http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:51 +0100 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:51 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/civilians-caught-in-crossfire-as-pakistanafghan-border-clashes-grow http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/civilians-caught-in-crossfire-as-pakistanafghan-border-clashes-grow Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:37 +0100 Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/pakistan-and-afghanistan-trade-border-fire-as-airstrikes-hit-cities http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/pakistan-and-afghanistan-trade-border-fire-as-airstrikes-hit-cities Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:25:13 +0100 Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan-and-launches-strikes-on-kabul http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan-and-launches-strikes-on-kabul Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:59:30 +0100 Pakistan's latest operation came after Afghan Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night over earlier air strikes by Islamabad, and follows months of border clashes. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/afghan-military-launches-large-scale-offensive-operations-against-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/afghan-military-launches-large-scale-offensive-operations-against-pakistan Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:20:33 +0100 The Taliban forces said they attacked Pakistani army at the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in retaliation for deadly strikes earlier this week, capturing several army outposts. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/01/no-words-danish-war-veterans-hold-silent-march-in-copenhagen-to-protest-against-trumps-rem http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/01/no-words-danish-war-veterans-hold-silent-march-in-copenhagen-to-protest-against-trumps-rem Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:21:50 +0100 In Denmark, veterans who went to war alongside US troops took to the streets of Copenhagen. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/23/starmer-calls-trumps-remarks-about-nato-troops-in-afghanistan-insulting-urges-apology http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/23/starmer-calls-trumps-remarks-about-nato-troops-in-afghanistan-insulting-urges-apology Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:30:46 +0100 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged US President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/23/outrage-in-uk-after-trump-claims-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-front-line http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/23/outrage-in-uk-after-trump-claims-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-front-line Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:42:02 +0100 According to official UK figures, 405 of the 457 British casualties who died in Afghanistan were killed in hostile military action. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/20/islamic-state-claims-attack-on-kabul-restaurant-that-killed-seven-including-chinese-nation http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/20/islamic-state-claims-attack-on-kabul-restaurant-that-killed-seven-including-chinese-nation Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:43 +0100 The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/afghan-farmers-suffer-heavy-losses-after-taliban-ban-opium-poppy-cultivation-report-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/afghan-farmers-suffer-heavy-losses-after-taliban-ban-opium-poppy-cultivation-report-says Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:15:22 +0100 UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/millions-facing-acute-food-insecurity-in-afghanistan-as-winter-looms-un-warns http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/millions-facing-acute-food-insecurity-in-afghanistan-as-winter-looms-un-warns Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:56:28 +0100 Food assistance in Afghanistan is reaching only 2.7% of the population, the IPC said, exacerbated by a weak economy, high unemployment and lower inflows of remittances from abroad. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/taliban-warn-four-young-afghan-men-who-wore-peaky-blinders-outfits http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/taliban-warn-four-young-afghan-men-who-wore-peaky-blinders-outfits Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:52:08 +0100 According to a Taliban spokesman, the four friends were "promoting foreign culture" and that the men had undergone a "rehabilitation programme". http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/02/afghanistans-taliban-rulers-carry-out-public-execution-in-sports-stadium http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/02/afghanistans-taliban-rulers-carry-out-public-execution-in-sports-stadium Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:40:14 +0100 The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/27/eu-has-to-keep-talking-with-taliban-on-migration-eu-commissioner-tells-euronews http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/27/eu-has-to-keep-talking-with-taliban-on-migration-eu-commissioner-tells-euronews Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:53:27 +0100 The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not "fun" or "easy", EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told Euronews. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/19/un-agency-warns-afghanistan-unfit-for-returns-as-eu-attempts-to-deport-rejected-asylum-see http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/19/un-agency-warns-afghanistan-unfit-for-returns-as-eu-attempts-to-deport-rejected-asylum-see Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:14:43 +0100 A UN agency report has detailed how Afghanistan is struggling to absorb the refugees already returning home, but EU member states are still seeking to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/afghan-nationals-carried-out-two-suicide-attacks-in-pakistan-interior-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/afghan-nationals-carried-out-two-suicide-attacks-in-pakistan-interior-minister-says Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:11:28 +0100 Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have spiked recently after Kabul accused Islamabad of launching drone strikes on 9 October that killed several people. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/in-the-talibans-shadow-why-germany-failed-to-help-all-local-hires http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/in-the-talibans-shadow-why-germany-failed-to-help-all-local-hires Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:13:56 +0100 Halima worked for the German Air Force in Afghanistan. Today, she lives in fear of the Taliban and has received no response from Berlin. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/at-least-12-killed-in-suicide-bombing-outside-court-in-islamabad-interior-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/at-least-12-killed-in-suicide-bombing-outside-court-in-islamabad-interior-minister-says Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:55:15 +0100 Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack through its leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/03/powerful-earthquake-destroys-buildings-in-afghanistans-samangan-province-killing-at-least- http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/03/powerful-earthquake-destroys-buildings-in-afghanistans-samangan-province-killing-at-least- Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:08:48 +0100 At least 20 people were killed and over 640 injured after a strong earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Samangan province, destroying homes and leaving residents to clear rubble. