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A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, seen here, has called on the United Nations to drop its travel ban on Taliban officials

A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, seen here, has called on the United Nations to drop its travel ban on Taliban officials

World

UN split over ban on Taliban officials’ travel

Members of the UN Security Council remained divided over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban.

AFPAugust 22, 2022

Afghanistan's Kimia Yousofi competes in the women's 100m heats at Tokyo 2020

Afghanistan's Kimia Yousofi competes in the women's 100m heats at Tokyo 2020

Sports

Afghanistan’s Olympic flag-bearer makes Australia home

Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi has resettled in Australia after fleeing Taliban persecution.

AFPAugust 17, 2022

A Taliban fighter on duty in Kabul at the weekend

A Taliban fighter on duty in Kabul at the weekend

World

‘Day of conquest’ as Taliban mark turbulent first year in power

Taliban fighters chanted victory slogans next to the US embassy in Kabul Monday as they marked the first anniversary of their return to power...

AFPAugust 15, 2022

A Taliban fighter on duty in Kabul at the weekend

A Taliban fighter on duty in Kabul at the weekend

World

Taliban mark turbulent first year in power

The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday Monday, following a turbulent year that saw...

AFPAugust 14, 2022

Breshna sits on a hospital bed with her four-month-old twins Subhania and Subhan in the malnutrition ward at a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in Lashkar Gah

Breshna sits on a hospital bed with her four-month-old twins Subhania and Subhan in the malnutrition ward at a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in Lashkar Gah

World

Misery and disease conquer Afghanistan a year into Taliban rule

The heaving wards of a ramshackle clinic in southern Afghanistan are just one sign of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that has gripped the war-ravaged...

AFPAugust 12, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women have been deprived of the chance of education since the Taliban returned to power a year ago, but their thirst for learning has not lessened

Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women have been deprived of the chance of education since the Taliban returned to power a year ago, but their thirst for learning has not lessened

World

Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban

Nafeesa has discovered a great place to hide her schoolbooks from the prying eyes of her disapproving Taliban brother — the kitchen, where Afghan...

AFPAugust 12, 2022

Taliban member Gul Agha Jalali (L) is one of many fighters who have traded combat for the classroom following the group's return to power

Taliban member Gul Agha Jalali (L) is one of many fighters who have traded combat for the classroom following the group's return to power

World

Taliban fighters swap arms for books as hundreds return to school

These days, the 23-year-old Taliban member is studying English and has enrolled in a computer science course in the capital, Kabul.

AFPAugust 10, 2022

The Taliban have poured thousands of fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover

The Taliban have poured thousands of fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover

World

Taliban stronger than ever a year after takeover

A year since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are a stronger military force than ever, but threats to their rule do exist....

AFPAugust 10, 2022

An Afghan woman walks a girl to a primary school in Kabul, though secondary education is now off-limits for young women under Taliban rule

An Afghan woman walks a girl to a primary school in Kabul, though secondary education is now off-limits for young women under Taliban rule

World

Taliban torn over reforms one year after seizing power

One year on from the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just...

AFPAugust 10, 2022

Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan

Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan

World

Kabul airport, symbol of chaotic US exit from Afghanistan

Tens of thousands of Afghan men, women and children rushed to Kabul’s airport a year ago in a desperate bid to flee the advancing...

AFPAugust 10, 2022

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