Jun 22 Watch 6:59 Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan compounds humanitarian crisis By Amna Nawaz The Taliban leaders of Afghanistan are appealing for outside help after a devastating earthquake killed at least 1,000 people Wednesday and injured another 1,500. The quake struck in the eastern mountains near the Pakistan border. Officials warned the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 22 At least 1,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake By Fazel Rahman Faizi, Associated Press Afghanistan's state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country's east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more. Continue reading
May 25 1.1 million Afghan children under 5 could face severe malnutrition this year, U.N. says By Rahim Faiez, Lee Keath, Associated Press The United Nations says that in Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 7:03 Government watchdog report details Taliban’s rapid takeover in Afghanistan Taliban fighters last year swept through Afghanistan and seized the capital in a matter of weeks. How they were able to do so and why the Afghan military collapsed so quickly has been debated ever since. A government watchdog on… Continue watching
May 10 Afghan refugees still adjusting to new life, struggles in U.S. By Ben Fox, Jacquelyn Martin, Julie Watson, Associated Press For many of the Afghans evacuated to the United States last August, their journey remains very much a work in progress. They face a future filled with uncertainty and anxiety. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 8:05 As crisis grips Afghanistan, the Taliban tighten their draconian rule By Jane Ferguson Nearly nine months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the economy is in freefall and about half the country is nearing acute food insecurity. But even with this widespread suffering, the Taliban on Sunday ordered all women be completely covered… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 1:45 News Wrap: Havana hotel blast kills dozens in Cuba In our news wrap Saturday, rescue efforts continue in Cuba after a powerful gas explosion at a hotel in Havana killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more. Also, the Taliban have ordered all women in Afghanistan to cover… Continue watching
May 07 Afghanistan’s Taliban order head-to-toe covering of women By Associated Press The decree, which calls for women to only show their eyes and recommends they wear the head-to-toe burqa, evoked similar restrictions on women during the Taliban's previous rule between 1996 and 2001. Continue reading
May 05 How humanitarian parole works, and why so many Afghan families are waiting to be reunited By Gabrielle Hays The number of Afghans in the U.S. applying for this parole has skyrocketed since the fall of Kabul, and many families like Shah’s have yet to be accepted or denied. Shah’s sister is one of at least 45,000 people who… Continue reading
Apr 22 Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Since sweeping to power last August, the Taliban have been battling the upstart Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province or IS-K which is proving to be an intractable security challenge for Afghanistan's religiously driven government. Continue reading