De meeste Afghaanse ambassades op het continent worden nog altijd bemand door diplomaten die zijn aangesteld voor de terugkeer van de Taliban in augustus 2021.
"Safety has not translated into propserity."Italian video journalist Silvia Boccardi tells #F24Spotlight violence linked to socioeconomic pressures continues to weigh heavily on daily life in #Afghanistan after the war.Watch the full interview ➡️ https://f24.my/C0fF
Een vrouw die spreekt met een man die geen familie is, kan er gegeseld worden. Meisjes mogen vanaf negen jaar worden uitgehuwelijkt. Slavernij is weer toegestaan. En de helft van de 44 miljoen inwoners van het land waar dit speelt - Afghanistan - lijdt honger.
The Taliban are tightening the screws on women's clothing, shooting at protesters and ordering even their own officials to stop using smartphones. Behind the regime's omnipresent control, there are signs of deep anxiety.
Jarenlang was hij wijkagent in Rotterdam, maar zo’n vijftien jaar geleden besloot politieman Ferry iets heel anders te doen. Hij begon met het opleiden van politiemensen in Afghanistan. En met deze zogeheten vredesmissie bleek hij zijn nieuwe passie te hebben gevonden: “Ik zit nu alweer ruim twee jaar in Roemenië."
With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Those using their phones at work will see them smashed and face punishment, according to a written order from the Taliban government’s highest court.
Under Taliban rule, one woman struggles to negotiate with the men limiting the lives of Afghan women.
Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement, followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living in vast camps in Bangladesh.
The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about the arrests of dozens of women, and reported that two people were killed in protests organized to support them.
When the Taliban took power, Afghanistan's women cyclists went from competing internationally to fearing for their lives overnight. 🚵♀️ An unprecedented plan was put in place to smuggle the professional cyclists out of the country in complete secrecy. Reporters Matteo Born and Alain Rimbert look back at this…
Nearly five years ago, the Taliban seized control of Kabul and imposed Sharia law in Afghanistan. The women's cycling team, which was due to take part in international competitions, found itself more threatened than ever before. An unprecedented plan was put in place to smuggle the professional cyclists out of the…
The arrests come amid a growing struggle for women in Afghanistan who've been practically barred from society under Taliban rule.
Pakistan said its airstrikes targeted militant camps. The United Nations confirmed reports by the Taliban government that mostly women and children were killed.
BRUSSEL (ANP) - Het is belangrijk voor de EU om met de Taliban-machthebbers uit Afghanistan te praten. Dat vindt Eurocommissaris Magnus Brunner (Migratie). "Al was het maar om de situatie voor Europeanen te verbeteren, maar ook voor asielzoekers", aldus Brunner donderdag in een interview. In Brussel...
