Afghanistan
Taliban could be convinced to open girls’ schools, says Afghanistan ex-education minister
Global governments should engage with the Taliban because some in the regime support reversing the ban, says Rangina Hamidi
Ruchi Kumar
29, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Afghanistan football head involved in match-fixing, former players claim
Several former Afghanistan players have claimed the president of the country’s FA ordered them to fix two matches during a men’s tournament in Malaysia
Ed Aarons and Romain Molina
27, Nov, 2023 @10:28 AM
Pakistan under fire for ‘shocking’ $830 exit fee for refugees who fled Taliban
Afghans waiting to be resettled in the UK and other western countries face steep charge in ‘unprecedented’ move
Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
22, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Whistleblower David McBride loses bid to stave off trial over public interest defence
ACT supreme court says law provides no duty to members of the military to act in the public interest
Christopher Knaus
16, Nov, 2023 @5:08 AM
David McBride trial: soldiers shouldn’t be guided by public interest, commonwealth says
Crown argues solider turned whistleblower swore an oath to the ADF but defence says argument ‘ignores higher duties’
Christopher Knaus
14, Nov, 2023 @7:39 AM
‘They bring us joy’: Afghans swept up in cricketing fairytale
Blue Tigers’ exceptional performances in India a ray of light in country beset by problems
Akhtar Mohammad Makoii
10, Nov, 2023 @1:13 PM
Afghan former interpreter with British army resettles in UK after legal battle
In late 2020 Ahmad* was approved for relocation to UK before a Home Office refusal meant he missed evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021
Geneva Abdul
08, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Eighteen Afghanistan men’s footballers to boycott World Cup qualifier
Eighteen players are boycotting the game against Qatar on Thursday in protest against what they describe as substandard treatment and alleged corruption
Exclusive by Ed Aarons and Romain Molina
07, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Guardian view on Pakistan’s expulsion of Afghans: don’t send them back to the Taliban | Editorial
Editorial: The deportation campaign by Islamabad is cruel. Other countries have let down these refugees too
Editorial
06, Nov, 2023 @6:25 PM
Pakistan starts mass deportation of undocumented Afghans
Authorities go ‘door to door’ to round up and return thousands – many who fled from the Taliban – on first day of nationwide crackdown
Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
01, Nov, 2023 @4:25 PM
‘Don’t ignore us’: Afghans awaiting UK relocation fear time is running out
Some have waited years in Pakistan for Britain to fulfil its promises – and are now at risk of deportation
Geneva Abdul
01, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘I remember the silence between the falling shells’: the terror of living under siege as a child
The long read: I was 10 years old in 1992 when Kabul was bombarded by warring forces, and life became a cycle of hunger, fear and horror. Then as now, children bear the brunt of war
Zarlasht Halaimzai
31, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM
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