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Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces
Read full article: Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provincesA Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws.
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
Read full article: IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this yearThe Taliban say gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan.
House Republicans release report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan
Read full article: House Republicans release report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in AfghanistanHouse Republicans have released a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public
Read full article: Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in publicThe Taliban is rejecting concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public.
Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
Read full article: Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoyA top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future.
Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
Read full article: Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCOThe Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans.
At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
Read full article: At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting powerTaliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others.
35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
Read full article: 35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official saysA Taliban official says that a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 35 people.
Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
Read full article: Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured KabulAfghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport.
The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
Read full article: The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TVThe Taliban are warning journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV.
Afghanistan's school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban
Read full article: Afghanistan's school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by TalibanThe school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education.
Taliban hold public execution for 2 men, who are killed by gunfire in a stadium as thousands watch
Read full article: Taliban hold public execution for 2 men, who are killed by gunfire in a stadium as thousands watchAfghanistan’s ruling Taliban have carried out a double public execution at a stadium in the southeast of the country.
A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others
Read full article: A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 othersA Taliban official says a minibus has exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others.
Taliban say security forces killed dozens of Tajiks, Pakistanis involved in attacks in Afghanistan
Read full article: Taliban say security forces killed dozens of Tajiks, Pakistanis involved in attacks in AfghanistanA senior Taliban official says security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques in Afghanistan.
Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
Read full article: Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is overAfghan schoolgirls are weeping as they finish sixth grade, knowing their education is over.
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
Read full article: Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reportsRights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan women significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021.
FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul
Read full article: FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured KabulOfficials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban welcomed the resumption of FlyDubai flights to Kabul international airport.
Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
Read full article: Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivationA report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation.
Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk
Read full article: Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at riskAmnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be free from the fear of deportation to Afghanistan where they face persecution by the Taliban.
US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
Read full article: US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persistsThe Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped.
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
Read full article: UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the worldThe United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing.
UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall
Read full article: UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfallThe U.N. food agency says it is forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September due to a massive funding shortfall.
The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don't plan to lift the ban on female education
Read full article: The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don't plan to lift the ban on female educationThe chief Taliban spokesman says the Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat.
Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close despite UN concern and rare public protest
Read full article: Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close despite UN concern and rare public protestThe Taliban says all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict.
Taliban use stun guns, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban
Read full article: Taliban use stun guns, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon banAfghan women protesting a beauty salon ban say the Taliban used stun guns, fire hoses and gun shots into the air to break up their demonstration.
State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report finds
Read full article: State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report findsA State Department report says the department failed to do enough contingency planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan.
Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people
Read full article: Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 peopleA Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at least 13 people during a memorial service.
UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'
Read full article: UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
Read full article: Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames TrumpPresident Joe Biden’s administration is laying the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency.
Veterans testify of 'catastrophic' impact of Afghan collapse
Read full article: Veterans testify of 'catastrophic' impact of Afghan collapseActive-service members and veterans have provided first-hand testimony in the House of Representatives about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground.
UN envoy meets with Afghan higher-ed chief over ban on women
Read full article: UN envoy meets with Afghan higher-ed chief over ban on womenThe U.N. says one of its top officials has met with the Taliban-led government's higher education minister, who ordered a ban on women in Afghan universities last month.
Private Afghan universities risk closure after ban on women
Read full article: Private Afghan universities risk closure after ban on womenA spokesman for Afghanistan's private universities says a quarter of those institutions risks closure because of the ban on female students imposed by the Taliban government.
China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack
Read full article: China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attackChina has advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible,” following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul.
Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter
Read full article: Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winterA senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross says that Afghans will struggle for their lives as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule and faces plummeting humanitarian conditions.
Death toll in last week's Kabul school blast climbs to 52
Read full article: Death toll in last week's Kabul school blast climbs to 52A tally compiled by The Associated Press shows that last week’s suicide bombing at a Kabul education center killed as many as 52 people, more than double the death toll acknowledged by Taliban officials.
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
Read full article: Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombingA group of Afghan women has protested a suicide bombing that killed or wounded dozens of students in a Shiite education center in the capital Kabul, demanding better security from the Taliban-run government.
UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful'
Read full article: UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful'The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7 through12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”.
Suicide attack at Russia embassy in Kabul kills 2 diplomats
Read full article: Suicide attack at Russia embassy in Kabul kills 2 diplomatsA suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed two members of the embassy staff and at least one civilian in a rare attack on a foreign diplomatic mission in Afghanistan.
One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation
Read full article: One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocationMore than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of people rushing to Kabul’s international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country.
Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
Read full article: Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan’s capital says the toll from a mosque bombing the previous evening has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack.
Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
Read full article: Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent clericAn Afghan resident and police say that a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27.
Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval
Read full article: Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approvalThe House has approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Afghan clerics' assembly urges recognition of Taliban govt
Read full article: Afghan clerics' assembly urges recognition of Taliban govtA three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders in Kabul has concluded with pledges of support for the Taliban and calls on the international community to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban-led government.
India flies tons of essentials to quake-rocked Afghanistan
Read full article: India flies tons of essentials to quake-rocked AfghanistanIndia has rushed emergency relief assistance and a technical team to Kabul to coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance after a destructive earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info
Read full article: Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding infoThe independent watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information about the American withdrawal from the country.
Air Force: Crew not at fault for Afghan deaths in evacuation
Read full article: Air Force: Crew not at fault for Afghan deaths in evacuationThe Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels.
Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pits
Read full article: Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pitsCongressional bargainers have announced a deal on legislation to boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban
Read full article: UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under TalibanThe head of the United Nations says nearly all Afghans don’t have enough to eat and some have resorted to “selling their children and their body parts” to get money for food.
Taliban break promise on higher education for Afghan girls
Read full article: Taliban break promise on higher education for Afghan girlsAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers won't reopen schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the world.
Taliban announcement a clear sign girls returning to school
Read full article: Taliban announcement a clear sign girls returning to schoolAfghanistan’s Taliban-run Education Ministry has announced that schools for all students will open this week — the clearest sign yet that girls will be allowed back in school.
Afghan refugees in US to receive temporary protected status
Read full article: Afghan refugees in US to receive temporary protected statusAfghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that'll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country.
First Afghan refugees arrive at new center in Virginia
Read full article: First Afghan refugees arrive at new center in VirginiaA first group of Afghan refugees have arrived at a new temporary housing facility in Northern Virginia as the U.S. works to resettle people who fled the Taliban takeover of their country.