Aug 15 Taliban says they are in Afghanistan to stay as they mark 3 years in power By Riazat Butt, Associated Press They marked their second anniversary as rulers of Afghanistan on Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday. Women, largely barred from public life, didn’t take part in the festivities. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 7:31 Family of Afghan American held by Taliban pleads for release: 'He's done nothing wrong' By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda An Afghan American businessman has been held for more than a year in the land of his birth. Mahmood Habibi's family has decided to go public in the hopes that the Taliban will release him. Amna Nawaz spoke with them… Continue watching
Jul 23 Dozens killed in flash floods, landslides amid heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan By Associated Press Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Continue reading
Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies. Continue reading
Jul 11 Read an excerpt from 'No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir' by Jane Ferguson By Jane Ferguson Special correspondent Jane Ferguson has reported from all over the globe, from combat zones in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Yemen to the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Tuesday on the PBS NewsHour, Ferguson sits down… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:11 U.S. failed to plan for worst-case scenarios before Afghanistan withdrawal, review says By Ali Rogin, Dan Sagalyn A long-awaited report on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has identified several failings that contributed to the chaos. The State Department review concluded that both the Trump and Biden administrations failed to consider worst-case scenarios for what would happen when… Continue watching
May 27 Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights. Continue reading
May 09 Female UN employees in Afghanistan are being harassed, detained, report says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:36 How language translation technology is jeopardizing Afghan asylum-seekers By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened since U.S. forces withdrew in 2021. For Afghans applying for asylum, the process is proving increasingly difficult, and technology is causing some claims to get lost in translation. Andrew Deck, a reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 25 Taliban kill Islamic State mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead. Continue reading