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Afghanistan

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Taliban
Children are dying of malnutrition in Afghanistan, officials warn
2 Oct 2021
12.3k
11
Afghanistan
Government agrees to provide up to 500 extra places for Afghan family members
Updated 28 Sep 2021
10.9k
42
Afghanistan
Taliban hang bodies of four alleged kidnappers in Herat city as 'lesson to abductors'
25 Sep 2021
41.0k
23
the good information project
Ireland has now offered humanitarian access visas to 400 Afghans
25 Sep 2021
21.3k
36
Taliban
Taliban official speaks of strict punishment and says executions will return
23 Sep 2021
60.7k
63
TGIP
Most Irish people want the State to take in more than 230 Afghan refugees
23 Sep 2021
16.9k
31
Simon Coveney
Further 11 Irish citizens moved out of Afghanistan with their families
20 Sep 2021
9.5k
3
Migration
Explainer: How does family reunification work in Ireland? And what are the problems with it?
19 Sep 2021
13.4k
1
Kabul
‘Sorry is not enough’, says survivor of US drone strike killings
18 Sep 2021
16.1k
22
Nangarhar Province
Three blasts kill at least two in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
18 Sep 2021
11.1k
5
molavi muttaqi
Taliban government ‘will not allow militants to use its territory for attacks’
14 Sep 2021
18.1k
14
GoodInformation
Open Thread: Tell us about your experience of migration
Updated 14 Sep 2021
15.6k
28
Afghanistan
‘Credible evidence’ of Taliban reprisal killings, says UN human rights chief
13 Sep 2021
12.7k
24
international concerns
As the Taliban cement their position, they've been making clear their views on the role of women
12 Sep 2021
43.6k
24
Afghanistan
First foreigners on commercial flight fly out of Kabul since US pulled out
Updated 9 Sep 2021
27.4k
13
Afghanistan
New Taliban government faces opposition with scattered protests in Afghan cities
8 Sep 2021
8.5k
1
Taliban
'All you could hear was gunshots': Soldier on scenes at Kabul airport as civilians tried to flee
8 Sep 2021
12.1k
2
Kabul
Taliban supreme leader says new govt will 'work towards upholding Islamic rules and sharia law'
Updated 7 Sep 2021
33.2k
25
Kabul
Hundreds of people waiting to fly out of Afghanistan as NGO says Taliban is blocking flights
6 Sep 2021
26.0k
7
Afghanistan
Taliban say last resistance holdout in Panjshir Valley 'completely captured'
6 Sep 2021
14.8k
3
Afghanistan
Talks with Taliban must continue to evacuate more people, Merkel says
5 Sep 2021
7.8k
8
What Next?
Tom Clonan: The Taliban's power grab was spectacular but they can't govern at gunpoint
Tom Clonan
5 Sep 2021
20.5k
15
panjshir valley
'Avoid firing in the air, thank God instead': Taliban prepare for government as fighting rages
Updated 4 Sep 2021
34.2k
35
engagement
EU sets conditions for Taliban ties and civilian presence in Kabul
3 Sep 2021
9.8k
16
Taliban
Afghan women stage protest outside presidential palace in Kabul
3 Sep 2021
17.2k
16
Taliban
Race to reopen Kabul airport with many still desperate to flee Afghanistan
2 Sep 2021
12.2k
7
enemy's enemy
US may need to liaise with Taliban on strikes against Islamic State, says military chief
1 Sep 2021
14.1k
22
UN
Ireland to keep focus on Afghanistan during presidency stint of the UN Security Council
Updated 1 Sep 2021
39.1k
43
Kabul
Work ongoing to get 60 Irish citizens out of Afghanistan, says Coveney
1 Sep 2021
7.7k
19
Afghanistan
British government thought Kabul was 'unlikely' to fall to Taliban in 2021
1 Sep 2021
8.6k
25
evacuation effort
Taliban and UK officials open talks over allowing people to leave Afghanistan
1 Sep 2021
8.1k
2
Afghanistan
Biden calls US evacuation from Afghanistan 'extraordinary success'
Updated 31 Aug 2021
23.8k
89
US Troops
Taliban celebrates 'victory' over US as Biden prepares to give address on Afghanistan departure
Updated 31 Aug 2021
46.2k
63
Analysis
What's next for Afghanistan after the US withdrawal and the Taliban's takeover?
31 Aug 2021
14.5k
19
Afghanistan
US completes withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan after 20 years
Updated 30 Aug 2021
41.4k
45
Brexit
Breaking the Northern Ireland protocol would be 'completely unacceptable', says US congressman
30 Aug 2021
28.3k
41
Air Strike
US warns terror threat to Kabul airport 'real' in evacuation's final hours
Updated 30 Aug 2021
28.0k
22
Afghanistan
Taliban assures Ireland, US, and UK that people can leave Afghanistan after tomorrow's deadline
30 Aug 2021
25.6k
22
Pen farthing
Ex-marine evacuates animals from Kabul but shelter staff left behind
29 Aug 2021
62.5k
72
Afghanistan
US carry out air strike on explosive-laden car in Kabul after terror warning
Updated 29 Aug 2021
37.9k
42
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