Taliban bans women from gyms and parks,affecting children as well

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.

  • byRiazat Butt

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After fleeing Afghanistan,Roya is now helping run a restaurant in Sydney’s CBD

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.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Russian embassy staff killed in Islamic State suicide blast in Kabul

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.

  • byMohammad Yunus Yawar
One year after Afghanistan pullout,spy agencies pivot towards China

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.

  • byNomaan Merchant
As the Taliban moved on Kabul and locals fled,this Australian flew into its airport
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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.

  • byTim Elliott
Taliban frees ex-BBC cameraman,four others,after ‘long ordeal’

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”.

  • byDavid Zucchino andCarlotta Gall
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‘Vulnerable’ Afghanistan veterans urged to lead Anzac Day march to avoid Vietnam-era stigma

‘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.

  • byJosh Dye
Taliban gives up on opium revenue,announces ban on poppy harvest

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.

  • byKathy Gannon andMohammad Shoaib Amin
Afghan girls to return to school next week,with conditions

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.

  • byCharlotte Greenfield
Escape from Kabul:one woman’s perilous path to freedom

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.

  • byMichael Ruffles
Afghan women claim to be ‘controlled’ by West in videos

Afghan women claim to be ‘controlled’ by West in videos

Human rights activists say the women were forced to make the declarations.

  • byBen Farmer