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Afghan women protest in Kabul as Taliban say country is 'safe'

Protesters in Kabul told Euronews that they were "afraid" but felt they needed to fight for their rights. Meanwhile, the Taliban said the country was safe.

03/09/2021

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Afghan women demand rights during protest in Taliban-held Kabul

A group of Afghan women protested in the streets of Kabul ahead of the Taliban's announcement of a new government.

03/09/2021

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Afghan girls feel 'hopeless' about their education under Taliban rule

Young Afghan students told Euronews that their families worried about them going to school and that they felt "hopeless" about the future.

03/09/2021

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In Kabul, fear and apprehension as Taliban prepares to form government

Euronews' international affairs correspondent Anelise Borges is on the ground in Taliban-held Kabul speaking to residents about their expectations for the future.

02/09/2021

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Taliban promising 'inclusive' government... without women

The Taliban is yet to announce a new government that will shape the future of the war-torn country. While the rights of women and girls are at stake, the group already said 'they won't include women in the top government jobs'.

02/09/2021

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Taliban take full control of Afghanistan airport

The Taliban took full control of Kabul International Airport on Tuesday after the last US plane left the airport, marking the end of the longest war in US history.

31/08/2021

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Watch: Taliban take control of Kabul airport after US withdrawal

A Euronews reporter witnessed first-hand Taliban leaders taking over Kabul airport and celebrating their victory after the last US soldiers flew out of Afghanistan.

31/08/2021

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Taliban celebrate as last US troops exit Afghanistan

Celebratory gunfire erupted across the Afghan capital after the last US soldiers flew out following 20 years of war.

30/08/2021

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Afghans would view troops staying as 'continuation of invasion'

If any Western troops stay in Afghanistan it will be considered "a continuation of the invasion", a spokesman for the Taliban has told Euronews.

30/08/2021

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UN adopts watered down resolution as rockets fired at Kabul airport

The UN Security Council resolution adopted on Monday urges the Taliban to enable "safe" departures from Afghanistan but doesn't cite the "safe zone" mentioned by French President Emmanuel Macron.

30/08/2021

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Taliban special forces unit guards Kabul streets

A Taliban special forces unit patrols and guards Kabul streets as suicide bomb threats hang over the final phase of the US military's airlift operation, with US President Joe Biden warning another attack is highly likely before the evacuations end

29/08/2021

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British ex-marine leaves Afghanistan with 200 dogs, cats but no staff

Paul “Pen” Farthing's mission to rescue the animals has gripped and divided the UK.

29/08/2021

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Protesters rally outside closed banks in Kabul

Protesters gather outside bank buildings in Kabul after government buildings, banks, passport offices, schools and universities remain largely closed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

28/08/2021

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U.S. thwarts second Kabul airport suicide bombing amid pull-out

A suicide bomber was taken out in a drone strike on Sunday.

28/08/2021

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Taliban rule won't last long, claims Afghanistan's 'acting president'

Amrullah Saleh spoke exclusively to Euronews from the Panjshir Valley, an area of the country not currently under Taliban control.

27/08/2021

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US officials says another terror attack in Kabul is 'likely'

The White House warned that another terror attack is "likely" as evacuations continue. Several European nations have terminated evacuations due to the security situation.

27/08/2021

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'We will hunt you down', Biden warns IS after deadly Kabul attacks

The US president said the evacuation mission will continue despite Thursday's airport bombings, while the US military warns more attempted attacks are expected.

27/08/2021

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Watch: Afghan exile says women left behind are 'so afraid' of Taliban

“When I call them, they speak in a slow whisper, a sense of despair,” said an Afghan exile, referring to women and girls left behind.

26/08/2021

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Stopping humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 'could spark a catastrophe'

"If funding is frozen to anything which is going on in Afghanistan, including the humanitarian operation, that will precipitate a catastrophe here for the Afghanistan people."

26/08/2021

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Afghanistan: Western countries issue terror warning for Kabul airport

The UK, the US and Australia have warned people to stay away from Kabul airport due to the "high threat" of a terrorist attack. European nations are winding down evacuations.

26/08/2021

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French citizen recounts 'frantic' trip to Kabul airport for evacuation

Victoria Fontan, a professor of peace and conflict studies at the American University of Afghanistan, said that for days she did not know if she would be able to make it to the airport.

25/08/2021

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More than 10,000 people at Kabul airport awaiting evacuation

Evacuations continue from Kabul airport, but Joe Biden has refused to delay the US withdrawal and the Taliban say Afghans will not be allowed to leave after August 31.

25/08/2021

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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

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'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

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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

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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