Now playing Next Afghanistan Biden sticks to Kabul withdrawal deadline rejecting Europe's appeals The US president insists the Kabul airlift will end by August 31, defying allied leaders who say Biden's self-imposed cutoff date allows insufficient time to complete evacuations. 25/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'Credible reports' of Taliban executing civilians, says UN Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Tuesday her office had received “harrowing and credible” reports of human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghan author: 'The only thing the Taliban have learned is how to lie' Exiled Afghan writer and activist Nadia Ghulam on evacuations, life under the Taliban and a decade forced to live as a man. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Afghan refugees in Indonesia denounce Taliban Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally condemning the Taliban's takeover of their country and calling for resettlement in third countries. The protestors were mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan EU calls for access to Kabul airport to be extended European leaders are pressing President Biden to extend the US troop withdrawals past the end-of-the-month deadline, although the Taliban have rejected any delay. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan G7: Europe's leaders fail to sway Biden on Afghanistan deadline The UK, France and Germany are pushing Joe Biden to extend the US president's self-imposed deadline for the total withdrawal of American forces from Kabul. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Could the EU use an old, obscure law to manage a new refugee influx? Yes, but whether it would get any support in European capitals is another matter. 23/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Euroviews. China isn't interested in a power grab in Afghanistan | View China doesn't want a power grab in Afghanistan, it's more interested in regional stability, argue Lukas Fiala and Hugo Jones. 23/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban say August 31 deadline for troop withdrawals a 'red line' A Taliban spokesman says no extension will be allowed for the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, otherwise they will be 'extending occupation'. 23/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Tony Blair: Afghanistan withdrawal is 'tragic and unnecessary' "The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours," former UK PM Tony Blair wrote. 22/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a US official told AP. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'They shot my wife': Afghan man recounts how his family tried to flee Euronews spoke with several Afghan citizens in Kabul this week as well as Taliban fighters. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan US Pentagon orders commercial airlines to help Kabul evacuations Western countries are conducting a dangerous evacuation operation at the Kabul airport as they rushed to get people out of the country before US troops leave on August 31. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Activists plea for help to assist Afghans stuck in the country Thousands continue to wait outside Kabul International Airport for a chance to flee the country nearly a week after the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Biden says Afghanistan evacuations 'not without risk of loss' US President Joe Biden said the US mission was to evacuate Americans and their allies from Afghanistan. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Troops fire in air to control crowds at Kabul airport Afghan soldiers fired in the air and pushed crowds gathered at the entrance of Kabul airport away as desperate Afghans tried to leave the country in the wake of last week's stunning Taliban takeover. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan is 'full of disappointment, fear and hopelessness' "Whoever I talk to is not optimistic at all. There is no hope for a better future under Taliban control." 20/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Analysis: Why did Kabul fall so easily into the Taliban’s hands? Euronews' Masoud Imani Kalesar looks at the small print in Afghanistan's recent history to give us some ways to understand the recent developments. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Friday prayers held in Kabul for first time since Taliban takeover Friday prayers are held at a mosque in the northwest of the capital Kabul - the first after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'Was it all pointless?': Veterans tormented by Taliban takeover Some former soldiers in the West have questioned the purpose of the enormous military sacrifices in the 20-year campaign, as troop withdrawals enabled the Taliban to take control. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Fears for trapped Afghans as evacuations run on Experts fear Afghans who worked for NATO countries will be subjected to "torture and execution". 20/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Taliban disperse Kabul protest with gunfire Afghan protesters defied the Taliban for a second day on Thursday, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations, and the Taliban fighters again responded violently as they faced down growing challenges to their rule. 19/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghans fleeing Taliban rule flock to Pakistan border Afghans fearing for their lives under Taliban rule continue to look for ways out of their home country. Many cross the border into Pakistan while anxious traders at the checkpoint worry about insecurity 19/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghanistan: Helping the vulnerable is 'key priority' says envoy "Everyone is vulnerable in the country where the rate of unemployment is 60% and the only source of employment has also come to a standstill," says Ashraf Haidari. 19/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Civilians gather outside French Embassy as hope of Kabul exit dwindles Scores of civilians carrying possessions were spotted camping outside the French embassy in Kabul on Thursday as the evacuation efforts by a number of countries, including the US, UK, France and other European nations continue. 19/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan Euroviews. In a mess in Kabul? Bring in the UN…| View With a bit of imagination and professed goodwill in all directions, UNAMA can become the missing link towards a successful evacuation of internationals and Afghans with foreign visas and avert major refugee flows by holding the Taliban accountable, says Georgios Kostakos of FOGGS. 19/08/2021