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May 22, 2021
Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

The death toll from bombings outside a high school in the Afghan capital has risen to 100 dead and 160 wounded, says the office of Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan's second vice president.

May 21, 2021
NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

NATO says it will continue to train Afghan security forces outside the country after the international military withdrawal in September.
May 21, 2021
Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

This week’s Gandhara Briefing looks at how Pakistan’s border fence is causing mounting problems for Pashtun tribes straddling the Durand Line, the revival of the Pakistani Taliban, and how a con artist and an Afghan princess clouded Afghan efforts to establish an alliance with Washington.
May 21, 2021
District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

Taliban fighters have overrun another district in Afghanistan's central province of Maidan Wardak after heavy fighting with government forces.
May 20, 2021
At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

Afghan officials say at least 16 people have been killed in separate attacks across the war-torn country.
May 19, 2021
Rights Groups Say 17 Activists, Reporters Killed In Afghanistan Over Past Eight Months

A coalition of rights groups says 17 activists and reporters have been killed in Afghanistan since September, underscoring the growing dangers to civil society and independent media as the country faces increasing violence and uncertainty.
May 19, 2021
The Amazing Rise And Fall Of Century-Old Afghan Box Cameras

Artisan skills dating back to the 19th century transformed a bulky wooden box into a camera and a self-contained darkroom that was still widely used in Kabul at the start of the 21st century. But now, the "kamra-e-faoree" is disappearing from Afghanistan.
May 19, 2021
Disasters Of War: Afghan Box-Camera Portraits By Khalid Hadi

Khalid Hadi was 11 years old in 1992 when he became the photographer for a Kandahar-based Islamic relief foundation. The organization provided financial support to mujahedin warriors and civilians wounded in the Soviet-Afghan War and the factional fighting that followed.
May 19, 2021
U.S. Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Fate Of Afghan Allies With Taliban Return

U.S. lawmakers called for the thousands of allies in Afghanistan to be evacuated from the war-ravaged country before international troops pull out, fearing they could be “slaughtered by the Taliban.”
May 18, 2021
For One Afghan Woman, Men's Clothing Opens The Door To Greater Freedoms

In parts of Afghanistan, a custom known as "bacha posh" allows parents to dress their daughters as boys to give them temporary access to education or work. Hukmina decided to keep wearing men's clothing throughout her life, and this has afforded her freedoms that few other women enjoy.
May 17, 2021
HRW To Donors: Don't Punish Afghan Women For Government's Abuses

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week could potentially lead to cuts in funding for essential services for Afghan women and girls.
May 17, 2021
Divided By Pakistan’s Border Fence, Pashtuns Lose Business, Rights, And Tribal Ties

Pakistan's fence of more than 2,500 kilometers along its border with Afghanistan has forced Pashtun communities straddling the border to lose businesses, jobs, land, travel rights, and family ties.

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'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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Afghanistan

Saturday 22 May 2021

Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

Rights Groups Say 17 Activists, Reporters Killed In Afghanistan Over Past Eight Months

The Amazing Rise And Fall Of Century-Old Afghan Box Cameras

Disasters Of War: Afghan Box-Camera Portraits By Khalid Hadi

U.S. Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Fate Of Afghan Allies With Taliban Return

For One Afghan Woman, Men's Clothing Opens The Door To Greater Freedoms

HRW To Donors: Don't Punish Afghan Women For Government's Abuses

Divided By Pakistan’s Border Fence, Pashtuns Lose Business, Rights, And Tribal Ties

Top Trending

'Afghanistan Is Hell': Supporters Of Late Afghan General Claim Taliban Killings, Persecution

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

In Kabul, Women Practice Taekwondo In Secret

Taliban Rulers Defend Return Of Public Floggings In Afghanistan Following International Condemnation

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Taliban's Treatment Of Women May Be Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say

UN Mission Urges Taliban To End Violence, Rights Erosion Afflicting Afghan Women

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Afghanistan

Saturday 22 May 2021

Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

Rights Groups Say 17 Activists, Reporters Killed In Afghanistan Over Past Eight Months

The Amazing Rise And Fall Of Century-Old Afghan Box Cameras

Disasters Of War: Afghan Box-Camera Portraits By Khalid Hadi

U.S. Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Fate Of Afghan Allies With Taliban Return

For One Afghan Woman, Men's Clothing Opens The Door To Greater Freedoms

HRW To Donors: Don't Punish Afghan Women For Government's Abuses

Divided By Pakistan’s Border Fence, Pashtuns Lose Business, Rights, And Tribal Ties

Top Trending

'Afghanistan Is Hell': Supporters Of Late Afghan General Claim Taliban Killings, Persecution

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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Pakistani Taliban Announces End Of Cease-Fire, Orders Attacks

Afghan Taliban Pledges To Support Polio Vaccination, But It's Too Late For Some

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

In Kabul, Women Practice Taekwondo In Secret

Taliban Rulers Defend Return Of Public Floggings In Afghanistan Following International Condemnation

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Taliban's Treatment Of Women May Be Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say

UN Mission Urges Taliban To End Violence, Rights Erosion Afflicting Afghan Women

Pakistan Interior Minister Asks Former PM Khan To Postpone March, Cites Militant Threat