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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”.

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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.

Afghanistan

Qatar sends highest-ranking delegation to Kabul since Taliban return

Qatar's foreign minister was in Kabul on Sunday, becoming the first high-ranking government official to meet the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Inside the Afghan jail where ex-inmates are now the prison guards

The US had used the complex to hold Taliban fighters and was nicknamed Guantanamo.

Afghanistan

Taliban say women can study in gender-segregated universities

Euronews' Anelise Borges reports from Kabul as the new Taliban government outlines sweeping education policies banning women and men from studying side by side.

Afghanistan

UAE sets up air bridge to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The United Arab Emirates has established an air bridge with Kabul to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, an airport operations manager said on Saturday.

World News

More Afghans and foreigners flee as humanitarian situation worsens

Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of "universal poverty,'' the UN development agency has warned.

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Afghan women rally in support of the Taliban

About 300 Afghan women -- most of them wearing black niqabs -- stage a short pro-Taliban march outside a university in Kabul, escorted by heavily armed Taliban fighters.

USA

Measles cases halt Afghan evacuee flights from two key bases

Germany and Qatar, along with Spain, Kosovo, Kuwait and other countries, agreed to temporarily host U.S. processing sites for evacuees after Kabul fell.

USA

US post-9/11 war in Afghanistan was 'a disaster', says former marine

After 20 years, the US is reckoning with its war on terror and assessing its role in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks.

Afghanistan

'They would kill me': Afghan interpreter stuck in Kabul fears Taliban

"They would kill me," he said. "Before they came to Kabul they said 'every guard, every interpreter we will not let them live'."

Afghanistan

UN warns that Afghanistan under the Taliban faces 'universal poverty'

It warned that severe economic hardship could kick in during 2021.

Afghanistan

Evacuees land in Doha after first airlift from Kabul since US pullout

The flight, whose passengers include Americans, Britons, Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, followed intensified efforts by Qatar and Turkey to get the Afghan capital's airport up and running again.

Italy

Afghan girls pursue football dream in Italy after fleeing Taliban

They used to play in a football team in Herat but when the regime swept to power, the girls decided to escape, fearing for their lives.