The number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded passed 11,000 in 2015 – the highest number recorded since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago. In its annual report released on Sunday, the United Nations said there were 3,545
Read more
The number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded passed 11,000 in 2015 – the highest number recorded since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago. In its annual report released on Sunday, the United Nations said there were 3,545
Read moreA powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan and has been felt in a large area from northern India to Pakistan, with hundreds of people reported killed across the region. The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Monday’s quake
Read moreIt has taken Nasir six weeks to reach this muddy park in Serbia’s capital. After leaving his home in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, he first travelled to Iran, traversing the country on foot and in smugglers’ trucks. At the border with
Read moreAsifa Bibi, a graduate student at Kabul University, is worried by the rising influence of the Taliban, with the armed group claiming new grounds as the US-led forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan. Bibi, 24, told Al Jazeera: “We don’t
Read moreAfter their seemingly successful retaking of the city of Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, Taliban fighters are now going from door, forcing young boys to join them as recruits. According to Al Jazeera’s Qais Azimy, the Taliban were “taking young boys
Read moreAfghan forces have been battling Taliban fighters to retake the city of Kunduz, a day after it fell to the insurgents in their biggest victory since their removal from power in 2001. Heavy fighting has been reported, and President Ashraf
Read moreThe new leader of the Afghan Taliban has issued his first audio statement, calling for unity and promising to continue the fight to take power in Afghanistan. In the 33-minute message released last Saturday, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor vowed to follow
Read moreThirteen years after the fall of the Taliban, women in Afghanistan continue to suffer oppression and abuse. Research by Global Rights estimates that almost nine out of 10 Afghan women face physical, sexual or psychological violence, or are forced into
Read moreFrom today, 23rd June, all of the main state bodies in Afghanistan will lose their constitutional basis. The Afghan Parliament’s term ended on 22nd June, with no new parliament in line to replace it due to the failure to hold
Read moreAccording to the United Nations refugee agency, Syria is now the world’s biggest source of refugees, having overtaken Afghanistan in the last year. Meanwhile, worldwide, the number of people forced from their homes by conflicts rose to a record 59.5
Read more