Tag: afghanistan
Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban, U.N. says
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world’s top supplier, has plummeted…
Taliban divisions deepen as women rage over veil edict
The edict was a major blow to the rights of women in…
Taliban release decree saying women must consent to marriage
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women’s rights which…
Chinese freight train of winter supplies departs for Afghanistan – CGTN
Source: Chinese freight train of winter supplies departs for Afghanistan – CGTN
Afghanistan: Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas
The Islamist group unveils new rules including ordering female TV presenters to…
The Afghan military was made up of ‘ghost’ soldiers who didn’t actually exist, and that’s why it collapsed so rapidly: ex-finance minister
The US government was warned for years about “ghost” soldiers in Afghanistan,…
Afghans who worked for Canadian military still waiting for rescue from Kabul safe house
Nearly 100 people in all, including 32 children, are living together in…
Taliban forces Kabul’s female city employees out of their jobs
The restrictions are the latest sign the group is returning to the…
The Taliban is bringing back executions and cutting off hands as punishment after retaking control of Afghanistan
“Cutting off of hands is very necessary for security,” the group’s cofounder…
200 Afghans, mostly women escape Afghanistan with help of Canadian charity | Globalnews.ca
Nearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their families…
Taliban ban girls from secondary education in Afghanistan
Government announces re-opening of high schools for boys but makes no mention…
Taliban leaders had a massive brawl after disagreeing over which of them did the most to boot the US out of Afghanistan, report says
The fistfight between two factions inside the Taliban leadership took place inside…
US defends strike that killed kids
The United States is continuing to back a devastating drone strike on…
Taliban News: Afghanistan News, Taliban: Afghan Journalists Beaten By Taliban For Covering Women’s Protests
Distressing images of journalists displaying injuries sustained after being beaten by the…
Taliban bans all protests that don’t have their approval
This decree from the new Taliban led government signals how repressive this…
Afghanistan: Taliban break up women’s rights protest in Kabul
The women say the Taliban used tear gas and pepper spray to…
The Kabul Airlift Flew 124,334 People in 778 Flights as the War’s Final Act
The Kabul airlift evacuated 124,334 people — an exodus roughly equivalent to…
Dogs at Kabul airport did not belong to U.S. military, Pentagon says – The Washington Post
The Pentagon denied reports Tuesday that it abandoned animals in the service…
Taliban offered Kabul to US, but Americans said no: report
Taliban fighters took the Afghan capital city of Kabul faster than anyone…
Taliban Has $85 Billion Worth Of Taxpayer-Funded US Military Equipment
The Taliban now has access to more than $85 billion worth of…
Here are two sentences of truth about the US and Afghanistan | The Kansas City Star
This veteran and Missouri U.S. Senate candidate saw what the Afghan National…
Resistance fighters drive Taliban from 3 districts in the mountains north of Kabul.
The Taliban faced the first armed challenge from former Afghan soldiers and…
A former Pence adviser said Trump had 4 years to help Afghan allies leave the country but Stephen Miller’s ‘racist hysteria’ blocked it from happening
She claimed the allies of Trump and Miller across the administration actively…
A tale of two armies: why Afghan forces proved no match for the Taliban
Poorly led and riddled with corruption, the Afghan army was overrun in…
How America Failed in Afghanistan
The New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll on the humanitarian catastrophe that…
‘It may never happen’: The $88 billion gamble on the Afghan army that’s going up in smoke
The Pentagon hasn’t given up on its trainees but it can no…
U.S. intelligence assessment: Afghan capital of Kabul could collapse sooner than expected – The Washington Post
The worsening outlook comes as Taliban fighters, emboldened by the American military…
Canadian vets push to have Afghan interpreters fast-tracked to Canada amid U.S. pullout
As the U.S. continues to pull out of Afghanistan, Canadian veterans are…
China Has a BIG Plan for Post-U.S. Afghanistan—and It’s Worth Billions
Beijing just can’t wait for the U.S. to get out of the…
The U.S. Will Relocate Thousands of Afghan Citizens Who Worked With U.S. Troops
Most of those who will be relocated are translators or interpreters and…
