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Kabul (AFP) - Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen. 

Former chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter said there is a risk Afghanistan could again become a base for groups such as al Qaida.

One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster…

Violence and corruption are on the wane in Afghanistan, comparatively speaking. But the country is still struggling with poverty and a lack of hope.

Monday marked the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. FRANCE 24's correspondents Matthieu Mabin and Fanny Allard spoke to some of the exiled Afghan soldiers now living in Washington DC.

"The president thought we might get stuck there."

The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.

In rural Wardak province, some Afghans celebrated the return of the Taliban. One year later, here's what they want from the new government.

Small groups of Taliban fighters have been marking the anniversary of taking power in Afghanistan last year, in an environment that has drastically reduced women’s participation in all daily life, including education, media, and government positions.

One year ago, on August 15, 2021, the Afghan capital of Kabul was surrounded and then captured by the Taliban. As the world watched the takeover unfold, numerous examples of misinformation began circulating online. The FRANCE 24 Observers followed the fake news trail: debunking posts that critiqued the American withdrawal,…

One year since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, families who have been resettled face myriad challenges.