Afghan War
“We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” the NGOs say.
Updated 25 Dec, 2022 09:40pm
The order threatens to suspend the operating licences of NGOs that fail to implement the directive.
Updated 24 Dec, 2022 09:24pm
Letter about the indefinite ban issued to all government and private universities.
Published 20 Dec, 2022 10:38pm
Decision on their UN seats postponed for 2nd time; UN acceptance of Afghan Taliban or junta will be a step toward their international recognition.
Published 15 Dec, 2022 10:32am
Military's media wing says heavy weaponry used in attack from Afghan side, of which "befitting response" given; Pakistan demands "strict action" from Kabul.
Updated 11 Dec, 2022 10:15pm
They were lashed after court found them guilty of theft and “moral crimes”.
Updated 24 Nov, 2022 10:40am
Calls for unfreezing Afghan assets to address humanitarian crisis.
Updated 20 Nov, 2022 09:17am
Joins Russia and China on both issues against US and its allies who voted for the two moves.
Updated 16 Nov, 2022 11:14am
Activists say the increasing restrictions on women are an attempt to stop them from gathering to organise opposition to Taliban rule.
Published 13 Nov, 2022 06:46pm
It is not clear how long the park restrictions will last and whether they will be extended across Afghanistan.
Published 11 Nov, 2022 06:34pm
It is not clear how widely the restrictions apply or how they affect a previous rule saying parks must be segregated by gender.
Published 09 Nov, 2022 08:38pm
Afghan Foreign Ministry says the new US visa rules could have “negative” impact on ties with Afghanistan’s government.
Updated 13 Oct, 2022 01:25pm
Interior ministry spokesperson says 25 people were injured and an investigation is underway.
Updated 05 Oct, 2022 08:45pm
"We’ve learned from the past that when we wash our hands and turn our backs, we end up creating unintended consequences," he says.
Published 28 Sep, 2022 12:31pm
There have been some positive developments since the Taliban took power, but "they ... are outweighed by the negatives", he says.
Updated 28 Sep, 2022 10:15am
Urges Taliban to reopen high schools for girls.
Updated 19 Sep, 2022 08:23am
Demands release of funds “without any conditions”.
Updated 16 Sep, 2022 10:32am
Treasury official says America cannot trust Taliban leadership with the country’s money.
Published 15 Sep, 2022 07:51am
Taliban official claims women being paid despite not attending work.
Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:48am
Defence ministry spokesperson attributes crash to "technical problem"; five others injured.
Updated 11 Sep, 2022 09:42am
The attacker was shot dead by armed guards as he approached the gate; Pakistan condemns "dastardly suicide attack".
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:18pm
Edris Momand was trained by US to fly sophisticated machines but later handed his helicopter to Taliban.
Updated 01 Sep, 2022 08:15am
The International Criminal Court’s Afghanistan investigation has been on hold for more than two years.
Updated 01 Sep, 2022 09:56am
US has frozen $7bn held in Federal Reserve, other countries hold around $2bn.
Updated 23 Aug, 2022 08:32am
Issue resolution saying any neighbouring country that allowed use of airspace for drone strike that killed Zawahiri is complicit.
Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:51am
Calls for allowing Taliban regime to use these funds for dealing with economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Defence ministry says it recently repaired 35 tanks, 15 Humvee armoured vehicles and 20 US-produced Navistar 7000 military vehicles.
Published 18 Aug, 2022 06:36am
Fact that senior members of Haqqani Taliban Network sheltered Zawahiri in Kabul has "featured into thinking", says Ned Price.
Updated 18 Aug, 2022 08:29am
Administration cites Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri’s discovery as reason for refusal.
Updated 17 Aug, 2022 08:20am
Republican lawmakers says President Joe Biden’s administration failed to prioritise evacuating them.
Updated 15 Aug, 2022 10:21am
