Afghanistan
Afghan girls' football team flees to Pakistan
Afghanistan's new rulers, which banned women from playing all sport during their first rule in the 1990s, have indicated that women and girls will face...
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EU chief pledges extra 100 mn euros in aid for Afghanistan
The EU is worried a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan could spark a mass wave of refugees heading to the bloc, similar to the 2015 migrant crisis caused by the Syrian war.
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Taliban thank world for promised aid, urge US to show 'heart'
A donor conference in Geneva on Monday saw countries promise a total of $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan, which was taken over by the hardline Islamist group last month in a lightning offensive that took retreating US troops by surprise.
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Vital to engage with Taliban: UN chief
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a donor conference for the conflict-torn country, Guterres said: "It is impossible to provide humanitarian assistance inside Afghanistan without engaging with the de facto authorities.
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Taliban breaking promises to women: UN rights chief
Michelle Bachelet said there were 'credible allegations' former members of the security forces had been killed, and some people who worked for previous administrations had been detained and later 'found dead'.
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Taliban co-founder releases audio statement after death rumours
Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was last week named as a number two to Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, blamed "fake propaganda" for the death rumours in an audio message posted by the Taliban.
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Ahead of 9/11, MI5 chief warns of new terror threats
Speaking ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Ken McCallum said MI5 had disrupted six 'late-stage' plots even during coronavirus lockdowns over the past 18 months and 31 in the past four years.
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Pandor explains why SA refused to temporarily receive Afghan refugees
South Africa was asked to temporarily receive Afghan refugees who fled the country before they reach their final destination in Pakistan.
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Teams could boycott T20 World Cup over Afghanistan: Paine
Tim Paine said Australian players were 'fully supportive' of Cricket Australia's stance and said there could also be consequences for the World Cup.
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More than 100 passengers leave Kabul in first flight since US pullout
The first international flight came as the Taliban continue their transition from insurgents to governing power, less than a month after they marched into Kabul and ousted president Ashraf Ghani.
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Afghan journalists tell of Taliban beatings after covering protests
The pair were picked up at a demonstration on Wednesday and taken to a police station in the capital, where they say they were punched and beaten with batons, electrical cables and whips after being accused of organising the protest.
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New Taliban government begins work as protests grow
As they transition from militant force to governing power, the Taliban are already facing opposition to their rule, with scattered protests, many with women at the forefront,, breaking out in cities across the country.
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Taliban announce leader, first ministers in new government
The Taliban announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the leader of their new government in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
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Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in Kabul
Tuesday's demonstration comes after the Taliban claimed total control over Afghanistan a day earlier, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last holdout of resistance against their rule.
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Blinken, Austin meet in Qatar on Afghan evacuations
Qatar was the transit point for nearly half of the more than 120,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the chaotic final days of the 20-year US war as the Taliban took over.
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Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules
The Taliban have promised a softer rule than during their first stint in power from 1996-2001, when women's freedoms in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed and they were banned from higher education.
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Iran 'strongly' condemns Taliban offensive on Panjshir Valley
"The news coming from Panjshir is truly worrying," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters. "The assault is strongly condemned."
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Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley 'completely captured'
Following their lightning-fast rout of Afghanistan's army last month and celebrations when the last US troops flew out after 20 years of war, the Taliban turned to fight the forces defending the mountainous Panjshir Valley.
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Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission
Qatar, a major US military base, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan, nearly half the total evacuated by US-led forces after the Taliban's stunningly swift victory amid a US withdrawal.
