Zia ur Rehman VOA News August 11, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The severe isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban captured the country’s capital a year ago has provided China an opportunity to become a major player in the country. Beijing has joined the international community in urging Kabul’s new rulers to implement reforms, such as forming an
Asgar Asgarov VOA News August 11, 2022 WASHINGTON — A year after their forces swept through Afghanistan and surged to power, the Taliban still struggle to gain international recognition, even though several countries have engaged with the group in one way or another, especially to respond to an unfolding humanitarian crisis there. Most recently, Afghanistan made
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 11, 2022 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A suicide bombing Thursday at a religious seminary in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killed a prominent Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against Islamic State militants. A spokesman for the ruling Taliban confirmed the assassination of Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani in what he said was a “brutal
8am: Sources report the killing of two drug addicts by the Taliban in Joy Shir area of Kabul city. On Wednesday, sources said that Taliban fighters first beat up two addicts and then one of the Taliban fighters hit one of the addicts with a knife and when the addict ran away, the Taliban fighter
Ariana: Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the former president of Afghanistan, said in the first television interview since he fled the country on August 15 last year that according to the country’s constitution, he is still technically the country’s president. In an interview with the newly established ABN channel, Ghani said: “I am the president according to
8am: Local sources in Takhar province have reported that a Taliban commander has raped a woman in this province. This Taliban commander’s name is Gulzar Gajar, he had entered the victim’s house under the pretext of the house-to-house search operation. Due to the fear of the Taliban, the localities and villagers have remained silent and
NPR: Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie: I will tell you, I don’t believe Afghanistan is ungovernable. I believe Afghanistan is ungovernable with the Western model that will be imposed on it. And so I think that’s sort of what draws out to me. We lost track of why we were there, and
DW: Poverty has run rampant in a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. So much so that an ever-increasing number of Afghan parents are being forced into trafficking their own children. Be it to childless couples, as brides or even as fighters for radical Islamic groups. Most of the affected children come from internally displaced families: forced to flee
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 10, 2022 A humanitarian group says that one year into the return to power of the Taliban, Afghan girls have been confronted with a grave economic crisis, a crippling drought, and new restrictions that have shattered their lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry. As a result, a quarter