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Afghanistan: Dozens dead in suicide attack on Kandahar Shi'ite mosque

IS is suspected of carrying out the attack on the Fatimiya mosque in southern Afghanistan, which comes a week after another deadly attack in the north.

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Youngest Afghan mayor urges end to dialogue with Taliban government

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

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.

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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.

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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.

Destinations

Tourists return to the azure waters of Afghanistan's 'Grand Canyon'

Seven weeks after the Taliban seized power, tourism is returning to the so-called Grand Canyon of Afghanistan.

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UN chief 'asked EU states to take in more than 40,000 Afghan refugees'

It came as the European Commission hosted a high-level forum about the resettlement of Afghan refugees.

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Afghans flock to passport office reopened by Taliban

On Wednesday, Afghans flocked to a passport office recently reopened by the Taliban to release applications approved by the previous administration.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bomb at Kabul mosque 'kills civilians', Taliban says

A Taliban spokesman said at least five civilians were killed in the bombing which targeted a mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday.

Afghanistan

Together Unbreakable: Afghan sportswomen create support group

Dozens of sportswomen have left Afghanistan fearing for their future and a new campaign called 'Together Unbreakable' is aiming to help them make a new start.

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Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

Afghanistan

Getting high: Afghan opium prices soar after Taliban takeover

The Taliban largely funded their insurgency on the production and trade in opium but have since signalled they would ban it.

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Life on the streets of Kabul after Taliban takeover

Afghanistan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, faces near-total poverty resulting from political instability, frozen foreign reserves and a collapsed public finance system.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban ask to address United Nations' General Assembly

The group said that the world "no longer recognise" Ashraf Ghani as president and that Ghulam Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan as ambassador to the UN.

United Kingdom

Anger as UK mistakenly shares personal data of 250 Afghan interpreters

Many of them are still in hiding in Afghanistan, waiting to be resettled to the UK.

Afghanistan

Taliban adds to its government but there are still no women

The international community has warned it won't recognise the new government unless equal rights are guaranteed.

Afghanistan

Female Kabul municipal workers told not to come back

The city's interim mayor, Hamdullah Namony, said only those whose roles could not be filled by men would be allowed back to work.

Afghanistan

Taliban excludes girls from secondaries and shuts women's ministry

The Taliban ordered boys and male teachers to return to secondary schools on Saturday but made no mention of girls. The ministry for women's affairs has been renamed the Ministry of Vice and Virtue.

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Friday prayers imam in Kabul praises Taliban ascent

An Afghan cleric welcomed the fall of the former government and the return of the Taliban during a sermon at a mosque in Kabul.

Afghanistan

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: 'The women of Afghanistan are facing an assault'

Euronews speaks to the woman who encouraged others to share images of themselves in traditional, multi-coloured dresses.