umbertino Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 ‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume Nooruddin Turabi, in charge of Afghan prisons, says executions and removal of hands will restart, but possibly not in public Peter Beaumont Fri 24 Sep 2021 11.18 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/24/afghanistan-taliban-enforcer-says-amputations-will-resume 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Shia mosque bombing kills dozens in Afghan city of Kunduz No immediate claim of responsibility for blast, which occurred during Friday prayers Agence France-Presse Fri 8 Oct 2021 14.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/08/deadly-bomb-attack-hits-shia-mosque-in-afghan-city-of-kunduz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 US to hold talks with Taliban over easing evacuations Focus of talks in Qatar will be allowing foreigners and at-risk Afghans to leave Afghanistan, says US official Associated Press in Washington Sat 9 Oct 2021 08.48 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/09/us-to-hold-talks-with-taliban-over-easing-evacuations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 US to give humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Taliban say US says it discussed aid in talks in Doha but Taliban say deal agreed that stops short of formal recognition of new rulers Associated Press Mon 11 Oct 2021 03.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/11/us-to-give-humanitarian-aid-to-afghanistan-taliban-say 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Shia mosque suicide bombing kills at least 32 in Afghanistan More than 80 injured in explosions at building in southern city of Kandahar after Friday prayers Abdul Rauf Wafa and Emma Graham-Harrison Fri 15 Oct 2021 15.37 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/15/casualties-explosion-hits-shia-mosque-afghanistan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Taliban beheaded female volleyball player, posted photos online, coach says October 21, 2021 9:20am Updated By Lee Brown https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/taliban-beheaded-afghanistan-volleyball-player-coach/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 31, 2021 Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 Afghanistan: Gunmen attack wedding to stop music being played Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, officials say 10 hours ago https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59107046 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Women’s rights activist shot dead in northern Afghanistan Frozan Safi, 29, is believed to be the first women’s rights defender to be killed since Taliban return to power Zahra Nader and Amie Ferris-Rotman Fri 5 Nov 2021 23.05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/05/womens-rights-activist-shot-dead-in-northern-afghanistan 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosterbglee Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Unfortunately the Taliban have free reign and can kill anyone they want with no fear of retaliation🤬. The US looks the other way 😩 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 2 hours ago, boosterbglee said: Unfortunately the Taliban have free reign and can kill anyone they want with no fear of retaliation🤬. The US looks the other way 😩 The whole so-called "civilized" world does....Unfortunately 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosterbglee Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Equally uncivilized if you do nothing to help! 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosterbglee Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Bad guys win, when good guys do nothing🇺🇸 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 3 hours ago, boosterbglee said: Equally uncivilized if you do nothing to help! That's exactly what I'm saying...All of them.... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 ‘It’s our lifeline’: the Taliban are back but Afghans say opium is here to stay Despite talk of a Taliban ban, in Helmand’s poppy fields farmers and traders say they are not the only ones who depend on the drug to survive Shah Meer Baloch in Musa Qala Thu 11 Nov 2021 06.31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/11/its-our-lifeline-the-taliban-are-back-but-afghans-say-opium-is-here-to-stay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 ‘I loved my job in the police. Then the Taliban came for me’ After a vicious beating, Fatima Ahmadi fled Afghanistan with her children for Pakistan. But her pleas for asylum in the west are met by silence Emma Graham-Harrison and Zahra Nader Sun 14 Nov 2021 10.55 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/14/i-loved-my-job-in-the-police-then-the-taliban-came-for-me 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Abducted Afghan psychiatrist found dead weeks after disappearance Family say the body of Dr Nader Alemi, who was taken by armed men in September, showed signs of torture Haroon Janjua in Islamabad Fri 19 Nov 2021 14.44 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/19/abducted-afghan-psychiatrist-found-dead-weeks-after-disappearance 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 On Helmand’s bleak wards, dying children pay the price as western aid to Afghanistan is switched off The staff are unpaid, the drugs are running out. Gereshk hospital can only watch as tiny infants succumb to treatable diseases Emma Graham-Harrison in Gereshk, Helmand Sun 21 Nov 2021 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/21/helmand-afghanistan-children-dying-in-hospitals-as-western-aid-switched-off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Afghan journalists decry Taliban rules restricting role of women on TV Journalists asked to wear a hijab and broadcasters told to stop showing dramas featuring female actors Agence France-Presse in Kabul Tue 23 Nov 2021 16.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/23/afghan-journalists-taliban-rules-restricting-role-women-on-tv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 Alone, afraid and facing exile: one boy’s ordeal indicts Britain’s asylum system For Bashir Khan Ahmadzai, threatened with deportation to Afghanistan, promises of ‘patience and care’ leave a bitter taste Thu 25 Nov 2021 06.00 GMT Aditya Chakrabortty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/25/britain-asylum-system-deportation-afghanistan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 ‘We will start again’: Afghan female MPs fight on from parliament in exile From Greece the women are advocating for fellow refugees – and those left behind under Taliban rule Amie Ferris-Rotman Sat 27 Nov 2021 12.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/27/we-will-start-again-afghan-female-mps-now-refugees-are-still-fighting-for-rights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 West condemns Taliban over ‘summary killings’ of ex-soldiers and police Human Rights Watch says 47 former members of Afghan national security forces have been killed or forcibly disappeared Agence France-Presse Sun 5 Dec 2021 05.33 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/05/west-condemns-taliban-over-summary-killings-of-ex-soldiers-and-police 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 ‘I wondered whether a bullet had my name on it’: my terrifying 24-hour journey out of Afghanistan I wanted to stay and tell the world what it was like living in a city besieged by extremists, but as my neighbourhood fell I had no choice but to leave. Soon, I was being pushed across the border in a wheelbarrow Akhtar Mohammad Makoii Sat 11 Dec 2021 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/11/i-wondered-whether-a-bullet-had-my-name-on-it-my-terrifying-24-hour-journey-out-of-afghanistan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Afghan health system ‘close to collapse due to sanctions on Taliban’ Health experts issue dire warning as staff go unpaid and medical facilities lack basic items to treat patients Peter Beaumont Mon 13 Dec 2021 13.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/13/afghan-health-system-close-to-collapse-due-to-sanctions-on-taliban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan Crowds brave sub-zero temperatues after Taliban announces it will resume issuing travel documents Patrick Wintour and agencies Sun 19 Dec 2021 13.49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/19/hundreds-queue-for-passports-in-bid-to-leave-afghanistan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Gordon Brown: west is sleepwalking into Afghanistan disaster Ex-PM warns poverty and starvation mean country is at risk of world’s biggest humanitarian crisis Aubrey Allegretti Wed 29 Dec 2021 11.36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/29/gordon-brown-west-sleepwalking-afghanistan-disaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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