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Trandje dhe frikë: Gazetarja afgane e REL-it kujton rimarrjen e Kabulit nga talibanët pesë vjet më parë
Malali Bashir, redaktore menaxhuese e Radio Azadit – Shërbimit afgan të Radios Evropa e Lirë – kujton se si ajo dhe kolegët e saj në Pragë dhe në Afganistan i mbuluan zhvillimet rreth rimarrjes së Kabulit nga talibanët dhe rënies së qeverisë afgane, më 15 gusht 2021. (Përgatiti: Ibrahim Berisha)
Shock And Fear: RFE/RL Afghan Journalist Remembers Taliban Takeover In Kabul Five Years Ago
Malali Bashir, the managing editor of RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, recalls how she and her colleagues in Prague and Afghanistan covered the Taliban takeover of Kabul and collapse of the Afghan government on August 15, 2021. Shock And Fear: RFE/RL Afghan Journalist Remembers Taliban Takeover In Kabul Five Years Ago Share Share Prefer us on Google
Shock And Fear: RFE/RL Afghan Journalist Remembers Taliban Takeover In Kabul Five Years Ago
World News 5 hours ago Afghanistan's Taliban break out of international isolation five years after returning to power Le Monde in English - Jacques Follorou • 5h Neighboring capitals now engage with Kabul over regional trade routes, while American and European officials are negotiating with the regime in the … World News 1 hour ago Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan seeks to ease international isolation RFI • 1h In the five years since the Taliban seized back power in Afghanistan, the...
Un cetățean SUA a fost răpit la Kabul în 2022. Familia lui așteaptă cu nerăbdare vești despre el
„Nu avem vești despre soarta lui de patru ani”, a declarat mama sa, Ruqayya Habibi, în vârstă de 70 de ani, într-un interviu telefonic acordat Radio Azadi, serviciul afgan al RFE/RL. „Știm doar că se află la acești oameni (talibanii), dar ei neagă asta.” „Credeți-mă, tatăl său și cu mine stăm treji noapte de noapte din cauza îngrijorării, până dimineața”, a spus ea. La fel ca fiul ei dispărut, soția acestuia și fiica lor, Ruqqaya Habibi, mama dispărutului, este cetățeană SUA.
This American Was Abducted In Kabul In 2022. His Family Is Desperate For News.
Mahmood Shah Habibi, 37, led the Afghan Aviation Authority under the US-backed government before US forces completed their withdrawal in 2021 and the Taliban returned to power 20 years after their ouster following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United StatesX This article was originally published in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Read the original article.
This American Was Abducted in Kabul in 2022. His Family Is Desperately Waiting For News.
Mahmood Shah Habibi's parents don't get much sleep, and his daughter hasn't seen her father since she was 11 months old. That was in 2022, when Habibi was abducted in Kabul and detained by the ruling Taliban's intelligence agency, US officials say. "We have had no news of his fate for four years," his mother, Ruqayya Habibi, 70, told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi in a telephone interview. "We don't know if he is alive or not.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans In Pakistan Brace For Deportations
More than 800,000 Afghans who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 live without papers in neighboring Pakistan. These undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants face a rapidly approaching deportation order issued by Islamabad requiring them to leave the country by March 31.
American Woman Freed By Taliban, Second Release Of US Hostage In 8 Days
An American woman has been released by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan after being detained since February, the second freeing of a US citizen in the past eight days. In a video posted by US President Donald Trump on March 29, Faye Hall said she had been released by the Taliban after being detained in the war-torn country last month. "I've never been so proud to be an American citizen," Hall said in the video.
Milioane de fete afgane nu au acces la educație pentru al patrulea an consecutiv
Printre acestea se numără și Khalida, care era în clasa a noua atunci când talibanii au preluat puterea și au interzis educația fetelor care aveau peste 12 ani. „Interdicția a avut un mare impact asupra vieții mele”, a spus Khalida, acum în vârstă de 18 ani, pentru Radio Azadi al RFE/RL. „Obișnuiam să îmi dedic tot timpul studiilor. Acum îmi petrec timpul fără niciun scop”.
