More than 200 former Afghan soldiers and officials have been killed extrajudicially since August 2021 despite a general amnesty announced by the Taliban immediately after its takeover. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – in its first report since the Taliban takeover two years ago – documented 800 cases of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and enforced disappearances. UNAMA recorded almost half of all extrajudicial killings of former government officials and Afghan security forces during the first four months of Taliban rule. But violations continued in 2022, with 70 extrajudicial killings recorded. The Afghan foreign ministry denies allowing any extrajudicial killings. Al Jazeera’s […]
It has been one month since the Taliban captured Kabul and seized control of Afghanistan. But with foreign funds drying up, Afghanistan and its new government are facing a cash crisis. With the cash shortage has come an increase in the prices of everyday items, and employment is in short supply, leaving many Afghans struggling to make ends meet. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from the Afghan capital, Kabul. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AfghanistanCrisis #Taliban #Kabul
The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, says the group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. Pictures on social media on Monday showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor’s compound. There was no immediate word from Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the opposition group resisting Taliban forces. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford joins us live from the Afghan capital Kabul for the latest updates. – 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/ #TalibanTakeover #Afghanistan #PanjshirValley
The battle for control of Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley is showing no sign of easing, with Taliban and resistance fighters both claiming to have the upper hand. The region, walled off by mountains north of Kabul, is the last holdout against Taliban rule. There are reports of more fierce fighting between the National Resistance Front (NRF) – made up of militias and former Afghan security force members – and Taliban forces. Both sides claim they have inflicted heavy losses on each other. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford joins us live from the Afghan capital Kabul for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – […]
The Taliban says it has failed to find a peaceful resolution with the resistance movement in the Panjshir Valley due to the “irrational demands” it put forward. the Taliban said the resistance asked to retain its weapons, while its leader Ahmad Massoud demanded 30 percent representation in the new government. Al Jazeera Rob McBride joins us live from the Afghan capital, Kabul for the latest updates. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TalibanTakeover #Afghanistan #PanjshirValley
With foreign troops now out of Afghanistan, the Taliban is busy securing the international airport in Kabul. The group is talking to Qatar and Turkey about helping to oversee the facility. But the Taliban says it is dismayed that US troops disabled the planes and helicopters they left behind. It says it wants to start a new chapter of better ties with the US and the international community. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports from Kabul, Afghanistan. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TalibanTakeover #Afghanistan #KabulAirport
Taliban fighters fired their guns into the air in celebration in Kabul as the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. The end to the longest war in US history came nearly 20 years after it invaded the country following the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, DC. While the Taliban is celebrating what it calls ‘full independence’, there are questions about what Afghanistan will look like under its planned caretaker government. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from the Afghan capital, Kabul. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TalibanTakeover #Afghanistan #AfghanistanWithdrawal
Taliban forces have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the United States and its allies wound down a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan. Western leaders acknowledged that their withdrawal would mean leaving behind some of their citizens and many locals who helped them over the years, and they promised to try to continue working with the Taliban to allow local allies to leave after President Joe Biden’s Tuesday’s deadline to withdraw from the country. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis has this exclusive report on the situation at the Kabul airport. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on […]
The Taliban says it will not extend the August 31 deadline for foreign forces to evacuate American citizens and Afghans the US has worked with from Kabul airport. But Western countries warn the mission cannot be accomplished by the date given. Speaking at a news conference in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the US to stop taking skilled Afghans out of the country. The UN’s human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says she believes the Taliban is committing serious violations, including summary executions of civilians and restrictions on women. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the Afghan capital, Kabul. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – […]
The crowds outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport continue to grow with each passing day of Taliban rule. Thousands of Afghans and foreigners are still waiting to flee Afghanistan, with more chaotic scenes at the airport. Getting there is perilous; the Taliban patrols the roads around the airport, the last remaining members of a CIA-backed Afghan intelligence force controls the last stretches leading to the north gate of the airport, and finally, foreign troops guard the mammoth gate. For now, most people attempting to flee the country are being kept outside the airport perimeter in dire conditions, with little information on what awaits them. The US says it is flying […]
