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Taliban silences Radio Free Europe

A Taliban official said the Afghan service was taken off air not complying "with journalistic principles and one-sided coverage."

Afghanistan

Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross

"The economic hardship is there. It's very serious, and people will struggle for their lives," Martin Schüepp, director of operations at the ICRC.

Culture news

In pictures: Afghan women banned from funfairs and parks

Since taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban have said women should not leave the home without a male relative and must cover their faces.

World

Massoud sees opportunity for success in Afghanistan

The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud has called on the international community to help deliver a new future for his country, saying there is now a unique opportunity to bring about change.

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Afghanistan

Ahmad Massoud: Afghanistan’s last resistance

To many, Ahmad Massoud has become a symbol of Afghanistan’s fight for freedom and sovereignty.

Afghanistan

Euroviews. Afghanistan’s drug trade fuels extremism. Europe must act | View

"As Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade flows globally, the international community needs to get serious about this threat not only as a matter of public health but also as counter-terrorism financing."

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.

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.

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Rally in Kabul as Taliban mark first year in power

A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday.

Afghanistan

Taliban fire warning shots amid rare women's protest in Kabul

Chanting 'bread, work and freedom', around 40 women marched in front of the education ministry on Saturday

My Europe Series

Afghans dream of America one year after the Taliban takeover

One year after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the haphazard western withdrawal, some Afghans are still waiting for their visas to the US in the unlikeliest of places.

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Afghan tourists enjoy the peace in Bamiyan's sites

Afghan tourists enjoy a holiday riding boats at the Band-e Amir lake and walking through the ruins of where the famous Buddha statues once stood before being blown up by the Taliban in 2001.

Afghanistan

'We respect women a lot': Taliban holds 3,000-delegate men-only summit

Critics and civil society groups said it will not have legitimacy if Afghan women, who number around 20 million, do not attend.

Afghanistan

Taliban supreme leader in aid appeal as earthquake kills 1,000 people

The powerful quake hit the eastern Paktika province on the border with Pakistan, and authorities fear many more people are trapped or dead in the rubble of their homes.

Afghanistan

Taliban detaining and torturing civilians in Afghanistan, says HRW

The New York-based watchdog says that the Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group.

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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.

Afghanistan

Taliban order women in Afghanistan to cover up from head to toe

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public, in a sharp turn towards a more hardline enforcement of religious rules.

Afghanistan

Dozens dead after blast at a mosque in Afghanistan

Friday's explosion follows a series of attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Pakistan

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Khan was voted out in the Sunday morning vote after several political allies and a key party in his ruling coalition deserted him.

Afghanistan

Taliban announce ban on harvesting poppies

In desperately poor Afghanistan the ban seems certain to further impoverish its poorest citizens at a time when the country is in an economic free fall.