Fall of Kabul
Taliban bans women from gyms and parks, affecting children as well
A spokesman for the Ministry of Virtue and Vice said men and women were seen together in parks, and women were not obeying orders to wear head-to-toe clothing.
- Riazat Butt
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After fleeing Afghanistan, Roya is now helping run a restaurant in Sydney’s CBD
Eight Afghan women who had never worked in a commercial kitchen have opened a restaurant, Kabul Social, in one of the city’s busiest pedestrian thoroughfares.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Russian embassy staff killed in Islamic State suicide blast in Kabul
Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the country more than a year ago.
- Mohammad Yunus Yawar
One year after Afghanistan pullout, spy agencies pivot towards China
One year after ending the war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden and top national security officials speak less about counter-terrorism and more about the political, economic and military threats posed by China as well as Russia.
- Nomaan Merchant
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As the Taliban moved on Kabul and locals fled, this Australian flew into its airport
For photojournalist Andrew Quilty, Afghanistan and its people were captivating. Then, overnight, the life he had known disappeared.
- Tim Elliott
Taliban frees ex-BBC cameraman, four others, after ‘long ordeal’
The UK released a statement apologising on behalf of the five Britons “for any breach of Afghan culture, customs or laws”.
- David Zucchino and Carlotta Gall
‘Vulnerable’ Afghanistan veterans urged to lead Anzac Day march to avoid Vietnam-era stigma
The NSW Veterans Minister says there’s “a genuine feeling of vulnerability” among Afghanistan veterans who returned home after the fall of Kabul last year.
- Josh Dye
Taliban gives up on opium revenue, announces ban on poppy harvest
Afghanistan produces about 5.5 tonnes of opium, which the UN Office on Drugs and Crime says could potentially yield 290 tonnes of pure heroin.
- Kathy Gannon and Mohammad Shoaib Amin
Afghan girls to return to school next week, with conditions
“All schools are going to open to all boys and girls,” Aziz Ahmad Rayan, a spokesman for the Taliban-run Ministry of Education, said.
- Charlotte Greenfield
Escape from Kabul: one woman’s perilous path to freedom
Rescuing Arifa Hakimi from Afghanistan was a three-month mission in which she narrowly avoided a deadly bombing, disguised herself and faced a dangerous border crossing.
- Michael Ruffles
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