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January 28, 2022
Afghan Children Starving To Death As Hunger ‘Rapidly Spreading’

The number of malnourished children in Afghanistan is rapidly rising, as witnessed by increased hospital admissions of starving children. Aid agencies warn that more than 1 million children could die of starvation this winter amid a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis.

January 28, 2022
Gandhara Briefing: Food For Work, Water Diplomacy, Secret TTP Talks

In this week’s Gandhara Briefing, we bring you insights on how the Taliban is misappropriating international aid, the Taliban’s use of water to appease Iran, and Pakistan’s new effort to negotiate with the TTP.
January 26, 2022
'People Have Gone Silent': Afghan Singer Describes Life Under Taliban

Afghan singer and artist Goodar Zazai He spoke about the situation in the in the country from undisclosed location to RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal.
January 26, 2022
UN Head Says Urgent Action Needed As Afghanistan 'Hanging By A Thread'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Security Council that Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread" and urged the body to "suspend the rules and operations" that are preventing the international community from providing urgent assistance.
January 26, 2022
In Sign Of Deepening Ties, Taliban Increases Afghanistan's Water Flow To Iran

The Taliban recently released water from a dam in southwestern Afghanistan into Iran, which is suffering from a severe drought. Many observers have seen the move as a sign of deepening cooperation between the Sunni militant group and Iran's Shi'ite clerical regime.
January 26, 2022
LGBT Afghans Subjected To Growing Taliban Threats, Discrimination, Watchdogs Say

Rights groups say LGBT Afghans are in an increasingly desperate situation after the Taliban takeover as they face serious threats to their safety.
January 26, 2022
Norway Says European Diplomats Made 'Tangible Demands' In Oslo Meeting With Taliban

Western diplomats said they linked humanitarian aid to an improvement in human rights in Afghanistan during meetings with a Taliban delegation in Norway.
January 25, 2022
Cash-Strapped Taliban Uses Foreign Aid Intended For Starving Afghans To Pay State Employees

The Taliban is forcing Afghans to do manual labor in exchange for food aid donated by other countries. Now the regime is expanding its "work-for-food" program by using international humanitarian aid to pay public sector workers.
January 24, 2022
Pakistan Sends Secret Delegation To Afghanistan In Bid To Revive Peace Talks With TTP

Pakistan is attempting to revive peace talks with the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan militant group, which has intensified its attacks since negotiations broke down in December. Islamabad recently sent a secret delegation to neighboring Afghanistan, where most of the TTP leadership resides.
January 24, 2022
Western Diplomats In Humanitarian Talks With Taliban In Oslo

Taliban representatives held talks with Western diplomats in Norway on January 24 on Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and human rights -- their first official meeting in Europe since the hard-line Islamist group took over control of the war-torn country in August 2021.
January 23, 2022
Taliban Opens Talks With Afghan Civil Society, Western Governments In Oslo

The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since the hard-line Islamist group returned to power in Afghanistan began three days of talks with civil society members and Western diplomats.
January 22, 2022
Car Bombing In Western Afghanistan Kills Seven

Seven Afghan civilians have been killed and nine injured in Herat city after a bomb attached to a packed minivan exploded.

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Afghanistan

Friday 28 January 2022

Afghan Children Starving To Death As Hunger ‘Rapidly Spreading’

Gandhara Briefing: Food For Work, Water Diplomacy, Secret TTP Talks

'People Have Gone Silent': Afghan Singer Describes Life Under Taliban

UN Head Says Urgent Action Needed As Afghanistan 'Hanging By A Thread'

In Sign Of Deepening Ties, Taliban Increases Afghanistan's Water Flow To Iran

LGBT Afghans Subjected To Growing Taliban Threats, Discrimination, Watchdogs Say

Norway Says European Diplomats Made 'Tangible Demands' In Oslo Meeting With Taliban

Cash-Strapped Taliban Uses Foreign Aid Intended For Starving Afghans To Pay State Employees

Pakistan Sends Secret Delegation To Afghanistan In Bid To Revive Peace Talks With TTP

Western Diplomats In Humanitarian Talks With Taliban In Oslo

Taliban Opens Talks With Afghan Civil Society, Western Governments In Oslo

Car Bombing In Western Afghanistan Kills Seven

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'

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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

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

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Afghanistan

Friday 28 January 2022

Afghan Children Starving To Death As Hunger ‘Rapidly Spreading’

Gandhara Briefing: Food For Work, Water Diplomacy, Secret TTP Talks

'People Have Gone Silent': Afghan Singer Describes Life Under Taliban

UN Head Says Urgent Action Needed As Afghanistan 'Hanging By A Thread'

In Sign Of Deepening Ties, Taliban Increases Afghanistan's Water Flow To Iran

LGBT Afghans Subjected To Growing Taliban Threats, Discrimination, Watchdogs Say

Norway Says European Diplomats Made 'Tangible Demands' In Oslo Meeting With Taliban

Cash-Strapped Taliban Uses Foreign Aid Intended For Starving Afghans To Pay State Employees

Pakistan Sends Secret Delegation To Afghanistan In Bid To Revive Peace Talks With TTP

Western Diplomats In Humanitarian Talks With Taliban In Oslo

Taliban Opens Talks With Afghan Civil Society, Western Governments In Oslo

Car Bombing In Western Afghanistan Kills Seven

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'

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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

'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