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/03/powerful-63-magnitude-earthquake-kills-at-least-20-people-in-northern-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/03/powerful-63-magnitude-earthquake-kills-at-least-20-people-in-northern-afghanistan Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:10:46 +0100 Several earthquakes have rocked Afghanistan in recent years, particularly in isolated areas, straining the country's megre resources and emergency rescue services http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/24/at-least-14-migrants-dead-after-dinghy-sinks-in-the-aegean-sea-off-turkeys-coast http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/24/at-least-14-migrants-dead-after-dinghy-sinks-in-the-aegean-sea-off-turkeys-coast Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:48:04 +0200 Greece is a major entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/21/austria-deports-first-person-to-afghanistan-since-taliban-takeover-sparking-outcry http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/21/austria-deports-first-person-to-afghanistan-since-taliban-takeover-sparking-outcry Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:30:05 +0200 Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said more deportations would follow, sparking criticism from human rights groups such as Amnesty International. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/19/afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-qatars-foreign-ministry-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/19/afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-qatars-foreign-ministry-says Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:21:53 +0200 The two sides have agreed to hold follow-up talks in Qatar to establish conditions and a framework for lasting peace, bringing an end to a week of deadly cross border skirmishes, which have killed dozens of people. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/19/danger-tourism-meet-the-travellers-flocking-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/19/danger-tourism-meet-the-travellers-flocking-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:35 +0200 Following the Taliban resurgence in 2021, Afghanistan has witnessed an unexpected boom in tourism - but is it really wise to visit? http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/12/afghanistan-says-it-killed-dozens-of-pakistani-soldiers-in-overnight-border-clashes http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/12/afghanistan-says-it-killed-dozens-of-pakistani-soldiers-in-overnight-border-clashes Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:22:39 +0200 Afghanistan said the soldiers were killed in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/01/taliban-denies-nationwide-ban-on-internet-access-as-outage-paralyses-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/01/taliban-denies-nationwide-ban-on-internet-access-as-outage-paralyses-afghanistan Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:00:04 +0200 The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/29/us-citizen-freed-after-nine-months-in-afghan-prison-qatari-mediators-say http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/29/us-citizen-freed-after-nine-months-in-afghan-prison-qatari-mediators-say Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:37:13 +0200 The release came just weeks after US President Donald Trump's executive order on 5 September which imposed new "consequences on those who wrongfully detain Americans abroad." http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/20/elderly-couple-held-by-the-taliban-for-seven-months-returns-to-britain-on-saturday http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/20/elderly-couple-held-by-the-taliban-for-seven-months-returns-to-britain-on-saturday Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:40:18 +0200 After Peter and Barbie Reynolds were reunited with their daughter in Qatar, the country that mediated their release, they now return to the UK. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/19/taliban-releases-british-couple-held-for-months-in-afghanistan-on-undisclosed-charges http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/19/taliban-releases-british-couple-held-for-months-in-afghanistan-on-undisclosed-charges Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:24:26 +0200 A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple "violated Afghan law" and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing, but didn't say what law they were alleged to have broken. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/19/taliban-ban-dozens-of-books-written-by-women-from-afghan-universities http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/19/taliban-ban-dozens-of-books-written-by-women-from-afghan-universities Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:49:06 +0200 Out of the 679 textbooks banned by the Taliban administration, 140 were written by women, while 310 were drafted by Iranian authors or publishers. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/16/taliban-leader-restricts-internet-access-in-an-afghan-province-to-prevent-immorality http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/16/taliban-leader-restricts-internet-access-in-an-afghan-province-to-prevent-immorality Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:57:59 +0200 Fibre optic internet has been banned in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, although mobile data is still available. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/afghanistan-faces-triple-returnee-climate-and-aid-cut-crisis-iom-mission-chief-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/afghanistan-faces-triple-returnee-climate-and-aid-cut-crisis-iom-mission-chief-says Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:07:41 +0200 The UN’s migration agency is being forced to make "difficult decisions" to "deprioritise" vulnerable Afghans returning home as deep aid cuts bite. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/09/un-issues-emergency-funding-appeal-to-help-survivors-of-devastating-afghan-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/09/un-issues-emergency-funding-appeal-to-help-survivors-of-devastating-afghan-earthquake Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:52:05 +0200 Many of the most severely affected areas have been particularly difficult to get to, with some reachable only by helicopter. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/04/aid-agencies-ask-countries-to-send-more-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-sundays-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/04/aid-agencies-ask-countries-to-send-more-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-sundays-earthquake Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:56:58 +0200 The European Union and the United Kingdom have both donated to aid organisations at work in the region, side-stepping the Taliban government. