Chris Riddell on the resurgence of the Taliban• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Afghan president in urgent talks as Taliban push closer to Kabul
Ashraf Ghani says focus is on preventing ‘further instability, violence and displacement’Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, captur…
Belarus repression and the Taliban advance: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A round-up of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Thailand to Mexico Continue reading…
US troops start to arrive for Afghanistan evacuation as Taliban close in on Kabul
Thousands of western nationals and vulnerable Afghans to be airlifted out of country as insurgent forces draw ever closer to capitalUS troops have begun arriving in Afghanistan to help evacuate thousands of people, including embassy staff, and Afghans …
Kandahar’s fall to the Taliban is a moment of huge significance
Afghanistan’s second city was the capital of the jihadist group until 2001 and has vital strategic and symbolic importanceIn the sprawling compound of Mullah Omar, the Taliban’s first emir, outside the southern city of Kandahar, curious onlookers were …
Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live
UN calls on Taliban to ‘immediately halt offensive’, citing humanitarian concernsPentagon says leaders concerned by Taliban’s speedCDC officially recommends Covid booster shots for immunocompromised peopleJuly was hottest month Earth has ever recorded,…
The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: not an American debacle but Afghans’ tragedy
People are losing their homes, their freedom and their hope. That should be more of a priority than US credibility“There’s going to be no circumstance where you’ll see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan…
Taliban claim to have captured Kandahar as grip on Afghanistan grows
Claim follows earlier fall of Herat with militants overrunning government positionsThe Taliban have claimed the capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city and the place where the hardline Islamist group first emerged in the 1990s, as its fi…
‘A source of hope’: Afghanistan’s female journalists challenging sexism and the Taliban
Zahra Joya started Rukhshana Media so Afghan women could tell their stories in their own words. Now she is battling to keep it going as long as she canDespite years of development, investment and progress in the Afghan media industry, 28-year-old Zahra…
Taliban told that Afghan government installed by force will go unrecognised
Military takeover of Kabul will cast insurgents as ‘global pariahs’ warns US ambassador as more towns fallA US peace envoy to Afghanistan has warned the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan will not be recognised…