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January 21, 2022
Mysterious Attacks On Afghan Activists, Journalists Raise Fears Over Free Speech Under Taliban

The Taliban has intensified efforts to suppress peaceful protests and free speech in Afghanistan. Last week, a journalist was brutally assaulted at his home in Kabul, an attack blamed on the militants. This week, two female protesters were reportedly arrested by the Taliban.

January 21, 2022
Gandhara Briefing: Afghan Diplomats, Refugees In Indonesia, Taliban Commandos

In this week’s Gandhara Briefing, we bring you insights into why Afghan diplomats are resisting a Taliban takeover of their missions, the Taliban’s war on music, and the miseries of Afghans stranded in Indonesia.
January 21, 2022
EU Says It Will Establish 'Minimal' Presence In Afghanistan After Five-Month Hiatus

A Taliban delegation is expected to travel to Norway for three days of talks on ways to alleviate a “full-blown humanitarian disaster” that millions of Afghan are facing, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on January 21.
January 19, 2022
Taliban Turns Insurgents Into Commandos As It Builds 'Fully Capable' Army

Taliban leaders are working on turning their insurgent forces into a modern, standing army equipped with U.S.-made military gear that was seized during their takeover of Afghanistan in August.
January 19, 2022
At Least Four Shot Dead In Eastern Afghanistan

A Taliban commander and three other people were killed when a man opened fire on a vehicle in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province, a local Taliban official said on January 19.
January 19, 2022
Afghanistan's Rulers Call For International Recognition As Crisis Causes Massive Job Losses

Afghanistan's acting prime minister is calling on governments to officially recognize the Taliban-led administration that took over the war-torn country in August, arguing at a press conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met.
January 18, 2022
Outrage Stoked By Video Of Taliban Humiliating Musicians, Burning Instruments

Despite claims of being more moderate than its previous regime, the Taliban is treating musicians with the same disdain it had shown in the 1990s when it had banned music as "un-Islamic."
January 18, 2022
'Virtual Prisoners:' Report Raises Alarm Over Taliban's Restrictions On Afghan Women

A new report says Taliban rule has had a "devastating impact" on Afghan women and girls, who have become "virtual prisoners" in their homes since the hard-line Islamist group took over the war-ravaged country in August.
January 17, 2022
At Least 26 Dead In Twin Quakes In Western Afghanistan

Two earthquakes shook western Afghanistan on January 16, killing at least 26 people and reducing hundreds of homes to rubble, local authorities said.
January 17, 2022
Regional Taliban Officials Ban Beard Trimming, Impose Turbans For Male Employees

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan Province have ordered male employees to stop trimming their beards and wear a turban at work.
January 17, 2022
Taliban Setting Out To Exclude Women, Girls From Public Life, UN Experts Warn

Taliban leaders are attempting to institutionalize large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against Afghan women and girls, a group of 36 UN human rights experts warned in a statement on January 17.
January 17, 2022
Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

A Kabul street-food vendor tells RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that he is struggling to feed his large family after the income he used to earn selling chickpea snacks sharply declined during the past two months. "People say Afghans are getting aid, but where is the aid?" asked the man.

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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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Afghanistan

Friday 21 January 2022

Mysterious Attacks On Afghan Activists, Journalists Raise Fears Over Free Speech Under Taliban

Gandhara Briefing: Afghan Diplomats, Refugees In Indonesia, Taliban Commandos

EU Says It Will Establish 'Minimal' Presence In Afghanistan After Five-Month Hiatus

Taliban Turns Insurgents Into Commandos As It Builds 'Fully Capable' Army

At Least Four Shot Dead In Eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Rulers Call For International Recognition As Crisis Causes Massive Job Losses

Outrage Stoked By Video Of Taliban Humiliating Musicians, Burning Instruments

'Virtual Prisoners:' Report Raises Alarm Over Taliban's Restrictions On Afghan Women

At Least 26 Dead In Twin Quakes In Western Afghanistan

Regional Taliban Officials Ban Beard Trimming, Impose Turbans For Male Employees

Taliban Setting Out To Exclude Women, Girls From Public Life, UN Experts Warn

Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

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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Friday 21 January 2022

Mysterious Attacks On Afghan Activists, Journalists Raise Fears Over Free Speech Under Taliban

Gandhara Briefing: Afghan Diplomats, Refugees In Indonesia, Taliban Commandos

EU Says It Will Establish 'Minimal' Presence In Afghanistan After Five-Month Hiatus

Taliban Turns Insurgents Into Commandos As It Builds 'Fully Capable' Army

At Least Four Shot Dead In Eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Rulers Call For International Recognition As Crisis Causes Massive Job Losses

Outrage Stoked By Video Of Taliban Humiliating Musicians, Burning Instruments

'Virtual Prisoners:' Report Raises Alarm Over Taliban's Restrictions On Afghan Women

At Least 26 Dead In Twin Quakes In Western Afghanistan

Regional Taliban Officials Ban Beard Trimming, Impose Turbans For Male Employees

Taliban Setting Out To Exclude Women, Girls From Public Life, UN Experts Warn

Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

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