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Mass funerals and desperate searches after the earthquake in Afghanistan
Mass funerals were held Monday for around 300 victims of the powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, where villagers and volunteers continue desperately to clear…
The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan reaches 2,000 dead and 1,000 injured
Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday, in desperate attempts to extract victims from the rubble left by powerful earthquakes that killed…
More than 2,000 dead in powerful earthquake in Afghanistan
More than 2,000 people died in a violent earthquake which struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, causing enormous damage, according to a new official report released on Sunday. The 6.3 magnitude…
Afghanistan | Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills nearly 120 people
(Herat) Around 120 people died and a thousand injured on Saturday in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, which caused landslides, in western Afghanistan. Updated yesterday at 1:50 p.m. “So far, more…
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills 15 in Afghanistan
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake left 15 dead and dozens injured Saturday morning in western Afghanistan, an initial toll that is expected to worsen as the earthquake caused landslides and victims…
Afghanistan | Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills at least 14 people
(Herat) A 6.3 magnitude earthquake left 14 dead and 78 injured Saturday morning in western Afghanistan, an initial toll that is expected to worsen as the earthquake caused landslides and…
Afghanistan closes its embassy in New Delhi
(New Delhi) The Afghan embassy in New Delhi announced that it would end its activity in India on Sunday in a press release, more than two years after the Taliban…
Afghanistan | Opponent Massoud wants international “help” to fight the Taliban
(Paris) Afghan opponent Ahmad Massoud, son of Commander Massoud, killed in 2001 by the Taliban, asked Friday for more “help”, including military, from the international community to help his fighters…
Afghanistan | The Taliban arrest 18 members of a Swiss NGO
(Kabul) At least 18 staff members of the Swiss NGO International Assistance Mission (IAM), including an American woman, were arrested by the Taliban authorities and accused of being Christian missionaries,…
Afghanistan | The Taliban arrest 18 members of a Swiss NGO
(Kabul) At least 18 staff members of the Swiss NGO International Assistance Mission (IAM), including an American woman, were arrested by the Taliban authorities and accused of being Christian missionaries,…
Shooting | The main border post between Pakistan and Afghanistan still at a standstill
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Torkham) Hundreds of trucks and travelers are still stuck on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, almost a week after the…
The Taliban close thousands of beauty salons in Afghanistan
Thousands of beauty salons closed permanently across Afghanistan on Tuesday, with the entry into force of a decree to this effect from the Taliban authorities, which deprives women of one…
Afghanistan | Women demonstrate in Kabul against the closure of beauty salons
(Kabul) Security forces fired into the air and used water cannons to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul on Wednesday against the Taliban authorities’ decision to close beauty…
Afghanistan: women’s freedom increasingly restricted
Published on 06/07/2023 20:39 Video length: 4 mins. France 2 Article written by France 2 – D. Olliéric, N. Auer, M. Kassou, R. Laurentin France Televisions In Afghanistan, over the…
Coming to power of the Taliban | US report criticizes evacuation management in Afghanistan
(Washington) U.S. officials have been hampered during the mass evacuations from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 by a lack of clarity in decision-making, an absence of centralized crisis management,…
Afghanistan | Recognition of the Taliban will depend on the lifting of measures against women
(United Nations) As long as restrictions on women are in place in Afghanistan, it is “virtually impossible” for the Taliban government to be recognized by members of the international community,…
Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan | The concept chosen for the memorial unveiled
(Ottawa) Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were instrumental in choosing the final design for a monument that will commemorate Canada’s contributions to the conflict. Posted at 7:48 p.m. Sarah…
How women are the only hope for lasting peace in Afghanistan
When the Taliban came to power in 1996, the rights of Afghan women were immediately their first target. No distinction was made between the professional and personal sphere, where the…
Senate passes long-awaited bill to unblock aid to Afghanistan
The Senate passed without amendment a bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid to Afghanistan. Amendments to the Criminal Code allow development aid workers to seek exemptions from terrorism laws, which…
Bill to unblock aid to Afghanistan passed
(Ottawa) The Senate passed without amendment a bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid to Afghanistan. Posted at 7:50 p.m. Amendments to the Criminal Code allow development aid workers to seek…