Browsing: Afghanistan

The latest news from Afghanistan and the Taliban government, with special reports and insights from our international news correspondent, Yvonne Ridley.

July, 2023

Jul 20 Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed and set alight over Qur’an burning

June, 2023

Jun 25 Human rights lawyer still gets ‘terrible texts’ from trapped Afghan women

Jun 15 Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier won’t apologise for alleged war crimes in landmark ruling

Jun 03 Stories of terror – and hope – from the Afghanistan LGBTQ+ community

April, 2023

Apr 26 Taliban kills ISIS-K ‘mastermind’ behind deadly airport evacuation bombing

Apr 26 Taliban kill IS leader behind Kabul airport bombing

March, 2023

Mar 16 ‘False’ footballers evacuated with Afghan women’s team whilst real players left behind

Mar 09 Taliban governor killed in his Afghanistan office blast

February, 2023

Feb 28 I’m a gay Afghan who held a secret protest in Kabul right under the Taliban’s noses

January, 2023

Jan 17 UK government urged to honour pledge to Afghan refugees’ families

Jan 16 Mursal Nabizada shot dead at home in Kabul

December, 2022

Dec 21 Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

Dec 07 Taliban carry out first public execution since re-taking power in Afghanistan

November, 2022

Nov 09 UK military Afghan operations killed at least 64 children

June, 2022

Jun 24 India sends team to assist after Afghanistan earthquake despite strained relations with Taliban