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/02/death-toll-after-magnitude-60-earthquake-in-afghanistan-passes-1400-taliban-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/02/death-toll-after-magnitude-60-earthquake-in-afghanistan-passes-1400-taliban-says Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:01:38 +0200 Rescue teams continued to scour the mountainous eastern regions impacted by the earthquake in a scramble for survivors. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/01/desperate-search-for-survivors-after-deadly-afghan-quake http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/01/desperate-search-for-survivors-after-deadly-afghan-quake Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:55:25 +0200 A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,500, the Taliban government said on Monday. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/60-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-killing-at-least-10-people http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/60-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-killing-at-least-10-people Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:52:19 +0200 Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/26/smugglers-in-bulgaria-nearly-kill-24-migrants-who-paid-thousands-to-get-into-eu http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/26/smugglers-in-bulgaria-nearly-kill-24-migrants-who-paid-thousands-to-get-into-eu Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:36:05 +0200 The 24 migrants from Afghanistan were found in a van in Lozenets, a village situated on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and near the Turkish border. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/bus-crash-in-afghanistan-kills-dozens-of-migrants-returning-from-iran http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/bus-crash-in-afghanistan-kills-dozens-of-migrants-returning-from-iran Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:46:10 +0200 A collision between a bus and two other vehicles killed at least 79 people, including 19 children, in northwestern Afghanistan, local media reported. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/08/16/from-warzones-to-tropical-islands-meet-the-19-year-old-solo-traveller-who-has-visited-118- http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/08/16/from-warzones-to-tropical-islands-meet-the-19-year-old-solo-traveller-who-has-visited-118- Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:00:55 +0200 Euronews Travel spoke to solo-traveller Arjun Malaviya about his experiences, from navigating dangerous conflict areas and warzones, to negotiating with customs officials and reaching some of the remotest parts of the world. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/taliban-leader-issues-warning-against-ungrateful-afghans-on-takeover-anniversary http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/taliban-leader-issues-warning-against-ungrateful-afghans-on-takeover-anniversary Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:41:17 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/taliban-denies-claims-in-us-report-and-says-it-doesnt-divert-aid-sent-to-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/taliban-denies-claims-in-us-report-and-says-it-doesnt-divert-aid-sent-to-afghanistan Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:06:22 +0200 Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/13/taliban-registers-1800-unemployed-afghan-refugees-for-jobs-in-qatar-official-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/13/taliban-registers-1800-unemployed-afghan-refugees-for-jobs-in-qatar-official-says Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:17:23 +0200 Rights groups and the UN have repeatedly warned that some Afghans returning are at risk of persecution because of their gender, profession or links to the former Western-backed administration. http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/07/how-afghan-women-under-taliban-rule-are-coding-their-way-to-a-brighter-future http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/07/how-afghan-women-under-taliban-rule-are-coding-their-way-to-a-brighter-future Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:33:58 +0200 With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they have is to try to learn online, clandestinely. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/pakistan-extends-deportation-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-but-un-remains-concerned http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/pakistan-extends-deportation-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-but-un-remains-concerned Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:39:11 +0200 Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/pakistan-resumes-forced-expulsions-of-14-million-afghan-refugees-despite-un-concerns http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/pakistan-resumes-forced-expulsions-of-14-million-afghan-refugees-despite-un-concerns Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:48:32 +0200 Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/24/taliban-tortured-and-threatened-afghans-expelled-from-pakistan-and-iran-un-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/24/taliban-tortured-and-threatened-afghans-expelled-from-pakistan-and-iran-un-says Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:43:08 +0200 Afghan authorities have urged nationals to return, pledging amnesty for anyone who left after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/taliban-deny-that-british-couple-detained-in-afghan-prison-are-being-mistreated http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/taliban-deny-that-british-couple-detained-in-afghan-prison-are-being-mistreated Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:32:20 +0200 UN rights experts have demanded the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, warning that the couple are at risk of irreparable harm or even death. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/trump-administration-can-end-deportation-protections-for-afghans-court-rules http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/trump-administration-can-end-deportation-protections-for-afghans-court-rules Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:01:25 +0200 The federal appeals court's ruling lifts Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon residing in the US. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/21/un-concerned-by-talibans-arrest-of-afghan-women-and-girls-for-dress-code-violations http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/21/un-concerned-by-talibans-arrest-of-afghan-women-and-girls-for-dress-code-violations Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:42:41 +0200 The Taliban, which returned to power in 2021, has cracked down on the way women dress and behave in public, notably through so-called morality laws forbidding them from showing their faces outside the home. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/18/germany-deports-81-afghan-nationals-under-tougher-migration-policy http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/18/germany-deports-81-afghan-nationals-under-tougher-migration-policy Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:40:05 +0200 Coordinated with Qatar, the flight departed on Friday as Berlin toughens migration policy. Officials said all deportees had criminal records and were required by law to leave.