http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:24:35 +0200 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:24:35 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/11/eus-taliban-tension-laid-bare-five-years-after-afghanistan-takeover http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/11/eus-taliban-tension-laid-bare-five-years-after-afghanistan-takeover Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:30:56 +0200 Exclusive: Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, former women’s affairs minister Sima Samar tells Euronews she is disappointed by the EU’s engagement with a regime overseeing a "human rights disaster." http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/21/more-than-100-missing-after-afghanistan-floods http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/21/more-than-100-missing-after-afghanistan-floods Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:15:53 +0200 Rescue teams search for missing residents in Afghanistan's Nuristan province after deadly floods destroyed homes and left more than 100 people missing. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/29/pakistan-airstrikes-leave-homes-in-ruins-in-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/29/pakistan-airstrikes-leave-homes-in-ruins-in-afghanistan Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:39 +0200 Villagers inspect destroyed homes in Afghanistan's Paktia province after overnight airstrikes, as Afghan and Pakistani officials give differing accounts. http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/29/pakistan-strikes-eastern-afghanistan-killing-dozens-following-karachi-attack http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/29/pakistan-strikes-eastern-afghanistan-killing-dozens-following-karachi-attack Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:38:11 +0200 Pakistan carried out airstrikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, Islamabad said on Monday, adding its operations had targeted militants as the Afghan government reported dozens of civilian casualties. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:49:43 +0200 EU officials and Taliban representatives held a technical meeting in Brussels to discuss the return of Afghan nationals in a fresh attempt to ramp up repatriations of migrants without the right to stay in Europe. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:40:30 +0200 The EU is preparing to host Taliban representatives for the first time since the group's return to power in Afghanistan. http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/afghan-government-staff-told-to-abandon-smartphones-or-face-prison-sentence http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/afghan-government-staff-told-to-abandon-smartphones-or-face-prison-sentence Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:05:46 +0200 How widely the rule is being implemented across Afghanistan and the scale of its impact were not entirely clear. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:01:10 +0200 EU countries received about a million asylum applications filed by Afghans between 2013-2024, according to the bloc's data agency. http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/08/women-detained-in-afghanistans-herat-in-clothing-crackdown-eyewitnesses-say http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/08/women-detained-in-afghanistans-herat-in-clothing-crackdown-eyewitnesses-say Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:15:40 +0200 Women nationwide must be completely covered when they leave home, with many wearing a flowing abaya robe along with a Muslim headscarf and a face covering. http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/30/afghan-refugee-truck-crash-kills-18-injures-35-in-eastern-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/30/afghan-refugee-truck-crash-kills-18-injures-35-in-eastern-afghanistan Sat, 30 May 2026 12:07:35 +0200 Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban government, expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, which took place at the conclusion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, and offered condolences to the families of the victims http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/at-least-nine-killed-after-bomb-rigged-to-rickshaw-explodes-at-north-pakistan-bazaar http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/at-least-nine-killed-after-bomb-rigged-to-rickshaw-explodes-at-north-pakistan-bazaar Tue, 12 May 2026 12:27:32 +0200 The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have grown more emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. 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 17:15:37 +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 15:25:13 +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 05:59:30 +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 19:20:33 +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 10:21:50 +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 18:30:46 +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 14:42:02 +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 12:04:43 +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 16:15:22 +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 18:56:28 +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 13:52:08 +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 15:40:14 +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 16:53:27 +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 11:14:43 +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 20:11:28 +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 13:13:56 +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 21:55:15 +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 18:08:48 +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 08:10:46 +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 18:48:04 +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 14:30:05 +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 08:21:53 +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 08:00:35 +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 17:22:39 +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 13:00:04 +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 15:37:13 +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 13:40:18 +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 15:24:26 +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 13:49:06 +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 17:57:59 +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 17:07:41 +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 18:52:05 +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 10:56:58 +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 13:01:38 +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 15:55:25 +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 06:52:19 +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 12:36:05 +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 10:46:10 +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 08:00:55 +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.