Afghanistan

MEPs discuss women's rights in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

It comes amid warnings that the EU must not turn a blind eye to the situation in Afghanistan.

8 September 2021

Afghanistan

'Not inclusive': EU blasts new Taliban-formed government

The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening, stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s.

8 September 2021

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Women march in Kabul against Pakistan and demanding freedom

At least 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against what they said was meddling by Islamabad, who have long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.

7 September 2021

Afghanistan

Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

7 September 2021

Afghanistan

Taliban announce new hardline caretaker government in Afghanistan

Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head the new Afghan government, while Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group's co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive's number two.

7 September 2021

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Warning shots fired amid protest march in Kabul

The exclusive video captured by Euronews correspondant Anelise Borges shows protesters fleeing amid the sound of heavy gunfire.

7 September 2021

Afghanistan

Thousands queue at Kabul's banks after Taliban impose withdrawals cap

"Most of the people don't have anything to eat because their cash is in the banks, and the banks have locked their cash."

7 September 2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Two killed by gunfire at protest against Taliban regime

Two people were reported killed and eight injured following gunfire at a protest against the Taliban regime in Herat, the major city in western Afghanistan.

7 September 2021

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Taliban cover murals on the security wall around Kabul

The Taliban have started to work to change the face of Afghanistan and while the group insists they’re no longer the brutal force that ruled this place in the 90s,

6 September 2021

Europe News

Afghan crisis a 'massive defeat' for NATO but an opportunity for EU

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan makes the case for the EU's strategic autonomy, historian Timothy Garton Ash tells Euronews.

6 September 2021

Afghanistan

Another week to get Kabul airport up and running, officials say

"There has been extensive damage to various parts of the airport, including utilities," officials told Euronews.

6 September 2021

World News

Germany must engage with Taliban to continue evacuations, says Merkel

"Of course we have to talk to them because they are the ones one needs to talk to now," said Merkel.

6 September 2021

Afghanistan

Taliban claim they have control of last Afghan holdout province

Located north of Kabul, it's the last province not controlled by Taliban fighters after they completed a rapid takeover of the country last month.

6 September 2021

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Boom time for Afghan arms dealers in Taliban heartland

The Taliban takeover may have plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty and economic pain, but arms dealer Khan Mohammad is making the most of it

5 September 2021

Afghanistan

Flights take off from Kabul airport in first since US pullout

The airport has become a symbol of what the Taliban can do and whether or not they can operate infrastructure, Euronews correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges reports.

4 September 2021

Afghanistan

Afghan government formation delayed as fighting continues in Panjshir

Euronews reports from Afghanistan as fighting continues in the Panjshir Valley, the last region not under Taliban control.

4 September 2021

Afghanistan

'We are prepared to die,' say Afghan women protesting Taliban in Kabul

Women's protests in Kabul are continuing despite the Taliban's pledges to be an inclusive and moderate force.

3 September 2021

Afghanistan

'I have not left Afghanistan,' says resistance leader Amrullah Saleh

Saleh told Euronews that he remains in the Panjshir Valley fighting alongside Ahmad Massoud.

3 September 2021

Europe News

EU will talk to the Taliban but will not recognise government: Borrel

EU cooperation with the Taliban is dependent on five conditions, including preventing the export of terrorism and respect for human rights.

3 September 2021

Afghanistan

Afghan women protest in Kabul as Taliban say country is 'safe'

Protesters in Kabul told Euronews that they were "afraid" but felt they needed to fight for their rights. Meanwhile, the Taliban said the country was safe.

3 September 2021