Afghanistan

Afghan schools will reopen for males on Saturday, according to a statement from the Taliban’s new ministry of education, which offered no indication of when girls will be able to return to their studies. Most educational...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is expanding its aid activities across Afghanistan in response to rising, complex humanitarian needs exacerbated by drought and violence, while also re-engaging established livelihood, community development, and infrastructure initiatives. IOM’s...

Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and now Afghanistan’s deputy prime minister has been named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” for 2021, despite the news of his rumoured death. According to veteran journalist...

More than $1bn (£720m) in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan, following warnings from the United Nations of a “looming catastrophe”. The plea for global support was made at a conference in Geneva, following the Taliban’s...

After being attacked and held for hours by Taliban enforcers for reporting a protest in the Afghan capital, two Afghan journalists were left with unsightly welts and bruises. After being accused of organizing the protest, the...

Women will not be allowed to play any sports in Afghanistan, including cricket, according to the Taliban. The one-off men’s Test match between Australia and Afghanistan scheduled for November in Hobart is now in jeopardy. “Women...

“Filmmakers do not realize their power. If they raise their voices in solidarity for the people of Afghanistan… it will work,” Afghan director Sahraa Karimi told DW. She plans to turn her flight from Kabul into...

After storming to power in recent weeks, militant Islamists have picked leaders for their new administration. The majority of the positions in the Taliban power structure have gone to long-serving Taliban leaders. As the Taliban takes...

Following his meeting with Qatari officials on speeding evacuations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had reiterated their vow to allow Afghans to freely leave Afghanistan. Following allegations that several hundred...

Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex — or at least divided by a curtain....