Taliban have started to work to change the face of Afghanistan and while the group insists they’re no longer the brutal force that ruled this place in the 90s,

06/09/2021

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Another week to get Kabul airport up and running, officials say

"There has been extensive damage to various parts of the airport, including utilities," officials told Euronews.

06/09/2021

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Watch: ‘We need boots on the ground’ to stop terror threat, says Blair

“Counter-terrorism on its own will not remove an entrenched threat”, said Blair, as he reflected on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

06/09/2021

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Taliban claim they have control of last Afghan holdout province

Located north of Kabul, it's the last province not controlled by Taliban fighters after they completed a rapid takeover of the country last month.

06/09/2021

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Afghanistan: Taliban replace colourful murals with Islamic slogans

Murals spreading messages of hope and peace, promoting health care, or paying homage to some of Afghanistan’s iconic foreign contributors, are being painted over.

05/09/2021

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Boom time for Afghan arms dealers in Taliban heartland

The Taliban takeover may have plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty and economic pain, but arms dealer Khan Mohammad is making the most of it

05/09/2021

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Flights take off from Kabul airport in first since US pullout

The airport has become a symbol of what the Taliban can do and whether or not they can operate infrastructure, Euronews correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges reports.

04/09/2021

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Afghan government formation delayed as fighting continues in Panjshir

Euronews reports from Afghanistan as fighting continues in the Panjshir Valley, the last region not under Taliban control.

04/09/2021