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Johnson approved evacuation of animals from Afghanistan, emails suggest
The prime minister faced more questions today on his conduct – not on parties this time, but on his possible involvement in the evacuation of animals from Kabul.
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Taliban crackdown on women’s rights is ‘heartbreaking’, says former Afghan MP
We spoke to Fawzia Koofi, a leading Afghan women’s rights activist and politician.
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British citizen stranded in Pakistan after fleeing Afghanistan with family
A British citizen is calling on the government to help him bring his family back from Afghanistan after they were left stranded in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover.
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IS-K: Who are the group rising up against the Taliban?
20 years ago today the UK, US and coalition forces began a military offensive to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today the Taliban is back in charge – facing an insurgency very similar to the one they once posed. Islamic State Khorasan Province – otherwise known as IS-K – is the regional affiliate of the…
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This is the new Afghanistan
It’s been just over a month since the Taliban took Kabul. Some fled Afghanistan, not wanting to see what their new lives might look like. Others stayed out of choice or because there was no other option.
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Afghanistan: Women’s fears under Taliban rule
Talibs have now raised their flag over the presidential palace, heralding the dawn of a new era. And what that new reality means for Afghan women is now becoming clear.
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After 9/11: Life in Afghanistan after the attacks
After 9/11 the Americans invaded Afghanistan and easily overthrew the Taliban, who had harboured Al Qaeda, that carried out the attacks. But after that nothing was easy.
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Thirteen Britons fly out of Afghanistan, as Taliban stamp down on dissent
Thirteen Britons have managed to fly out of Afghanistan onboard the first international flight to leave Kabul since western forces pulled out.
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20 years on: Jon Snow remembers 9/11
In today’s episode, Jon Snow takes us back to that fateful, generation-defining day, and recounts his visit to Ground Zero in November 2001.
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Afghanistan: The blind couple who escaped the Taliban
The future for all Afghans is uncertain, but for the disabled population it is even more precarious.
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Afghanistan: Taliban announce new interim government – who is in it?
The Taliban have named an interim government with a prime minister who is on a UN terror watchlist and an interior minister with a $10 million bounty on his head.
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Afghanistan: Taliban claims control of whole country
The Taliban came into Kabul three weeks ago, but there is still no government. The economy has juddered to a halt, nobody is getting salaries and many things have closed. People are just desperate for money and work. There is drought, hunger, Covid and poverty, as well as all the issues with women’s rights and…
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Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Massoud says he’s ready for talks with Taliban
The Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Massoud says he is ready to talk with the Taliban and negotiate a settlement to end fighting in the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul.
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Afghanistan: What will a new Taliban government look like?
“The Taliban must understand that if they want engagement with the West, the first priority for us is safe passage for those who want to leave.” The words of the prime minister today.
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Taliban must recognise women’s rights before return to Afghanistan, says former Ghani advisor
We spoke to Farkhunda Naderi, the former Afghan MP and advisor to President Ashraf Ghani, who is currently in Uzbekistan.