Dec 22 Taliban's higher education minister defends ban on women from universities By Associated Press The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a global backlash. Continue reading
Dec 21 Afghan women weep over university ban as Taliban begin enforcement By Associated Press The country's Taliban rulers a day earlier ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice. Continue reading
Dec 20 Women banned from universities in Afghanistan, Taliban says By Associated Press Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Taliban release 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture', State Department says By Associated Press The Taliban have released two American detainees held in Afghanistan. That's according to State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:17 New film 'Retrograde' chronicles chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan By Nick Schifrin It has been 16 months since the United States left Afghanistan in what a top U.S. military officer called a “strategic defeat.” The new film "Retrograde" documents the withdrawal, the Afghan forces left to fight on their own, and the… Continue watching
Dec 12 Three assailants killed in hotel attack in Afghan capital Kabul, Taliban says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A Taliban official says a hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul was attacked and three of the assailants were killed. Continue reading
Nov 28 Taliban ends ceasefire with Pakistani government, orders new attacks across country By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press The Pakistani Taliban on Monday say they have ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad, ordering its fighters to resume attacks across the country, where scores of deadly attacks have been blamed on the insurgent group. Continue reading
Oct 20 A U.S. Marine used political connections to adopt an Afghan baby, her family says. Now they're suing to get her back. By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press An Afghan couple who arrived in the U.S. as refugees are suing a U.S. Marine and his wife for allegedly abducting their baby. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Workers on strike in France demand pay hike to keep up with inflation In our news wrap Tuesday, tens of thousands walked off their jobs in France striking for pay hikes to keep up with inflation, ongoing protests led by women and girls in Iran spread to a rock climber who did not… Continue watching
Oct 16 Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio. Here's why it's been a struggle for decades By Associated Press The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday. Continue reading