Millions Of Afghan Girls Barred From School For Fourth Consecutive Year
The new school year started in Afghanistan on March 22, but for the fourth consecutive year, millions of teenage girls were barred from attending classes. Among them was Khalida, who was in the ninth grade when the Taliban seized power and banned education for girls above 12 years old. “The ban has had a big impact on my life,” Khalida, now 18, told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. “I used to spend all my time on my studies.
Afghan Survivors Speak Out: What The Taliban Does To Imprisoned Women
Today, Afghan women face more than 100 restrictions -- controlling everything from their appearance and movement to their right to work and study. Those accused of violating the Taliban’s so-called "morality laws" are often detained and arrested. What happens to those who suddenly find themselves behind bars in Taliban prisons? These stories often go untold, as most victims of the regime are threatened or forced into silence.
Të heshtura, por jo të harruara: Gratë nën regjimin taliban
Miliona gra në gjithë botën luftojnë për të drejta themelore të njeriut. Nën regjimin e talibanëve, grave afgane po u pamundësohet jeta publike dhe po u mohohen liritë themelore. Ne, në Radion Evropa e Lirë, do t’i publikojmë rrëfimet e tyre, jo vetëm për të shpërfaqur padrejtësinë, por për të fuqizuar zërin e atyre që sfidojnë situata të tilla. Ne synojmë që nëpër rajone të ndryshme, sikurse në Iran, Afganistan e Ballkan, t’i identifikojmë sfidat e grave dhe të ofrojmë zgjidhje e shpresë.
Silenced But Not Forgotten: Women Under The Taliban
Millions of women around the world have to fight for basic human rights. In places like Afghanistan, Iran, and the Balkans, the challenges women face vary, but they remain resilient. Under the Taliban’s rule, Afghan women are being erased from public life and denied basic freedoms. Malali Bashir of RFE/RL's Radio Azadi reports.
The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss
We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. That's why we've put together The Week's Best. Here are some of the highlights produced in English by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days. Gender-based violence is rampant across the globe, and an issue that extends beyond cultures and borders. Experts say violence against women and girls is preventable and often down to political will.
Displaced By War, Afghan Sikhs Find Safety But Little Comfort In India
Conflict and sectarian attacks have driven almost all of Afghanistan's Sikhs and Hindus from the country. Many have sought refuge in India where they have found safety but face economic hardship and problems acquiring official documentation. RFE/RL met some of the Sikhs and Hindus who have made the journey to India.
Pakistani Government Orders All Migrants Living In Country Illegally To Leave By November 1
Pakistan has issued an order requiring all people living illegally in the country to leave by November 1. Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfarz Bugti said that businesses and properties of foreign nationals living illegally in Pakistan will be confiscated if they do not leave Pakistan. Bugti said the crackdown would apply to all nationalities but was not aimed at Afghans, though the vast majority of migrants in the country are Afghans.
The Azadi Briefing: Iran And Pakistan Plan To Deport Millions Of Undocumented Afghan Migrants
Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe, click here. I'm Abubakar Siddique, a senior correspondent at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. Iran and Pakistan have announced separate plans to forcefully deport millions of undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants.
Exiled Afghan Professors Say No Return Without Women In Universities
When the Taliban seized power, it soon launched a purge of Afghanistan's universities in a bid to promote its radical Islamic values. Now, facing a severe shortage of qualified university teachers, the hard-line Islamist group is trying to convince exiled educators to return to their homeland.
Taliban Hyping Huge Mining Deals, But Afghanistan Still Far From Cashing In
The Taliban has been celebrating since the Islamist group that rules Afghanistan signed seven mining contracts promising to attract more than $6.5 billion in investments late last month. But experts are skeptical about whether the contracts, signed on August 31 with Afghan-based companies aligned with foreign partners from China, Iran, Turkey, and Britain, can be implemented.
Afghans Who Recently Arrived In U.S. Get Temporary Legal Status
The Biden administration said on September 21 that it was giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year. The Department of Homeland Security said in the announcement that the decision to give Temporary Protected Status to Afghans who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023, would affect roughly 14,600 Afghans.
UN Records Torture And Deaths Of Detainees In Taliban Custody
The United Nations said it had documented hundreds of cases of torture and other "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" committed by the Taliban de facto authorities in Afghanistan during the arrest and subsequent detention of individuals.
