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12 may
10h27
At least nine killed after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes at north Pakistan bazaar
The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have grown more emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
27 february
16h15
Civilians caught in crossfire as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes grow
Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread...
14h25
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade border fire as airstrikes hit cities
Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing.
04h59
Pakistan declares ’open war’ with Afghanistan and launches strikes on Kabul
Pakistan’s latest operation came after Afghan Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night over earlier air strikes by Islamabad...
26 february
18h20
Afghan Taliban launch ’large-scale offensive operations’ against Pakistan
The Taliban forces said they attacked Pakistani army at the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in retaliation for deadly strikes earlier this...
01 february
09h21
No words’: Danish war veterans hold silent march in Copenhagen to protest against Trump’s remarks
In Denmark, veterans who went to war alongside US troops took to the streets of Copenhagen.
23 january
17h30
Starmer calls Trump’s remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan ’insulting’, urges apology
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged US President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries other...
13h42
Outrage in UK after Trump claims NATO troops avoided Afghanistan front line
According to official UK figures, 405 of the 457 British casualties who died in Afghanistan were killed in hostile military action.
20 january
11h04
Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national
The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China’s alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the...
30 december
15h15
Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says
UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.
16 december
17h56
Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns
Food assistance in Afghanistan is reaching only 2.7% of the population, the IPC said, exacerbated by a weak economy, high unemployment and lower...
12 december
12h52
Taliban warn four young Afghan men who wore Peaky Blinders outfits
According to a Taliban spokesman, the four friends were promoting foreign culture and that the men had undergone a rehabilitation programme .
02 december
14h40
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium
The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police.
27 november
15h53
EU must engage with Taliban on migration, EU Commissioner tells Euronews
The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not fun or easy , EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told...
19 november
10h14
UN agency warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU attempts to deport rejected asylum seekers
A UN agency report has detailed how Afghanistan is struggling to absorb the refugees already returning home, but EU member states are still seeking...
13 november
19h11
Afghan nationals carried out two suicide attacks in Pakistan, interior minister says
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have spiked recently after Kabul accused Islamabad of launching drone strikes on 9 October that killed...
12h13
In the Taliban’s shadow: Why Germany failed to help all local hires
Halima worked for the German Air Force in Afghanistan. Today, she lives in fear of the Taliban and has received no response from Berlin.
11 november
20h55
At least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside court in Islamabad, interior minister says
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack through its leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani.
03 november
17h08
Powerful earthquake destroys buildings in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, killing at least 20
At least 20 people were killed and over 640 injured after a strong earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Samangan province, destroying homes and leaving...
07h10
Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan
Several earthquakes have rocked Afghanistan in recent years, particularly in isolated areas, straining the country’s megre resources and emergency...
24 october
16h48
At least 14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s coast
Greece is a major entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
21 october
12h30
Austria deports first person to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, sparking outcry
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said more deportations would follow, sparking criticism from human rights groups such as Amnesty International.
19 october
06h21
Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry says
The two sides have agreed to hold follow-up talks in Qatar to establish conditions and a framework for lasting peace, bringing an end to a week of...
06h00
Danger tourism: Meet the travellers flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Following the Taliban resurgence in 2021, Afghanistan has witnessed an unexpected boom in tourism - but is it really wise to visit?
12 october
15h22
Afghanistan says it killed dozens of Pakistani soldiers in overnight border clashes
Afghanistan said the soldiers were killed in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.
01 october
11h00
Taliban deny nationwide ban on internet access as outage paralyses Afghanistan
The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan.
29 september
13h37
US citizen freed after nine months in Afghan prison, Qatari mediators say
The release came just weeks after US President Donald Trump’s executive order on 5 September which imposed new consequences on those who wrongfully...
20 september
11h40
Elderly couple held by Taliban returns to Britain with Qatar’s help
After Peter and Barbie Reynolds were reunited with their daughter in Qatar, the country that mediated their release, they now return to the UK.
19 september
13h24
Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan on undisclosed charges
A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple violated Afghan law and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing,...
11h49
Taliban ban dozens of books written by women from Afghan universities
Out of the 679 textbooks banned by the Taliban administration, 140 were written by women, while 310 were drafted by Iranian authors or publishers.
16 september
15h57
Taliban leader restricts internet access in an Afghan province to ’prevent immorality’
Fibre optic internet has been banned in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, although mobile data is still available.
12 september
15h07
Afghanistan faces ’triple’ returnee, climate and aid cut crisis, IOM mission chief says
The UN’s migration agency is being forced to make difficult decisions to deprioritise vulnerable Afghans returning home as deep aid cuts bite.
09 september
16h52
UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake
Many of the most severely affected areas have been particularly difficult to get to, with some reachable only by helicopter.
04 september
08h56
Aid agencies ask countries to send more funds to help Afghanistan after Sunday’s earthquake
The European Union and the United Kingdom have both donated to aid organisations at work in the region, side-stepping the Taliban government.
02 september
11h01
Death toll after magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400, Taliban says
Rescue teams continued to scour the mountainous eastern regions impacted by the earthquake in a scramble for survivors.
01 september
13h55
Desperate search for survivors after deadly Afghan quake
A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,500, the Taliban government said on Monday.
04h52
More than 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan
Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan.
26 august
10h36
Smugglers in Bulgaria nearly kill 24 migrants who paid thousands to get into EU
The 24 migrants from Afghanistan were found in a van in Lozenets, a village situated on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and near the Turkish border.
20 august
08h46
Bus crash in Afghanistan kills dozens of migrants returning from Iran
A collision between a bus and two other vehicles killed at least 79 people, including 19 children, in northwestern Afghanistan, local media reported.
16 august
06h00
From warzones to tropical islands: Meet the 19-year-old solo traveller who has visited 118 nations
Euronews Travel spoke to solo-traveller Arjun Malaviya about his experiences, from navigating dangerous conflict areas and warzones, to negotiating...
15 august
11h41
Taliban leader issues warning against ’ungrateful’ Afghans on takeover anniversary
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada marked the fourth anniversary of their return to power by warning Afghans of divine punishment if they are...
14 august
17h06
Taliban deny claims in US report and say they do not divert aid sent to Afghanistan
Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.
13 august
18h17
Taliban registers 1,800 unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar, official says
Rights groups and the UN have repeatedly warned that some Afghans returning are at risk of persecution because of their gender, profession or links...
07 august
07h33
How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future
With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they...
06 august
17h39
Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned
Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.
04 august
18h48
Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns
Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into...
24 july
11h43
Taliban tortured and threatened Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran, UN says
Afghan authorities have urged nationals to return, pledging amnesty for anyone who left after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
23 july
11h32
Taliban deny that British couple detained in Afghan prison are being mistreated
UN rights experts have demanded the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, warning that the couple are at risk of irreparable harm or even death.
09h01
Trump administration can end deportation protections for Afghans, court rules
The federal appeals court’s ruling lifts Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon residing in the US.
21 july
17h42
UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for dress code violations
The Taliban, which returned to power in 2021, has cracked down on the way women dress and behave in public, notably through so-called morality laws...
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