Aug 30 Watch 8:09 Young Afghan musicians showcase talent and resilience after being forced from the country By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein Since its founding in 2010, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music has provided unique music training to Afghan children. In 2013, the group made a triumphant visit to the U.S. This month, three years after the Taliban retook control of… Continue watching
Aug 30 Afghan taekwondo athlete makes history by winning first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Zakia Khudadadi has made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump appears at Arlington cemetery event honoring 13 service members killed in Kabul bombing By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Last week, Trump pointed to comments by Harris that she was the last person in the room before Biden made the decision on Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 15 Taliban deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling, United Nations agency says By Riazat Butt, Associated Press The Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans. That's according to new data released Thursday by UNESCO. Continue reading
May 22 From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Niño's extreme weather is causing hunger By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The UN's World Food Programme says extreme weather attributed to the El Niño phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, and called on donors for much-needed help. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Israeli war cabinet member threatens to quit over Gaza strategy In our news wrap Saturday, a member of Israel’s war cabinet threatens to quit if the government does not adopt a new Gaza strategy, dangerous heat poses new risk, with widespread power outages in Houston flash flooding kills at least… Continue watching
May 18 Flash floods due to heavy rains kill at least 84 people in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of deadly torrents. Continue reading
May 13 Families still search for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Survivors of the devastating floods that struck northern Afghanistan last week are still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead. Continue reading
May 11 Hundreds die in flash flooding after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan, UN says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 7:06 Documentary captures journalist's gender transition while embedded with Taliban By Teresa Cebrián Aranda A new documentary now available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV offers an in-depth look at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. "Transition" follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon as he undergoes a gender transition while embedded with a Taliban unit. Bryon and… Continue watching