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Taliban kidnap nine Westerners including ex-BBC journalist Andrew North, says former Afghan vice-president

Taliban kidnap nine Westerners including ex-BBC journalist Andrew North, says former Afghan vice-president

11 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Former BBC colleagues of British journalist Andrew North have expressed their concerns after claims that he had been kidnapped by the Taliban. (Andrew North/Twitter) the … Read more

Categories Movies Tags Afghan, Andrew, ExBBC, including, journalist, kidnap, north, Taliban, vicepresident, Westerners
Ex-BBC journalist Andrew North 'kidnapped' by the Taliban according to reports

Ex-BBC journalist Andrew North 'kidnapped' by the Taliban according to reports

11 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Sources say the former BBC reporter based in Afghanistan is among nine people kidnapped in recent months as the UN confirms two journalists have been … Read more

Categories World News Tags 039Kidnapped039, Andrew, ExBBC, journalist, north, reports, Taliban
UN demands Taliban provide info on two more missing women activists

UN demands Taliban provide info on two more missing women activists

3 February 2022 by Allen William

The United Nations has asked the Taliban to provide information about two more female activists allegedly detained by the group this week, bringing the number … Read more

Categories Tech Tags Activists, Demands, Info, missing, provide, Taliban, women
Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role

Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role

1 February 2022 by Allen William

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Driving home from a wedding that evening, everyone in the car fell silent as they approached the checkpoint in Kabul, manned … Read more

Categories Tech Tags Bring, hand, heavy, raised, Role, security, Taliban, War
‘So unlucky’: He lives in fear under Taliban rule. His brother made it out

‘So unlucky’: He lives in fear under Taliban rule. His brother made it out

30 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

One was at work, the other at home on the day the Taliban swept into Kabul last year. Within days, Janagha and Shafiqullah Sarwari’s lives … Read more

Categories World News Tags brother, fear, lives, rule, Taliban, unlucky
LGBTQ Afghans face surge of rape, torture after Taliban takeover, report says

LGBTQ Afghans face surge of rape, torture after Taliban takeover, report says

25 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

LGBTQ Afghans have been increasingly threatened, beaten and raped since the Taliban took control of the country in August, a new report says. Advocacy groups … Read more

Categories World News Tags Afghans, face, LGBTQ, rape, report, surge, takeover, Taliban, torture
Taliban talks in Norway spark new debate about recognition

Taliban talks in Norway spark new debate about recognition

23 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

This statement may anger the Norwegian hosts of the Taliban. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had previously stressed that the talks were “not legitimizing or … Read more

Categories World News Tags Debate, Norway, Recognition, spark, Taliban, talks
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway as humanitarian crisis worsens in Afghanistan

Talks with Taliban begin in Norway as humanitarian crisis worsens in Afghanistan

23 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

A Taliban delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday began three-day talks with Western government officials and Afghan civil society figures … Read more

Categories World News Tags Afghanistan, crisis, humanitarian, Norway, Taliban, talks, worsens
The Taliban have halted all evacuee flights out of Afghanistan for the past two weeks

Taliban arrest popular professor known for criticism of successive Afghan governments

9 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

The Taliban have arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul, the group’s spokesman said … Read more

Categories World News Tags Afghan, Arrest, criticism, Governments, Popular, professor, successive, Taliban
Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul as Taliban closed in

Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul as Taliban closed in

30 December 2021 by Sarah Jones

Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban approached and opposed a peaceful takeover agreement, denying the … Read more

Categories World News Tags choice, Closed, ExAfghan, flee, Kabul, President, Taliban
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