Kabul

Afghanistan

Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan

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.

19 September 2025

Afghanistan

Taliban ban dozens of books written by women from Afghan universities

Out of the 679 textbooks banned by the Taliban administration, 140 were written by women, while 310 were drafted by Iranian authors or publishers.

19 September 2025

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Desperate search for survivors after deadly Afghan quake

A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,500, the Taliban government said on Monday.

1 September 2025

Afghanistan

More than 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan

Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan.

1 September 2025

Afghanistan

Taliban leader threatens 'ungrateful' Afghans on takeover anniversary

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.

15 August 2025

Afghanistan

Taliban deny using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan

Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.

14 August 2025

United Kingdom

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

15 July 2025

Afghanistan

More than 2,000 killed in earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan

Saturday's earthquakes were some of the deadliest to strike Afghanistan in decades.

8 October 2023

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Women all over the world march for their rights

Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.

9 March 2023

Afghanistan

NGOs say they will resume work in Afghanistan after Taliban reverses ban on female workers

CARE, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) claim to have received assurances from Taliban officials that female workers will be allowed to carry out their duties.

18 January 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban ban on female university students starts to bite

Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university. Instead, she will watch, achingly, as her brother goes without her.

25 December 2022

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Kabul unveils new art piece in city square

The Afghan capital has unveiled a new landmark on its Dahan-e-bagh square - a giant hand-painted globe of planet Earth.

7 December 2022

Afghanistan

Suicide bombing at Russian embassy in Kabul kills at least six

It's the first attack on a foreign mission in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control

5 September 2022

Afghanistan

Kabul mosque bomb at prayer time kills 21, including prominent cleric

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which happened during evening prayers on Thursday.

18 August 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's former deputy chief of staff speaks to Euronews

Hambullah Mohib, a senior aide to Afghanistan's Former President, Ashraf Ghani speaks to Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges and relives the fall of Kabul one year on.

17 August 2022

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Afghan women protest decree to cover faces

About a dozen women chanting "burqa is not my hijab" protested in the Afghan capital Tuesday against the Taliban's order for women to cover fully in public, including their faces.

10 May 2022