With most high schools and jobs closed to girls and women under Taliban rule, some are trying to learn one of the few professions still open to them. A sewing studio in Farah Province is offering job training, but equipment is in short supply and students struggle to afford the materials they need.
Nine Afghan boxers who traveled to Serbia to compete in an international tournament last month are refusing to return to their homeland, fearing they will be targeted by the Taliban regime.
Several dozen women have taken to the streets of the Afghan capital to demand the right to education, jobs, and political representation from the Taliban-installed government.
Amnesty International says it has documented torture and extrajudicial executions committed by the Taliban as the group seized power in Afghanistan in August.
When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan 25 years ago, almost everyone was against it. But Afghanistan's northerly neighbors in Central Asia have taken a different attitude toward the militant group this time in crafting a relationship.
Afghanistan's central bank on December 14 took steps to stop a steep drop in the country’s currency after it lost almost 12 percent of its value against the dollar in a matter of hours the day before.
Thousands of migrants from war-torn countries including Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq are being temporarily housed in centers in Serbia. Most left home with little more than money, documents, a phone, and some prized personal possessions.
The United Nations says the first four months of Taliban rule in Afghanistan have been marked by "credible allegations" of more than 100 extrajudicial killings, the denial of women's rights, and the recruitment of boys to be soldiers.
No U.S. military personnel will be held accountable for a Kabul drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, in August, the Pentagon has said.
Britain has pledged a further 75 million pounds ($100 million) in aid to Afghanistan to help the country address its humanitarian crisis.
U.S. President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor next week to two U.S. soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, the White House said in a statement on December 10.
The World Bank on December 10 said donors have approved the transfer of $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan respond to its humanitarian crisis.
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