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(From left) Bread & Roses producers Malala Yousafzai, Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, and director Sahra Mani, attend the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on November 14, 2024. Photo: AFP
American cinema

Jennifer Lawrence-produced film shows women’s torment in Afghanistan

Apple TV+ documentary Bread & Roses, co-produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, was shot entirely on smartphones.

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Taliban

Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan’s reconstruction

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Pakistan

Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan

Taliban

Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things

The law, which will be gradually enforced, is aimed at persuading people that images of living things are against Islamic law.

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Taliban security patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August. The group has enforced several new laws recently, including mandating that women must cover their bodies and faces in public and restrictions on women’s voices in public. Photo: EPA-EFE
US presidential election 2024

Republicans accuse Biden team of lying about 2021 Afghanistan pull-out

House Republican report cites US Vice-President Kamala Harris as she seeks the presidency against Donald Trump.

US presidential election 2024

Harris says Trump ‘disrespected sacred ground’ at US military cemetery

The US Army says a cemetery employee was pushed after asking Trump’s team to stop filming in a burial section where photography is banned.

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Germany

Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals, the first since 2021 Taliban takeover

Germany does not have diplomatic relations with the Taliban, requiring the government to work through other channels. It is unlikely that Friday’s actions will lead to a wider thawing of relations between Germany and the Taliban.

It is unlikely that the deportations will lead to a wider thawing of relations between Germany and the Taliban. Photo: dpa
Donald Trump

Trump entourage accused of shoving staff at hallowed US military cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery confirmed there had been an ‘incident’ at the location, after the presidential candidate’s visit on Monday.

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Afghanistan

Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and faces in public

The Taliban urge ‘thorough understanding’ of Islamic sharia law after UN criticism about the rights of women and girls.

Afghanistan

Former Afghan president Karzai calls for girls and women to be educated

Karzai emphasised importance of women’s education. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban has banned girls from studying beyond primary school.

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Hamid Karzai, former Afghan president. Photo: EPA-EFE
Diplomacy

Afghan copper mine holds promise for Taliban, tempered expectations for China

As work begins on a long-delayed, multibillion-dollar project, Chinese officials remain cautious, while economic hopes rise in war-torn country.

Taliban security personnel surround an excavator during the inauguration ceremony. Photo: AFP
Taliban

Taliban told to ‘include women’ in public life during UN talks in Qatar

The Taliban has imposed a strict interpretation of Islam in Afghanistan, with women subjected to laws characterised by the UN as ‘gender apartheid’.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Afghanistan to take gender-balanced team for first summer Games since Taliban

Taliban government has imposed curbs on women and girls condemned by the United Nations as ‘gender apartheid’ and has not been recognised by any country since its 2021 takeover.

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban government says to attend next round of UN talks in Doha

A delegation will attend as the talks’ agenda appears ‘beneficial to Afghanistan’, but civil society groups criticise lack of focus on women’s rights.

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An Afghan Taliban stands guard as people gather to watch local wrestling matches at the Shalamar festival in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in May. Photo: EPA-EFE
Islamic State

Islamic State claims deadly Afghanistan attack on tourists

Friday’s attack was among the most serious targeting foreign citizens since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021.

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The entrance to a road leading to the ruins of a Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Three Spanish tourists were killed in an attack in Bamiyan on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Afghanistan

‘I lost everything’: over 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods, says UN

Authorities and non-governmental groups have deployed rescuers and aid, warning that some areas have been cut off.

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Central Asia

Afghanistan’s ‘only woman diplomat’ resigns after gold smuggling allegations

Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, is accused of trying to bring 25 bricks of gold into India from Dubai.

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Afghanistan

‘Empowered generation’: to bypass Taliban work bans, Afghan women turn to YouTube

YouTube channels not only provide income, but also serve as a means for women to communicate their messages, experiences and aspirations, one analyst said.

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YouTube channels not only provide income, but also serve as a means for women to communicate their messages, experiences and aspirations, one analyst said. Photo: Shutterstock
Afghanistan after the US

Top former US generals blame Biden administration for chaotic Kabul exit

The top two US generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell in 2021 told lawmakers that the Biden administration inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

Pakistan

‘Grave threat’: Pakistan justifies air strikes on Taliban rebels in Afghanistan

Monday’s operation targeted the Hafiz Gul Bahadur militant faction, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a military outpost that left seven soldiers dead.

Afghanistan

UN ‘appalled’ by public executions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban government publicly executed three convicted murderers in the past week at sports stadiums as thousands watched.

Taliban security personnel in the Baharak district of Badakhshan province. Photo: AFP
Afghanistan

Taliban release 84-year-old Austrian who liked to visit ‘dangerous’ places

Herbert Fritz travelled to Afghanistan last year and published an article titled ‘Vacations with the Taliban’. He was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of espionage.

Austrian far-right activist Herbert Fitz after arriving in Doha, Qatar. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | Taliban has a choice: renounce al-Qaeda or remain in isolation

The world is willing to negotiate with the Taliban and help solve Afghanistan’s problems but, first, the de facto rulers must cut ties with al-Qaeda and address rising terrorism.

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China-Afghanistan relations

Why China is wary of opening up Afghanistan’s new road to Xinjiang

Observers said the Taliban’s hopes that the completed project will become a link to China’s vast network are unlikely to be shared by Beijing.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban enforcing restrictions on single, unaccompanied women

There are no official laws about male guardianship in Afghanistan, but the Taliban have said women cannot move around or travel a certain distance without a man who is related to her by blood or marriage.

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Afghan women wait to receive aid packages which includes food, clothes, and sanitary materials, distributed by a local charity foundation in Herat. The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life. Photo: AFP
Afghanistan

Afghan women risk life to give birth

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Women and gender

Opinion | World is betraying Afghan women by legitimising the Taliban

Engaging with the Taliban in the hope it reverses its position on human rights is naive, particularly when the situation for women is worsening.

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Afghanistan

In blow to Afghan women’s rights, Taliban make arrests over ‘bad hijab’

The development is the latest blow to Afghan women and girls, who are already reeling from bans on education, employment and access to public spaces.

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Afghanistan: All stories
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Afghanistan: All stories. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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