War in Afghanistan

United Kingdom

UK will investigate whether its special forces killed Afghan civilians

The inquiry was announced by the UK's defence ministry on Thursday.

15/12/2022

Ukraine

Russia recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

Russia is offering Afghan special forces, who fought alongside US troops, €1,500-a-month payments and promises of safe havens for their families.

31/10/2022

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.

15/09/2022

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.

12/08/2022

USA

9/11 plotter and al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who led al-Qaeda and helped plot the September 11 attacks, has been killed by a US drone, president Joe Biden confirmed Monday.

02/08/2022

Europe News

Afghan evacuees stuck in US base face uncertain fate

The fate of some Afghans who were evacuated from their country to a United States base in the Balkans remains up in the air.

03/06/2022

Afghanistan

In pictures: Children's fight for survival amid Afghanistan crisis

Six months since the Taliban seized Kabul, a humanitarian crisis has developed in Afghanistan that has devastated the lives of children across the country, says Save the Children.

18/02/2022

Art

'I paint hope': Young Syrian painter dreams of a European escape

16-year-old Roaa Tanari has spent most of her life living among the ruins of Syria's war.

20/12/2021

World

Afghanistan's brutal year: the return of the Taliban

It was a year of turmoil for Afghanistan and its people. From the Western withdrawal and evacuation to the Taliban's seizure of power - a look back at the tumultuous events of 2021.

20/12/2021

Italy

Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy

National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said.

26/11/2021

Euronews Witness

Watch: exclusive report on life inside Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Euronews' Anelise Borges recounts a tumultuous few weeks in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept back into power.

04/11/2021

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.

08/10/2021

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.

15/09/2021

Afghanistan

Bereaved Afghan denounces 'big mistake' after US strike kills daughter

Euronews' special correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges writes about her heart-wrenching encounter with Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten family members in a US drone strike last month — including his 3-year-old daughter Malika.

12/09/2021

USA

Days after leaving Afghanistan, US marks 20th anniversary of 9/11

Biden is the fourth president to console the US on the anniversary of 9/11, which has shaped many major domestic and foreign policy decisions over the past two decades.

11/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghans tell Euronews how the 9/11 attacks shaped their lives

Euronews' Anelise Borges spoke to Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten members of his family in a US drone strike last month. Like so many of his fellow Afghans, Ahmadi's life has been shaped by the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent "war on terror."

11/09/2021

USA

Biden hails 'extraordinary success' of Kabul evacuation amid criticism

Speaking from the White House, President Joe Biden defended the US pullout from Afghanistan as he faced criticism for his handling of the final evacuation.

31/08/2021

Afghanistan

Tony Blair: Afghanistan withdrawal is 'tragic and unnecessary'

"The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours," former UK PM Tony Blair wrote.

22/08/2021

No Comment

People in London protest to show solidarity with the people of Afghanistan

People gather in central London to protest the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and to show solidarity with Afghans.

21/08/2021

USA

Analysis: How has Biden's handling of Afghanistan gone down in the US?

To get an idea of how Biden's words and actions have gone down in the US, Euronews spoke to its stateside reporter Ray Suarez.

20/08/2021