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FIFA urges countries to rehome Afghan athletes

Anne Levasseur, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 09:25 AM

FIFA is calling on the international community to step up efforts to help permanently rehome Afghan athletes. Read more »

China’s state councilor to meet Taliban leaders in Doha

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 26 01:08 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with a delegation of the interim Afghan Taliban government during his visit to Qatar this week, in the first high-level engagement since the militant group took power in Kabul two months ago. Read more »

Climate change now worse than war for Afghan farmers

Elise Blanchard, Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 25 08:57 PM

Drought stalks the parched fields around the remote Afghan district of Bala Murghab, where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts. Read more »

‘Sweet day’ for Afghan sportswomen fleeing Taliban rule

Anne Levasseur, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 21 03:26 AM

The semi-regular flight to Doha, arranged by the Qatar government, has become a rare lifeline for Afghans with passports and visas. Read more »

Pope condemns attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain

Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 08:17 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned recent attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain, in an apparent reference to the stabbing death of parliamentarian David Amess. Read more »

Afghan girls still barred from school

James Edgar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 04:00 PM

Like most secondary school girls in the country, Amena is banned from lessons altogether after the Taliban's hardline government excluded them from returning to class one month ago. Read more »

'Nearly a hundred' footballers evacuated from Afghanistan: FIFA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 07:18 PM

Around one hundred footballers and coaches including female players have been evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha, said FIFA. Read more »

At least 16 dead in Afghanistan mosque blasts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 06:57 PM

At least 16 people were killed and 32 wounded when explosions hit a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday. Read more »

Russia expects Taliban to 'cope' with Islamic State

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 05:24 PM

Russia said Thursday it expects the Taliban to deal with the Islamic State group in Afghanistan without external support. Read more »

Salaries to remittances: Afghans embrace crypto amid financial chaos

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 11 08:45 AM

When Roya Mahboob began paying her staff and freelancers in Afghanistan in bitcoin nearly 10 years ago, little did she know that for some of these women the digital currency would be their ticket out of the country after the fall of Kabul in August. Read more »

Blast in Kabul kills several civilians, Taliban says

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 10:26 PM

Several civilians were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Sunday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter. Read more »

LGBTQ Afghans fear for lives amid Taliban return

James Edgar and Marine Pennetier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 07:00 PM

As the Taliban appeared on every corner of Kabul, Marwa and her friend -- both gay Afghans -- took the drastic decision to become husband and wife. Read more »

ICC prosecutor targets Taliban, IS-K in probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 08:35 PM

The ICC's new chief prosecutor wants to focus his investigation in Afghanistan on the Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan. Read more »

Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her

James Edgar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:29 PM

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, under Taliban rule. Read more »

Rush to Pakistan border

Bulent Kilic, AFP
Posted at Sep 26 07:00 PM

Islamabad restricted entry at the key international intersection following a rush toward the entry checkpoint of the Pakistan border as tensions between the two countries rise. Read more »

Women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 06:11 PM

In Kabul, some young women refuse to be forced into exile by a return to Taliban rule. Read more »

Taliban says girls to return to school 'soon as possible'

David Fox, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 07:55 PM

One month after seizing power, the Taliban have incrementally stripped away at Afghans' freedoms. Read more »

Most Filipinos successfully left Afghanistan, DFA says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 10:35 PM

The DFA said it will continue to closely monitor the situation in Afghanistan. Read more »

Afghan women outraged by new Taliban restrictions

Emmanuel Duparcq, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 06:36 PM

The Taliban's effective ban on women working sank in on Monday, sparking rage over the dramatic loss of rights. Read more »

Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 11:34 PM

About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants. Read more »