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Deputy U.N. chief has talks in Afghanistan on women's rights

The United Nations deputy secretary-general discussed women's rights with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister on Wednesday after the Taliban authorities banned most female aid workers and stopped women and girls from attending high school and university.

Reuters

UN's top woman in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown

The highest-ranking woman in the United Nations has arrived in Kabul at the head of a U.N. delegation promoting the rights of women and girls

The Independent UK

Afghans braving severe cold face stark choice: Food or warmth

Many provinces have seen an exceptionally cold winter, with temperatures dropping to as low as -21 degrees Celcius.

Al Jazeera

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NGOs resume some Afghan operations with women workers

Three foreign aid groups restore work in health sector after Taliban bans women from working with NGOs in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan: Nine men publicly flogged by Taliban in sports stadium

Taliban fighters in Kabul in 2021

Evening Standard

Kabul’s Mannequins, Hooded and Masked under Taliban Rules

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women’s dress shops across the Afghan capital of Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags. The hooded mannequins are one symbol of the Taliban’s puritanical rule over Afghanistan. But in a way, they are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Female Afghan MP Shot Dead in Kabul

A former female member of Afghanistan's parliament has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said. Mursal Nabizada and her guard were shot dead and her brother was injured in Sunday's attack, police said. "The security forces have started a serious investigation regarding the case to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital are a puzzling sight, their heads sometimes covered in silk, cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.

WEKU

Kabul's mannequins, hooded and masked under Taliban rules

The lines of mannequins with their heads cloaked in sacks in Kabul dress stores can be haunting

The Independent UK

Former female Afghan MP Nabizada shot dead in Kabul

Mursal Nabizada, a former female member of Afghanistan's parliament, has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said.

Reuters

Afghan fans disappointed at Australia cancellation over women's rights

Afghan cricketers playing on a stony, snowy pitch in Kabul on Friday said they were disappointed they would not be able to see a highly anticipated series against Australia, who withdrew over concerns over women's rights.

Reuters

Afghan kayak pioneer to give Stirling talk on river journey

No kayakers had ever before come to the Panjshir Valley, some 140km north of Kabul.

Daily Record

Saudi Arabia Condemns Terrorist Attack Near Afghan Foreign Ministry

Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack that took place near the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul. The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said Riyadh condemns all forms of violence, terrorism and extremism. It stressed that Saudi Arabia stands by the Afghan people during their plight, offering sincerest condolences to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Kabul Attack That Killed 5

The ISIS group claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day. The bombing was the second major attack in Kabul in 2023 and drew condemnation from the international community. The extremist group said in…

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China condemns Kabul attack, hopes Afghan govt can protect citizens of all countries

China strongly condemns the Kabul attack and hopes the Afghan government can protect citizens from all countries, including Chinese nationals, the Chinese foreign ministry said at a regular daily briefing on Thursday.

ABC News

Suicide blast kills at least 20 outside Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul

At least 20 people have died and more than 40 wounded in a suicide attack outside the country's Foreign Ministry in Kabul, a Taliban official says.

WEKU

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5 people

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day.

Al Jazeera

Deadly ‘suicide’ blast outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul

The ISIL (ISIS) group claims the attack that left 20 dead, as Taliban is accused of underreporting casualty figures.

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Explosion outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul causes casualties

An explosion occurred outside the foreign affairs ministry in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, causing casualties, a police official said.

The Independent UK

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

Afghan women and girls who once played a variety of sports say they have faced intimidation from the Taliban, including visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in their sports

The Independent UK

Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work

An aid agency chief has told The Associated Press that the Taliban's “internal debates and extreme decrees” are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Pen Farthing ‘evacuated from Kabul’ over fears Prince Harry confessions could invite ‘reprisal attacks’

The former marine has worked in Afghanistan for some 18 months to get animals from shelters out of the country

Daily Mirror

Pen Farthing 'evacuated from Kabul' after Prince Harry admits killing 25 Taliban

Pen Farthing is an ex-Marine, campaigning to get workers and animals from shelters out of Afghanistan in what he has called Operation Ark

The Guardian - UK

Afghan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women, warns United Nations

Standoff between UN and Taliban may lead loss of billions in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

Reuters

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes Afghanistan, region

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, causing strong shaking in parts of the country, including the capital, Kabul, officials and witnesses said.

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