Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Yearning for Afghanistan, in one meal

Naan and kebab mean joyous gatherings. But what do they mean for Afghan families torn apart by conflict?

Al Jazeera

Editorial: The US can’t afford any more illusions in Afghanistan

One year ago, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in part because the U.S. had hoped for the best after withdrawing its forces from the country, without adequately preparing for the worst. In dealing with the Taliban today, President Joe Biden’s administration can afford no such illusions.

Tribune News Service

One year into Taliban control, Afghans face poverty and repression. Australia cannot turn a blind eye

One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Republicans plot subpoenas tied to Afghanistan withdrawal

Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan will be a key focus if Republicans take back the majority.

Axios

News briefs

House Republicans ramp up pressure over Afghanistan exit

Tribune News Service

Afghan soldiers who sought refuge in the US dream of taking their country back

Monday marked the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. FRANCE 24's correspondents Matthieu Mabin and Fanny Allard spoke to some of the exiled Afghan soldiers now living in Washington DC.

France 24

Former U.S. envoy Khalilzad on leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban

"The president thought we might get stuck there."

Axios

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Afghan embassy in Paris carries on despite Taliban rule

The Afghan embassy is still up and running in Paris, with diplomats from the previous Republic carrying on their jobs there, as the international community does not recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. FRANCE 24 reports.

France 24

Taliban must change course, uphold rights of girls, women, EU says

The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Afghans in a battle-scarred valley welcomed Taliban rule, but expect more

In rural Wardak province, some Afghans celebrated the return of the Taliban. One year later, here's what they want from the new government.

WEKU

Taliban celebrate one year in power, Afghan women absent from 'festivities'

Small groups of Taliban fighters have been marking the anniversary of taking power in Afghanistan last year, in an environment that has drastically reduced women’s participation in all daily life, including education, media, and government positions.

Radio France Internationale

House Republicans ramp up pressure over Afghanistan exit

WASHINGTON — One year after the United States’ chaotic exit from Afghanistan last August, Republican lawmakers are putting renewed pressure on the Biden administration to answer questions about the withdrawal.

Tribune News Service

Scottish Government hit out at inadmissibility rules on Afghan refugees

THE Scottish Government has again warned against the UK Government’s rules on inadmissibility for refugees, following a call for action from the…

The National (Scotland)

One year on: Misinformation about the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan

One year ago, on August 15, 2021, the Afghan capital of Kabul was surrounded and then captured by the Taliban. As the world watched the takeover unfold, numerous examples of misinformation began circulating online. The FRANCE 24 Observers followed the fake news trail: debunking posts that critiqued the American withdrawal,…

France 24

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Afghan refugees struggle to adjust to life in the US

One year since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, families who have been resettled face myriad challenges.

Los Angeles Times

The things they carried when they fled Afghanistan

PARIS — Last year, two decades after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, they were finally leaving. The Taliban was mounting its comeback, gobbling up territory across the country and closing in on the capital.

Daily Mirror

Taliban celebrate day when 'dreams were shattered' with jubilant national holiday

Ruling Taliban forces in Afghanistan are celebrating by roaming the streets one year since the world watched in horror as NATO withdrew from the country and desperate people attempted to board moving planes

France 24

Afghan opposition ‘very weak’ despite mounting anger against Taliban

One year after the fall of Kabul, many of the opposition commanders famous for their stand in Panjshir Valley remain exiled in Tajikistan. Analysts paint a picture of a weak armed resistance against the Taliban and an Afghan population that increasingly abhors the Islamic fundamentalist group but is too exhausted…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver: ‘Things are going worse in Afghanistan than you may know’

The late night host rang the alarm on the current state of Afghanistan a year after the US withdrew troops, highlighting a ‘grim but important’ topic

Reason

'We Have No Hope for the Future': The Afghan Helpers America Left Behind

One year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of Afghans who assisted American forces are still stuck under Taliban rule.

The Independent UK

Brother of Army vet killed in Biden Afghanistan withdrawal takes own life: ‘Too much to bear’

California mother grieving after losing two sons within year

Tribune News Service

Taliban’s rule batters Afghanistan year after US departure

A year after the Taliban swept across Afghanistan, sparking a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, the country’s dire economic and human rights outlook has only worsened.

The Guardian - UK

UK treatment of Afghan refugees ‘continues to be source of shame’

MoD sources accuse other parts of Whitehall of failing to do enough to help Afghans who worked with British forces

Tribune News Service

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in US

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of Afghans have made new homes in the U.S. in the year since the fall of Kabul, after a harrowing evacuation from the Middle East and a months-long resettlement process.

Reuters

Resume aid to Taliban-run Afghanistan, Red Cross urges

The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan's state institutions to ease an "unbearable" humanitarian situation there.

1 … 201 202 203 204

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.