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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.

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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.

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The group said that the world "no longer recognise" Ashraf Ghani as president and that Ghulam Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan as ambassador to the UN.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

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Daily life in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

With a new interim government installed in Afghanistan, the Taliban are transitioning from militant force to governing power after their takeover of power last month. And the Afghan people are adapting to a new reality.

Afghanistan

$12.3 million 'found stashed' at former Afghan leaders' homes

"The money found came from senior leaders of the previous government, such as Amrullah Saleh" according to the statement of the Afghan Central Bank.

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At Kabul airport, remnants of US war bear testimony to chaotic exit

A month after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, signs of the 20-year US-led occupation are still visible at Kabul's airport

Afghanistan

Taliban thanks international community for aid pledges

According to the UN, four million Afghans are facing “a food emergency”.

USA

'Unmitigated disaster of epic proportions': US' Afghan pullout slammed

Antony Blinken hit back saying the Trump administration had left Biden with a deadline for withdrawal, not a plan.

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Afghans struggle to survive as Taliban face challenges

Since the Taliban stormed to power in mid-August, Afghans say job opportunities have dried up and they are only allowed to withdraw $200 per week from their bank accounts, meaning cash is in short supply.

Afghanistan

UN: 'Credible' claims of Taliban reprisal killings in Afghanistan

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet cited "multiple" allegations of the Taliban seeking out former government officials and their relatives, who then turn up dead.

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First foreign commercial flight since Taliban takeover lands in Kabul

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying a handful of passengers touched down at Kabul airport, the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan.