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BBC: Taliban bans foreign currencies in Afghanistan

The Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, a move that could further disrupt an economy on the brink of collapse. Read more …
BBC

Reuters: Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing

NEW YORK – It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on Aug. 19 in a chaotic crowd …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: Islamic State attack on Kabul hospital kills at least 23

KABUL — Islamic State militants stormed Afghanistan’s main military hospital, now housing injured Taliban fighters and veterans of the former Afghan …
Wall Street Journal

CNN: At least 20 killed in Kabul hospital blasts

At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded in blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital on Nov. 2, according to officials. Read more here.
CNN

France 24: The Taliban has a kill list for the Afghan LGBT community

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan at the end of August the persecution of the country’s LGBT+ community has ramped up, forcing many to …
France 24

RFE/RL: Taliban imposing ‘charity’ taxes on farmers who need aid

War, drought, and COVID-19 have devastated farmers across Afghanistan. Read more here.  
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

France 24: Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance in Afghanistan

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in …
France 24

Reuters: Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad

FRANKFURT – Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken …
Reuters

Voice of America: Abuses by Sahel Security Forces against citizens are down

Last year, civilian fatalities at the hands of security forces were almost as high as those caused by terror groups; they have now plummeted, research …
Voice of America

The Hill: Russia tells Afghanistan’s neighbors to refuse US, NATO forces

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Afghanistan’s neighbors to refuse to host U.S. or NATO military forces withdrawing from Afghanistan, …
The Hill

UkrInform: About 130 Ukrainians want to return from Afghanistan

About 130 Ukrainians have expressed their desire to be evacuated from Afghanistan, and more than 30 citizens and their families have left the country …
UkrInform

About 130 Ukrainians want to return from Afghanistan

About 130 Ukrainian citizens want to return home from Afghanistan at the present time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. “Now about …
Interfax-Ukraine

Al Jazeera: Climate now a worse crisis than war for Afghanistan’s farmers

Drought stalks the parched fields around Afghanistan’s remote district of Bala Murghab, where the climate crisis is proving a deadlier foe than the …
Al Jazeera

Agence France-Presse: Russia urges West to engage with Taliban

Russia on Oct. 25 urged Western countries to engage with the Taliban and for the European Union to re-open its embassy in Afghanistan, warning that …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Afghanistan hope World Cup success can bring joy back home

Afghanistan’s Twenty20 World Cup preparation has been far from ideal in the aftermath of the country’s Taliban takeover in August but captain Mohammad …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Afghan pilots in Tajikistan say Taliban is threatening their relatives

DUSHANBE – Afghan military pilots who fled to Tajikistan when the Taliban seized power in Kabul say the militant group is pressuring them to return to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Human Rights Watch: Taliban forcibly evict minority Shia

NEW YORK  – Taliban officials in several provinces across Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents partly to distribute land to their own …
Human Rights Watch

RFE/RL: Afghan immigrant in Hungary sees his future in football

Jan Mersa Mohammad was a small child when his family fled the conflict in Afghanistan, making part of the journey to Europe on foot and by boat. Now …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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