Afghanistan
Former Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crime in Afghanistan
Middle East
March 20, 2023
Former Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crime in Afghanistan
A former soldier has become the first serving Australian serviceman or veteran charged with the war crime of murder for…
Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Middle East
March 14, 2023
Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Washington CNN — US Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail the moment that a suicide bomber…
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Middle East
March 8, 2023
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Nearly two years after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Mexico is seeing a…
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
Middle East
March 7, 2023
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
CNN — Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education…
Afghanistan watchdog ‘not super optimistic’ that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine
Middle East
March 6, 2023
Afghanistan watchdog ‘not super optimistic’ that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine
Washington CNN — The head of the US government watchdog for the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday that while there…
What it’s like to travel around Afghanistan now
Middle East
February 14, 2023
What it’s like to travel around Afghanistan now
Most of the time, headlines about Afghanistan are ringed with tragedy: food shortages, orphaned children, and even executions. Since the…
Kabul professor who tore up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education has been arrested
Middle East
February 4, 2023
Kabul professor who tore up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education has been arrested
A Kabul professor who tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban’s barring of…
Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Middle East
January 25, 2023
Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says
CNN – At least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter, a Taliban official said Tuesday, with the death…
Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers
Middle East
January 19, 2023
Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers
CNN — Some of the United Nations’ most senior female officials have been meeting Taliban leaders in Kabul to discuss the ban on…
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul
Middle East
January 16, 2023
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her security guard were shot dead her home in Kabul early Sunday morning, according…