War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Dozens of women in Kabul and the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan have protested against the formation of an all-male interim Taliban government to rule Afghanistan. Demonstrators said they would not accept a government with no women ministers. Some women were reportedly beaten before the protests were dispersed. Local news organisation […]
The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, declaring the country an “Islamic Emirate”. The new cabinet includes several senior Taliban figures, some of whom are notorious for attacks on US and Nato forces over the last two decades. It will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, one of the movement’s founders, who […]
The leader of the Afghan resistance group waging an intense battle against the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley has said he is open to enter peace talks. Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive. Earlier, reports suggested […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in Kabul demanding rights following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. The group say the Taliban targeted them with tear gas and pepper spray as they tried to walk from a bridge to the presidential palace. But the Taliban maintain […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The fate of Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley – the final holdout against Taliban control – hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues. Taliban sources told Reuters news agency that they had seized the area, but the resistance fighters they are battling denied this. One of the resistance leaders, Amrullah Saleh, […]
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC South Asia Correspondent An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK, but was unable to make his flight because of crowds at Kabul airport, has pleaded with the British government to help him before it’s too late. The UK ended its evacuations at the weekend, but many families who […]
A US drone strike near Kabul airport ended up killing 10 members of one family, including six children, surviving relatives have told the BBC. The 10 were killed when a car parked at their home was struck by an explosion on Sunday. The US military said it was targeting a vehicle carrying at least one […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) A US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul has prevented another deadly suicide attack at the airport, US military officials say. The strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least one person associated with the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group, US Central Command said. The US had warned […]
US drone strikes The US military says it believes it has killed a planner for a branch of the Islamic State (IS) group in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan. The suspected member of the IS-K group was targeted in Nangahar Province. IS-K said it had carried out an attack outside Kabul airport on […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) President Joe Biden says the US airlift from Kabul will continue despite a jihadist attack that killed over 90 people including 13 US service members. “We must complete this mission and we will,” he said. He also vowed to hunt down the perpetrators. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from […]
