Sep 18 UN calls Taliban’s exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’ By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The United Nations on Sunday called for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7-12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January… Continue watching
Sep 01 WATCH: White House press says U.S. to focus on long-term residency for more Afghans By Julie Watson, Associated Press The Biden administration is phasing out a program that aimed to give at-risk Afghans a quicker legal pathway to the U.S. through humanitarian relief but was criticized for its bureaucratic barriers. Continue reading
Aug 30 President Biden calls U.S. veterans before Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden called the leaders of two U.S. veterans groups assisting Afghans who have fled from the country on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 30 How the Taliban has changed Afghanistan, a year after taking power By Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, 20 years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:32 Afghanistan sinks deeper into crisis as sanctions take heavy toll on civilians By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi Afghanistan has been a country in chaos since the U.S. withdrawal last August. One year on, nearly half of its people are facing hunger, 6 million of them are at risk of famine. The freeze on assets and international sanctions… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 11:57 Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani on the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Last August, the Taliban swept into Kabul after conquering the country at a torrid pace. Afghan security forces did not resist, the American withdrawal was thrown into further chaos, and the Afghan government dissolved in hours. Ashraf Ghani, the country's… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:19 Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year By Nick Schifrin, Valerie Plesch, Enrique Huaiquil The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:18 Bestselling Afghan novel ‘The Kite Runner’ is adapted for Broadway By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi It’s a tale that strikes at the heart of Afghan American identity, a generation of people who fled the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan to the U.S. and started over, watching painfully as their former homeland is torn apart. "The Kite… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll… Continue watching