Stories from Afghanistan and India
In a matter of hours, Sara’s perfect teenage life turned upside down on August 15 as the Taliban marched into her city and took control of Afghanistan. “I knew things were bad, but I didn’t imagine that my Kabul would fall […]
Tuesday’s announcement of the Taliban’s Cabinet to rule Afghanistan belied the militant group’s claims that it would include women and ethnic minorities. The Cabinet does not include any women or people from the Hazara minority, and largely consists of Taliban leaders with many members […]
The Taliban on Tuesday named its first government since taking over Afghanistan three weeks ago, led by old faces prominent in the 20-year fight against the US. Members of the previous administration, women and Afghanistan’s complex ethnic groups are absent from the list, despite […]
Taliban fighters in Kabul fired warning shots and beat protesters demonstrating against the militant group on Tuesday, as unrest broke out in cities across the country. Eyewitnesses in Kabul told The National that several women were injured after taking part in the […]
Fahim Dashti, spokesman of the anti-Taliban resistance in Afghanistan, was killed in Panjshir province on Sunday, sources from the National Resistance Front told The National. While details of his death were unclear, one source revealed that Gen Abdul Wadood was also […]
For five days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban insurgency, Mariam (not her real name) didn’t leave her house. As a professional athlete, this was very unusual. However, 23-year-old Mariam is also one of the city’s up and […]
Protests marking Afghanistan’s independence day were the scenes of bloodshed on Thursday as Taliban fighters shot at demonstrators in Kabul. Eyewitnesses to the shootings in the Wazir Akbar Khan area, a diplomatic district in the Afghan capital, and Zanbaq Square said over […]
It has taken only three days to completely transform the lives of women in Kabul. The mere act of stepping out of their homes has become an almost insurmountable challenge, they told The National. Since the Taliban captured the Afghan capital on Sunday, […]
Members of the Taliban opened fire on a group of protesters on Wednesday in the provinces of Khost and Nangarhar, witnesses said. Crowds of people in the provinces attempted to hoist the Afghan flag. The Taliban have replaced the official flag of Afghanistan with the white […]
Thousands of Afghans continued to flock to Kabul’s airport on Monday, as foreign diplomats and security forces left a city overrun by the Taliban. Videos and images shown to The National by witnesses displayed scenes of chaos and suffering at a once well-run international airport. […]