Afghan Court Hands Down Flogging Punishment For Nine Convicts
Nine people were flogged in an Afghan Taliban-ruled court on September 17. The eight men and one woman, who had been tried and are serving jail time, received 20-39 lashes, according to the information and culture department on social platform X, in the southern province of Zabul. The Supreme Court said the individuals in the provincial court were punished for committing "robbery and illegal relations crimes." Without providing further details, the court said "Tazir" punishment was applied.
U.S. Military Orders New Interviews On The Deadly 2021 Afghan Airport Attack As Criticism Persists
The Pentagon's Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces' chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped. The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation have new or different information.
'They Deserve Some Peace': U.S. Envoy Rejects Support For Anti-Taliban Factions In Afghanistan
A top U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan has categorically ruled out Washington's support for a new war in the nation, saying Afghans "deserve some peace" after more than four decades of international conflict ended two years ago when American and international troops left as Taliban militants seized power.
Taliban Detains 18 Staffers At Humanitarian NGO's Offices, Including American Surgeon
The ruling Taliban has detained 18 staff members of the International Assistance Mission (IAM) in Afghanistan from the humanitarian group's offices in the central Ghor Province, including an American surgeon. The IAM said in a statement on September 15 that it believed all 18 of the team members had been transferred to the Afghan capital, Kabul. The group said the detentions had taken place over 11 days.
The Azadi Briefing: Shrinking Food Assistance Hits Afghans Hard Original
Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe for free, click here. I'm Malali Bashir, senior editor for women's programs at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. Millions of impoverished Afghans are bearing the brunt of receding international aid to Afghanistan, the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
Afghan Woman Who Fled Taliban Dies After Fall From Building In Islamabad
Officials in Islamabad say a 22-year-old Afghan refugee woman identified as Mariam, died after allegedly jumping from the fifth floor of a building on August 31. The woman had been living with her family in Islamabad for the past two years after fleeing the Taliban takeover. Pakistan has become home for many Afghans who have left their country because of the militants, with around 100,000 Afghans estimated to be living in Islamabad. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Mashaal Radio click here.
Afghan Refugees In Iran Say Camps Filled With Misery As They Await Fate
Hundreds of Afghan migrants who fled to Iran say they are living in squalid camps located in the southeastern city of Zahedan, battling hunger and dehydration under relentless summer conditions as they wait for news about their return to Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are said to have migrated across the border since Taliban militants seized power in August 2021 following the hasty departure of international peacekeeping forces.
UN's Otunbaeva Says Afghanistan Should Be Included In Global Climate Talks
A top UN official expressed concerns that Afghanistan has been excluded from global discussions on climate change, despite being among the top 10 countries worldwide facing climate-related issues. Afghanistan has been excluded from the UN’s global climate summit talks since the Taliban takeover in 2021.
'I'm Terrified': Death Of Popular Female YouTuber Triggers Alarm Among Afghan Women
Hora Sadat, a female YouTuber, built a large social-media following by producing light-hearted videos about life in Afghanistan. Even after the Taliban seized power in 2021, the 25-year-old remained unfazed. She continued to generate content for her more than 300,000 subscribers despite the militant group's attempts to erase women from public life. Last week, Sadat's social-media accounts fell silent. She was allegedly poisoned after attending a private event in the capital, Kabul, on August 21.
Taliban Says Security Forces Will Stop Women From Visiting Afghan National Park
The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by the ultraconservative Islamist group's Vice and Virtue Ministry. The ministry alleges that women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab, or Islamic head scarf, at Band-e-Amir in Bamiyan Province.
U.S. Defense Secretary Recalls 'Horrific' Attack At Kabul Airport On Second Anniversary
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on August 26 recalled the “horrific terrorist attack” two years ago outside Kabul’s airport that killed 13 Americans and an estimated 170 Afghan citizens. The attack took place at Abbey Gate, where thousands of people had gathered amid the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign forces from Afghanistan 11 days after the Taliban seized control in Kabul.
Taliban Says Two Arrested In Killing Of Female Afghan YouTube Star
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on August 24 said they have arrested two people suspected in the killing of female YouTuber Hora Sadat in the capital, Kabul, three days ago. Police officials said a woman and a man were being held on murder charges and that the investigation was continuing. Sadat had a YouTube channel with more than 300,000 subscribers and shared video clips on various social issues.
