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
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
Mar 19 WATCH: Top former generals say planning failures of Biden administration drove chaotic fall of Kabul By Tara Copp, Associated Press The final two weeks of the U.S. presence was marred by a deadly Abbey Gate suicide bombing in Kabul that took the lives of 13 service members. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 6:12 Afghan activist’s memoir details her inspirational fight to educate women By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold When the Taliban roared back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, education activist Pashtana Durrani had some 7,000 girls enrolled in her organization. The schools were shuttered and Pashtana was forced to flee. She’s now living in exile in the… Continue watching
Feb 19 Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending UN meeting, secretary-general says By Associated Press Antonio Guterres says Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate rulers. Continue reading
Feb 12 Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses strain Afghanistan’s health system, group says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 6:36 Inside Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian disaster as aid funding falls short By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde Since the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has plummeted further into political and economic instability. Frequent natural disasters and shortfalls in donor funding make the dire situation one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Continue watching
Oct 23 U.S. watchdog says the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs By Associated Press The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is warning that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the establishment of fraudulent nongovernmental groups. Continue reading
Oct 09 Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed thousands By Omid Haqjo, Associated Press Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. Picking through the rubble on Monday, Asadullah Khan paused to think about a future marred by grief. Continue reading
Oct 09 Senior Taliban officials visit province struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages. Continue reading