Tag Archives: AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run education ministry has suspended university education for female students until further notice.   A letter published Tuesday, Dec. 20, by the higher education ministry instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students immediately, in accordance with a Cabinet decision.   This comes after girls …

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 280 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan, according to the country’s state news agency. Pictures show landslides and ruined homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers are scrambling to treat the injured. In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals. …

Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan’s new “secret” schools – a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban. Around a dozen teenage girls are attending a maths class. “We know about the threats and we worry about them,” the sole teacher tells us, but …

The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. A statement from the Islamist group saying secondary classes would resume made no mention of girls or women. One Afghan schoolgirl told the BBC she was devastated. “Everything …

U.S. Marines and German service member watch an entry gate during an evacuation Sun, 29 Aug 2021Source: reuters.com U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, …

IMAGE SOURCEGETTY IMAGESimage captionSunday’s drone strike came just days ahead of the deadline set by the US for its forces to leave Afghanistan A US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul has prevented another deadly suicide attack at the airport, US military officials say. The strike targeted a vehicle …

President Joe Biden says the US airlift from Kabul will continue despite a jihadist attack that killed over 90 people including 13 US service members. “We must complete this mission and we will,” he said. He also vowed to hunt down the perpetrators. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated …

At least five people are reported killed at Kabul airport as Afghans flee following the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The Pentagon says all flights have now been halted after several incidents. The US is also sending another 1,000 troops to help with the evacuation. More than 60 countries have …

The Taliban say they have taken control of the city of Sheberghan in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan. An Afghan defence ministry spokesman told the BBC government forces were still in the city and would clear out the Taliban “soon”. This is the second regional capital to fall to …

image captionThe withdrawal will be completed by 11 September The US has started formally withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, beginning the end of what President Joe Biden called “the forever war”. The US and Nato have had a presence in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. But the withdrawal, which runs until …