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Greece

'The Taliban do not see us as human beings', says Afghan ex-anchor

Up until this summer, Masooma Gholamy was presenting the news for Tamadon TV in Kabul.

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Taliban stage military parade in Kandahar to inaugurate new army

Taliban stage military parade in Kandahar to inaugurate new army

Euronews Witness

How will the return of the Taliban affect Afghan children?

Afghanistan is one of the most difficult places in the world to grow up and the crisis caused by the return of the Taliban is adding to the uncertainty. What will the Taliban rule mean for Afghan children? Euronews' international correspondent Anelise Borges gives her insight.

Euronews Witness

Watch: exclusive report on life inside Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Euronews' Anelise Borges recounts a tumultuous few weeks in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept back into power.

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World News

Euroviews. Afghanistan: Time is running out to stop humanitarian disaster | View

"There is a real risk that the deteriorating humanitarian situation will result in increased displacement, vulnerability and suffering," says IOM chief António Vitorino.

Afghanistan

Pentagon watchdog finds no misconduct in mistaken Afghan airstrike

The review concluded the US strike that killed Afghan civilians was not caused by misconduct but that there were breakdowns in communication.

Afghanistan

Blast outside Kabul military hospital 'causes casualties', say Taliban

A senior Taliban spokesman said the explosion tried to target "civilians, doctors, and patients" inside the 400-bed hospital.

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Women protest the world's 'silence' over crisis in Afghanistan

Women protest the world's 'silence' over crisis in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Taliban launches food-for-work programme to tackle hunger crisis

The country is already suffering from poverty, drought, electricity blackouts, and a failing economic system.

Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev heads for a predictable landslide

Mirziyoyev has eased some of the restrictions of his predecessor but made no effort towards political reform.

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Taliban strike journalists at Kabul women's rights protest

The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on Thursday.

World News

Russia hosts Taliban officials for Afghanistan talks

Moscow pledged humanitarian aid but also called for a more inclusive government.

Europe News

Alexei Navalny awarded EU's top human rights prize

Navalny, one of Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was nominated alongside Bolivian lawyer Jeanine Áñez and the women of Afghanistan.

Italy

Afghan evacuees in Italy fear for relatives left behind under Taliban

Afghan refugees in Italy tell Euronews of their anxiety as they wait for news of family members they have left behind.

Afghanistan

Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more.

Europe News

Youngest Afghan mayor urges end to dialogue with Taliban government

Zarifa Ghafari spoke to Euronews in Brussels about her experience fleeing Afghanistan.

Europe News

Navalny and Jeanine Anez on EU's Sakharov human rights prize shortlist

A group of Afghan women are also on the shortlist to win to European Union’s top human rights prize.

Italy

EU humanitarian aid package 'not enough' for Afghanistan, NGO says

On Tuesday the European Union announced a revamped humanitarian aid package worth €1 billion to deal with the aftermath of the Taliban takeover.

Europe News

EU announces €1 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

As part of the new package, Brussels will send financial support to neighbouring countries in order to avoid a potential migration crisis.

United Arab Emirates

Afghan woman's pet bird finds new home at French embassy in UAE

Amid two weeks of frantic evacuations to Paris and untold suffering, the French Ambassador to the UAE has shared a remarkable story of hope.