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‘I am not afraid to fight’: the female Afghan colonel who survived the Taliban’s assassins

It was just after 7am when the car carrying Colonel Saba Sahar, one of Afghanistan’s most senior female police officers, came under fire from armed insurgents. In the back seat, Sahar’s four-year-old daughter began screaming as bullets shattered the windscreen […]

Covid-19 Pandemic Drives New Cases of Polio in Afghanistan

WHEN SAIDGUL WAS around 6 months old this past March, his parents decided to take him to Herat, a city about 80 miles from their hometown in Shindand District in Herat Province in western Afghanistan. The road between the two towns […]

In Afghanistan, Bringing New Life Into the World Is Deadly

KABUL—For a woman in the last few weeks of her pregnancy, 24-year-old Sohaila walks surprisingly quickly as she invites us into the first-floor guest room of her traditional Afghan house in the outskirts of Kabul in October. The large yet […]

Afghan Doctors Cultivate a Grim Specialty: War Wounds in Babies – Undark

Kabul’s pediatric surgeons face a perverse challenge in determining the best way to treat newborns for war wounds.

From Kerala to Kabul prison: widow of Indian ISIS fighter tells her tale – The National

Sitting in a dimly lit cell, Mariyam described her journey from growing up as a Catholic in the south Indian state of Kerala to languishing in an Afghan prison as a member of the ISIS affiliate known as Islamic State […]

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‘I am not afraid to fight’: the female Afghan colonel who survived the Taliban’s assassins

24/12/202010/02/2021

It was just after 7am when the car carrying Colonel Saba Sahar, one of Afghanistan’s most senior female police officers, came under fire from armed insurgents. In the back seat, Sahar’s four-year-old daughter began screaming as bullets shattered the windscreen […]

#Afghanistan#Conflict#Kabul#Peace Process#Taliban

‘The educated are being killed’: Kabul killing highlights Taliban’s campaign of terror

15/12/202010/02/2021

The deputy governor of Kabul was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his armoured vehicle detonated in the centre of the Afghan capital on Tuesday. Mahboobullah Mohebi and his assistant died in the blast, which happened in the PD9 area […]

#Afghanistan#Conflict#Peace Process#Taliban

Taliban expecting release of 7,000 prisoners additional to US deal

09/12/202010/02/2021

The Taliban is expecting the release of an additional 7,000 prisoners in Afghan custody, per an agreement with the US administration, US charge d’affaires Ross Wilson said on Sunday. The statement came a day after a meeting between US special […]

#Afghanistan#Coronavirus#Women

In conservative Afghanistan, women turn to family planning amid Covid-19 fears

09/12/202010/02/2021

As a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic threatens medical infrastructure across Afghanistan, many couples in the conservative country, where family planning is largely considered a taboo, have begun opting for contraceptive services out of fear of a risk to […]

#Afghanistan#Children#Conflict#Coronavirus#Kabul#Latest#Taliban#Women

Covid-19 Pandemic Drives New Cases of Polio in Afghanistan

30/11/202010/02/2021

WHEN SAIDGUL WAS around 6 months old this past March, his parents decided to take him to Herat, a city about 80 miles from their hometown in Shindand District in Herat Province in western Afghanistan. The road between the two towns […]

#Afghanistan#Conflict#Peace Process#Taliban

US withdrawal leaves Afghan soldiers feeling abandoned

28/11/202010/02/2021

Ahmad Seyar was 19 when he decided to join the Afghan Army. Born in a time war and turmoil, he had grown up idolising the soldiers – Afghan and international – who helped to protect his village in northern Afghanistan. He […]

#Afghanistan#Conflict#Economy#Peace Process#Taliban

Afghan government under US pressure to consider Taliban demands, officials say

24/11/202010/02/2021

As donor nations and allies gathered in Geneva to decide the future of aid to Afghanistan, the Afghan government finds itself under immense pressure to compromise in ongoing negotiations with the Taliban to ensure continued US support. On Monday, Afghan […]

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First bombing in Afghanistan’s Bamyan since 2001 kills 23

24/11/202010/02/2021

A double explosion in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan claimed 23 lives and injured 58 others, a spokesperson at the Afghan Ministry of Interiors confirmed. “About 4.40pm today, two large quantities of explosives were detonated in front of the […]

#Afghanistan#Children#Conflict#Features#Latest#Women

In Afghanistan, Bringing New Life Into the World Is Deadly

20/11/202010/02/2021

KABUL—For a woman in the last few weeks of her pregnancy, 24-year-old Sohaila walks surprisingly quickly as she invites us into the first-floor guest room of her traditional Afghan house in the outskirts of Kabul in October. The large yet […]

#Afghanistan#Conflict#Peace Process#Taliban

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan risks international terrorism resurgence: Nato Chief

17/11/202010/02/2021

Nato troops will not be leaving Afghanistan in the near future as the risk of terrorism is still extremely high, the organisation’s Secretary General said on Tuesday, as the US is expected to cut its troop number in half by […]

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