Tag Archives: Afghanistan

The Republicans have the House, which means all those investigations promised during the midterms are kicking off in full swing. The hearings I’ve been the most interested in as a veteran of the last Forever War are the ones related to the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Like many veterans in …

The life of women has become extremely restricted in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in August 2021. by Anonymous Friday, March 24, 2023 Inter Press Service Mar 24 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld …

CNN  —  At least 11 people have been killed after a strong earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in several major Pakistani cities and as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi. The 6.5-magnitude quake sent residents fleeing from their homes in towns across northern Afghanistan …

‘The road to Kabul airport was a one-way street, – We couldn’t go back. Not to pick up clothes, computer or notebooks, says Afghan journalist Seyar Sirat. Credit: Gie Goris/IPS by Gie Goris (brussels) Friday, March 17, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Mar 17 (IPS) – Every year, Afghan journalists celebrate …

The Banff Mountain film festival opens the door to the inspiring stories of people who simultaneously confront their physical and mental limits and the elements. And with this year’s festival featuring films on a lawyer running ultra marathons to help women in Afghanistan, a mountain-biking family living with disability, and …

 The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan has ordered private universities not to allow female students to sit for university entrance exams next month, placing more strongholds on its anti-women education stand.   According to a Saturday, January 28 report by Reuters, a letter from the ministry was addressed …

The Iranian regime has used Prince Harry’s confession that he killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan against the British government amid the escalating row over the execution of Alireza Akbari.   In a string of tweets criticizing Britain’s outrage over the killing of the British-Iranian dual national who was accused of spying, Iran claimed …

Opinion by Chloe Bryer – Azza Karam – Ruth Messinger – Negina Yari (new york) Thursday, January 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jan 12 (IPS) – Can you imagine what it would be like if women were simply not allowed to step outside of their homes, let alone to …

The Taliban on Friday, Jan. 6, called for Prince Harry to face trial for war crimes after he bragged about killing 25 troops in Afghanistan.   The fundamentalist group’s interior minister, Anas Haqqani, said on Twitter that sections of Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” were akin to him confessing to “war crimes.”   “Mr. …

CNN  —  Three foreign aid groups said Sunday that they were moving to temporarily suspend their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred female employees of non-governmental organizations from coming to work. “We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” aid …