Devastating flash floods in Afghanistan have claimed the lives of 33 people, and damaged homes, infrastructure, and farmlands. Adam Kan, a farmer in Herat, laments the loss of his fields. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Afghanistan’s economy has suffered since the Taliban took over in 2021 with some sectors collapsing altogether. But the country’s businesses are still finding ways to stay afloat, despite significant banking restrictions. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid has been meeting business owners in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Afghanistan #AfghanEconomy #AfghanBusiness #AfghanGovernment #AlJazeeraEnglish
At least eight women and children have been killed in air strikes in two Afghan provinces along the border with Pakistan. Taliban officials blame Pakistan’s air forces for carrying out the attacks. They’re calling it a violation of Afghan sovereignty. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig is in the studio to discuss more about this. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Pakistan #Afghanistan #PakistanAfghanistanTensions #Taliban #TalibanGovernment #PakistanMilitary #AfghanistanMilitary #TehreekeTalibanPakistan #TTP #Paktika #Khost #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters 00:52 – Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan? 01:15 – The difference between documented and undocumented refugees. 01:38 – What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy? 02:37 – Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security? 02:59 – Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) 04:44 – Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in […]
Taliban leaders have met officials from the United States in Qatar for the first time since their return to power in Afghanistan two years ago. A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the two sides discussed confidence-building measures during the two-day talks, including the lifting of sanctions and travel bans as well as the return of Afghan central bank assets held abroad. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Taliban #UnitedStates #us #Afghanistan #Qatar
Highly decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith had sued for defamation after newspapers reported he had murdered civilians in Afghanistan. Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have held a demonstration in Australia. The event follows a diplomatic push by Canberra for his release. Al Jazeera’s David Landy reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Australia #Afghanistan #JulianAssange
The Taliban may control Afghanistan but the de facto government has yet to be formally recognised by the United Nations. An Afghan diplomat who worked under the prior government has remained at the UN. He is hanging on to his job and the hope of negotiating a more inclusive government. The Taliban has named its own representative to the UN, but thus far, the credentialing committee has refused to consider the appointment. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the UN Headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish […]
A wave of freezing temperatures is sweeping across much of Afghanistan. In roughly two weeks, more than 150 people have died. Most were those living in remote rural villages cut off by heavy snowfalls. It has thought to be the coldest winter Afghanistan has experienced in a decade – with temperatures as low as minus 34 degrees Celsius. Aid efforts could be hampered by a ruling by the Taliban banning women from working in NGOs, which has halted operations in recent weeks. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodayan reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram […]
Afghan engineers have designed the country’s first sports car, the “Helmet”, using scraps left behind by US and NATO forces after their withdrawal from the country. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Afghanistan is facing a shortage of basic goods as the UN warns of looming famine. And as bitter cold sets in, Afghans are also scrambling to buy fuel which they can barely afford. The UN humanitarian head has asked donors to reinstate funding frozen since the Taliban took control in the spring of 2021. Al Jazeera’s @FerdiaCarr reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Afghanistan #Fuelcrisis