Taliban Halts Some 100 Afghan Women From Flying To UAE On University Scholarships
The founding chairman of the Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group says Taliban authorities have stopped around 100 women from traveling to the United Arab Emirates, where he planned to sponsor their university education. Billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor said in a video posted on the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, that he had paid for a plane to fly the group to the UAE on the morning of August 23.
Afghan Media Watchdog Calls For The Release Of Detained Iranian Photojournalist
An Afghan press freedom organization has called for the release of an Iranian photojournalist detained by the Taliban, which has arrested around a dozen reporters over the past two weeks. The semioffical Tasnim news agency in Iran reported on August 22 that Taliban security agents had apprehended its photojournalist, Mohammad Hossein Velayati, in Kabul three days earlier. Velayati was reportedly detained at Kabul airport while trying to fly home after a 10-day reporting trip to the Afghan capital.
Relatives Demand Immediate Release Of Detained Afghan Journalists
An Afghan media watchdog says press freedom organizations and the families of 11 Afghan journalists detained by the Taliban have called for their release. “Organizations supporting the media and the families of the detained journalists are demanding the immediate release of these journalists,” Zarif Karimi, the Afghan Free Media Support Organization (NAI), said in a statement on August 21.
'Forced To Dress Like a Muslim': Taliban Imposes Restrictions On Afghanistan's Sikh, Hindu Minorities
When the Taliban seized power in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realized. Afghanistan's last-known Jew fled the country shortly after the Taliban takeover. Meanwhile, the Sikh and Hindu communities are believed to have shrunk to just a handful of families.
Taliban Briefly Detains Eight Women Who Planned Rights Protest In Kabul
At least eight members of the Women’s National Unity and Solidarity Movement in Afghanistan were released after being detained on August 19 for several hours on a charge of organizing a protest in Kabul. Members of the movement said the arrests were made violently by Taliban security officials while they were gathered in a house to form a protest program. The Taliban has imposed many restrictions on women, forcing most of their protests to be held behind closed doors.
Ex-Afghan President Calls For Education For Girls On Independence Day
On Afghanistan's Independence Day, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for the ruling Taliban to let girls go to school and university. Karzai said Afghans should educate all their children, both boys and girls, in a message on August 19. The Taliban leaders also marked the 104th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Britain in an official statement that said they are committed to their religious and cultural values and will not allow anyone to interfere in their government.
The Azadi Briefing: Opium Sold Openly In Afghanistan, Despite Taliban Ban
Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe for free, click here. I'm Malali Bashir, senior editor for women’s programs at RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. The Taliban banned the cultivation, production, and trafficking of all illicit narcotics in April 2022.
Arrest Of Prominent Afghan Education Campaigner A 'Sign Of Authoritarianism' Under The Taliban
For over a decade, Matiullah Wesa traveled across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library, trying to improve access to education for children in remote areas. Even after the Taliban seized power in 2021 and restricted female education, the 30-year-old continued to urge parents and community leaders in impoverished rural areas to send boys and girls to school.
Taliban Claims Delegation Visited Afghan Consulate In Neighboring Tajikistan
Welcome back to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe, click here. I'm Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. The Key Issue After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the United States, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and other countries evacuated tens of thousands of Afghans to temporary facilities around the world.
Rain, Floods Kill At Least Three In Afghanistan
Welcome back to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe, click here. I'm Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. The Key Issue After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the United States, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and other countries evacuated tens of thousands of Afghans to temporary facilities around the world.
U.K. Inquiry Vows To Get To Bottom Of Afghan Extrajudicial Killings Allegations
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Strong Earthquake Rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Grenade Blast Kills Mother, Five Children In Central Afghanistan
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Top Afghan Taliban Leader Issues Decree Against Nepotism
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
UN Security Council Asks For Advice On Dealing With Afghan Taliban
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
At Least 10 Miners Killed In Traffic Accident In Afghanistan
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Afghanistan Opens Four-Day Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province was killed in a blast at his office on March 9, officials said. "Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, has been killed in an explosion this morning," the province's Taliban police spokesman Asif Waziri told RFE/RL. Two other people were killed in the attack and two were wounded, Waziri said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
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