Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them
Asia

Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them

Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry,escorting out World Bank staffers on Saturday as part of the forced move.

  • byKATHY GANNON

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‘Horrible mistake’:US admits air strike killed only Afghan civilians
Afghanistan

‘Horrible mistake’:US admits air strike killed only Afghan civilians

The high-profile drone strike killed up to 10 Afghan civilians - including seven children - rather than an Islamic State extremist as initially announced.

  • byMatthew Knott
How tea,dates and watering cans smoothed Afghans’ path through quarantine
Afghanistan

How tea,dates and watering cans smoothed Afghans’ path through quarantine

Victoria’s hotel quarantine program had just days to prepare for the arrival of six rescue flights carrying 761 Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan’s chaotic,turbulent capital.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Republican candidate:US should not accept Afghans who helped in war
Afghanistan

Republican candidate:US should not accept Afghans who helped in war

Republicans are wrestling with how to balance their scepticism of immigration with broad public support for providing refuge to Afghans allies of the US.

  • byJonathan J. Cooper
Confrontation between Taliban factions at presidential palace rumoured
The Taliban

Confrontation between Taliban factions at presidential palace rumoured

The wrangling has taken place behind the scenes including claims that the leader of the pragmatic faction,Abdul Ghani Baradar,was killed.

  • byKathy Gannon
UK Foreign Secretary demoted over Afghanistan evacuation,top Australian ally promoted
UK

UK Foreign Secretary demoted over Afghanistan evacuation,top Australian ally promoted

Dominic Raab,who remained on holiday in the Greek islands as the Taliban swept into Kabul,will be replaced by Liz Truss.

  • byBevan Shields
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Donors pledge $1.6 billion to help Afghans in need
Afghanistan

Donors pledge $1.6 billion to help Afghans in need

The UN humanitarian chief says the donations show solidarity but warned “Afghanistan faces a long and hard road ahead”.

‘At risk’:Return of Taliban forces Afghan media workers into the shadows
Media&marketing

‘At risk’:Return of Taliban forces Afghan media workers into the shadows

Media workers left behind in the country find themselves on the hit lists of the regime and criminals alike.

  • byZoe Samios
Taliban to force female university students to study in segregated classes
The Taliban

Taliban to force female university students to study in segregated classes

Female university students in Afghanistan will no longer be able to study alongside their male peers,the Taliban government’s new higher education minister said on Sunday.

  • byKathy Gannon
Evacuation flights of Afghans to the US halted over four measles cases
Afghanistan

Evacuation flights of Afghans to the US halted over four measles cases

The decision was made on the recommendation of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention the day after the Taliban cleared new flights from Kabul.

  • byEllen Knickmeyer
Afghanistan:a photographer’s view
Good Weekend

Afghanistan:a photographer’s view

This episode of Good Weekend Talks looks at Afghanistan – from the withdrawal of US military and the fall of Kabul to the latest incarnation of the Taliban and what the upheaval means for Afghans now and in the future.