Afghanistan

Over 100 Afghan women have gathered in Tirana for a summit on women’s rights – just two weeks after new Taliban laws banned women in Afghanistan from speaking in public.

Musicians in the Afghan Youth Orchestra have said it is a “fantastic experience” to play in the UK after initially being denied visas to enter the country. The Home Office had refused the orchestra entry but after a public backlash reversed the decision. The musicians fled Afghanistan after the return of the Taliban, and currently…

The Home Office has been sharing more details of its plan to house thousands of people seeking asylum at a former air force base in Lincolnshire. Not everyone living near RAF Scampton was allowed to attend the meetings however, prompting anger among some locals.

We spoke to Nargis Nehan, a former minister with the Afghan government and women’s rights activist, about the Taliban’s decision to ban women from university.

Classes for female students have been stopped, while security forces have prevented women in the Afghan capital Kabul from entering university campuses after the country’s Taliban rulers imposed a new ban on women and girls from accessing higher education.

A total of 21,000 people have been brought to the UK from Afghanistan, according to the Home Office. 

The Taliban has been parading through the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul to mark one year in power.

In Afghanistan, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse. 

The Taliban’s reclusive leader has declared that the group would never bow to America, even if the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Afghanistan. 

The Taliban deputy leader has appealed for international aid as Afghanistan struggles to cope with the thousands left injured and homeless by Wednesday’s earthquake.

We were joined by Bob Seely, Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight and a former soldier who served in Afghanistan.

We spoke to Zehra Zaidi, who’s a lawyer and co-founder of Action for Afghanistan – an organisation that works to secure safe passage and resettlement for refugees. 

After being barred from getting an education since the Taliban took over last August, girls in Afghanistan were looking forward to returning to their classrooms today.

The UK’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme opened yesterday with more than 100,000 people offering to house Ukrainian refugees.

The Taliban says it is releasing two foreign journalists it’s been holding since Monday.