Jan 30 UN says Taliban ban on women aid workers is a potential death blow By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the Taliban's ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan is "a potential death blow" to many important humanitarian programs. Continue reading
Jan 20 UN says Taliban is divided on whether or not to restore women's rights By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Haq told reporters that "the key thing is to reconcile" the two disparate groups. Continue reading
Jan 16 Former Afghan female lawmaker mourned around the world after weekend slaying By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Mursal Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Continue reading
Jan 01 UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women's rights in Afghanistan By Associated Press A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women's… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Ukraine shoots down dozens of Russian drones attacking Kyiv In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv on New Year's Eve with drones and missiles, a bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, at least nine people died in a New Year's stampede… Continue watching
Jan 01 Bomb blast kills several people at Kabul military checkpoint, Taliban says By Associated Press A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 31 Orphaned Afghan child still in custody of U.S. Marine accused of abducting her By Martha Mendoza, Claire Galofaro, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Two months after an AP report on the high-stakes legal fight over an Afghan child whose relatives say was abducted by a U.S. Marine in 2021, the toddler remains with Major Joshua Mast and his family. Continue reading
Dec 30 Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Nearly 76,000 Afghans who worked with American soldiers since 2001 as translators, interpreters and partners arrived in the U.S. on military planes after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Winter weather cripples holiday travel In our Sunday News Wrap: a monster winter storm has claimed at least 20 lives and crippled holiday travel across the nation. In Afghanistan, four major aid groups are suspending operations after the Taliban banned women from working in non-governmental… Continue watching
Dec 24 Taliban bans women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs in Afghanistan By Riazat Butt, Associated Press The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. Continue reading