Iran, Russia and the Taliban took part in an arms exhibition in Qatar, – Fox News
Tehran has gained a large platform to advertise its military capabilities. Iran took part in the Qatari arms exhibition, gaining a platform to advertise its military capabilities…
Afghanistan introduces new bans on women: details
Now women are not allowed to work in non-governmental organizations and study. New bans on women have been introduced in Afghanistan / photo REUTERS The Taliban movement…
Taliban ban Afghan women from going out with bare face and body
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The Taliban knows exactly what a woman is
An odd phenomenon has taken hold of our political class. Politicians of all persuasions have forgotten not only “what women are” but also basic facts about human…
Girls left in tears after Taliban says schools cannot reopen because of dispute over uniforms
Many female students reacted angrily to the closures. Footage shared on social media showed girls breaking down in tears after hearing the news. “I’m extremely disappointed with…
Pictured: Secretive Taliban leader whose face has never been seen photographed for the first time
One of the Taliban’s most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US “most wanted” lists is a grainy semi-covered profile, was photographed openly for the first time…
Pictured: Taliban police recruits displaying their skills at passing out ceremony
On August 15 2021, the Taliban stunned the world by marching into the Afghan capital, after a lightning offensive that capped a 20-year insurgency against the Western-backed…
Rocket launchers banned at the fairground as Taliban seeks to soften image
Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group’s spokesman said on Wednesday, as the new rulers of…
Taliban killed more than 100 Afghans working with coalition forces and previous regime, says UN
More than 100 Afghans working alongside US-led coalition forces and for the previous Afghan government have been killed by the Taliban since it seized control in August,…
Afghanistan needs help from its neighbours and the West – fast
The worst fears for the people of Afghanistan after the return of the Taliban to government have been realised, though not solely because of the new regime’s…
Pregnant woman forced to appeal to the Taliban after New Zealand Covid rules blocked her from returning home to give birth
A pregnant woman from New Zealand says she has been forced to turn to the Taliban for protection after her home country refused to allow her re-entry…
Prioritising Pen Farthing’s animals over people in Afghan evacuation was ‘disgusting’ – ex-soldiers
But email evidence obtained by BBC’s Newsnight revealed that Dominic Raab had been reportedly “seeking a steer from No 10” on whether the charity’s staff should be…
John Simpson: I’ve never seen Afghanistan as desperate as it is today
I’ve made two longish reporting tours in Afghanistan over the last three months, and my feeling is growing that the Taliban have learnt the lesson of their…
Save us, beg the GCHQ-trained Afghan spies still in hiding from the Taliban
The Home Office says the second programme, the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), “will prioritise those people who have assisted the UK…who face a particular risk from…
UN launches largest ever humanitarian appeal to stop Afghanistan catastrophe
The United Nations is launching the world’s largest humanitarian fundraising appeal for a single country in a bid to avert a catastrophe of hunger and poverty in…
Afghanistan’s crumbling health service buckles under the combined strain of winter and hunger
When the Telegraph visited last month, staff had not been paid for four months and some of the nurses did not even have the money for the…
Taliban forbids long-distance trips for Afghan women without male escort
The Taliban’s interpretation of the hijab – which can range from a hair covering to a face veil or full-body covering – is unclear, and most Afghan women already wear…
Taliban facing grumbles over pay from rank-and-file troops as fighting for God is no longer enough
Jawad Malang has not been paid for five years with the Taliban, but he is not sure how long he can now go without money. The 20-year-old…
Hyperinflation storms Kabul as Afghanistan pays the price for Taliban incompetence
That ended on August 15, when Ashraf Ghani’s government – the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – fled and his donors balked at funding the Taliban replacements. Aid…
‘Life is hell’: starving Afghans forced to give up children as hunger crisis bites
Children are the most vulnerable and the first to be affected. Infants and toddlers weakened by malnutrition are turning up at Charikar Hospital an hour’s drive north…
‘Life is hell’: Afghans starving to death in streets are forced to give up children as hunger crisis bites
Children are the most vulnerable and the first to be affected. Infants and toddlers weakened by malnutrition are turning up at Charikar Hospital an hour’s drive north…
Foreign Office chief spent 11 days on holiday during the fall of Kabul
Sir Philip’s holiday attracted criticism from Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who said he had “very serious concerns” that the “ethos” of public service…
Chronicle of chaos: What really went on as Foreign Office struggled to choose who to save in Afghanistan
One FCDO civil servant described a cumbersome and time-consuming legacy IT system, where sharing documents online was impossible and staff relied on borrowing each other’s logins to…
Top Foreign Office civil servant who was on holiday during fall of Kabul ‘should resign’
Sir Philip’s holiday attracted criticism from Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who said he had “very serious concerns” that the “ethos” of public service…
Afghan allies ‘left at the mercy of Taliban’ while civil servants worked from home
After a report in the Observer newspaper that emails requesting assistance were going unread, Mr Marshall said civil servants simply marked the messages as “read,” to allow…