Listening to Joe Biden’s words as the US left Afghanistan was to hear echoes of George W Bush from 2001. Is this a crisis destined to repeat itself?Many who heard President Biden’s pledge to exact revenge for the killing of 13 US Marines in an Islamic …
‘I feel helpless, useless and hopeless’: diary of an Afghan evacuee
Student, English teacher and journalist Mursal Rasa Jamili, 23, was evacuated to the UK from Kabul with her two sistersMursal Rasa Jamili, a 23-year-old final-year university student, English teacher and journalist in Kabul, was evacuated to the UK wit…
Boat accident in Bangladesh leaves at least 20 people dead
Passenger boat carrying more than 100 people reportedly sank after being hit by two cargo vesselsMore than 20 people have died and about 50 remain missing in Bangladesh after a passenger boat carrying more than 100 people sank in a large pond.The accid…
Afghans reach Europe and buying burqas in Kabul: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Afghanistan to Greece Continue reading…
Stand up for the women and girls of Afghanistan | Letters
Margaret Owen on those most vulnerable to Taliban violence who are now living in terror, Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly on keeping education alive. Plus letters from Barbara English and Sarah MulhollandIt is tragic that many Afghans who worked for Nato armies an…
Biden warns masterminds of deadly Kabul bombings: ‘We will make you pay’
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidencySays US troops who died were ‘heroes’ of ‘selfless mission’Joe Biden has warned the masterminds of a double suicide-bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 US troops and 60 Afghan civilians: “We will h…
At least 60 Afghans and 13 US soldiers dead after Kabul airport blasts
Two suicide bombers and at least one attack by a gunman lead to deadliest day for US forces in a decadeAfghanistan – live updatesMultiple bomb blasts and at least one attack by a gunman in Kabul on Thursday killed dozens of civilians and at least 13 US…
‘It was like doomsday’: wait at Kabul airport descends into terror
Witnesses describe scenes as suicide bombers target civilians and US soldiers during evacuation effortAfghanistan – live newsAnother long, hot afternoon in Kabul was drawing to a close. Thousands of foreigners and Afghans – many in family groups with y…
Attempt to evacuate Afghans who guarded British embassy fails
Last-ditch effort halted by explosions at airport, leaving former employees and families fearing for their futureAfghanistan – live updatesA last-ditch attempt to evacuate all the British embassy guards on one of the final flights out of Afghanistan ha…
Another Afghan tragedy: turned away at Kabul airport gate for the sake of £65 | Letter
An anonymous reader trying to help charity workers get out of Afghanistan despairs at how one was turned away for the lack of a passport while ministers were being distracted by efforts to rescue animalsMy son-in-law has a charity that helps with the e…