A final de abril está previsto que se inaugure el primer tramo ferroviario del país, de 75 kilómetros de longitud y que conectará la ciudad de Mazar-e-Sharif, en el norte de Afganistán, con la de Hairatan, en la frontera con la república ex soviética de Uzbekistán. Se cree que el tren supondrá un auténtico revulsivo para el país, y sobre todo para la guerra. 

Escotes en forma de barca, talles ajustados y corpiños para mantener el pecho bien firme. Así es cómo visten las afganas el día de su boda. Al menos en Kabul y otras grandes ciudades del norte de Afganistán, donde la influencia de los talibán es menor. Se trata de un destape, no obstante, momentáneo y para un público reducido.

¿Quién dijo que el arte es sólo espiritualidad y estética? En Afganistán también es ladrillo. Pakistán, que es un país que no destaca precisamente por su obra artística, ha construido en la capital afgana una faraónica facultad de arte. El edificio llama tanto la atención en medio del campus de la Universidad de Kabul, que incluso estudiantes de otras facultades acuden en peregrinación a visitarlo y hacerle fotografías. No sólo por sus dimensiones y características, sino también porque luce una bandera de Pakistán, país tradicionalmente rival de Afganistán y al que el Gobierno afgano acusa de ser la razón de todos los males que existen en su territorio. Los talibán tienen santuarios en las zonas tribales de Pakistán, y penetran impunemente en Afganistán para protagonizar ataques contra las fuerzas afganas e internacionales.

Street vendors at a vegetable market in Delhi's Najafgarh will have to display their names on carts in a move the local councillor and the market association claimed was aimed at preventing "illegal" Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants from selling pro

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan

De wekelijkse aanbieding van Transavia is dit keer 3800 stoelen afgeprijsd voor Berlijn en Rome.

Is it a coincidence that the same day Tom Hayden writes about The 'Long War' quagmire, Obama pops up in Afghanistan on an "unannounced trip?"

Probably--but the implications of Hayden's op-ed piece are dire: in the absence of an ongoing "Cold War" to stoke the fires of unbridled defense expenses, the neocons will need to promote 80 years of undeclared war against "insurgent groups from Europe to South Asia."

Of course, along with defense contractors keeping in business--big business--there is the untold correlating hardship of casualties of Americans in the field.

So is Obama in Afghanistan today to reassure troops on their mission, to discuss options for the long haul with his generals? Or is he developing a way to sell the taxpayers on why they need to pay for 100,000 ground forces in a country who's biggest export is based on the opium poppy seed?

De Nieuw-Zeelandse handelscommissie is op zoek naar feedback over haar ontwerpbesluit om deregulering te overwegen van de Mobile Termination Access Services (MTAS) - waarmee klanten van het ene mobiele netwerk tegen gereguleerde tarieven kunnen communiceren met klanten van een ander mobiel netwerk via spraakoproepen en tekstberichten (SMS)...

Frederica interviews Kh. Tamera Pelikan, whose husband is the only Orthodox chaplain in Afghanistan.

Actor shared a clip on IG praising her fellow star

Singers highlight the musical connection between Pakistan, Afghanistan and India with their collaborative effort.

.Progress on the TAPI pipeline has been repeatedly delayed because of security issues in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan

Afghan-French journalist recounts torture and fear in Afghan prison, calls for support for detained journalists

A 2020 report had recommended investigations into 19 soldiers for the killing of 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners.

Afghan girls are part of a TV channel that is broadcasting the entire Afghan curriculum for girls out of school

Wet outfield and poor arrangements force another day of cancellation in Afghanistan vs New Zealand test match.

Provincial authorities do not have the mandate for foreign policy, says Mumtaz Zahra Baloch

Mawlawi Matiul Haq Khalis, director-general of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency meets with the media on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku on November 11, 2024. — AFP

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In the early 2000’s the US helped fund Afghanistan's first private university. It was part of an effort to help rebuild Afghanistan's education system. Over time, the American University of Afghanistan has become a symbol of hope for many young Afghan men and women who dream about higher education. But that very hope has also made those students, and their campus in Kabul, targets for extremists.

Also: First Lieutenant, Erica MacSwan, prepares for her deployment to Afghanistan; Lt. MacSwan recalls her family’s personal experience with the 9/11 attacks; and we step inside a fashion boutique in the heart of Kabul.

(Two years after the attack on the American University in Kabul, school officials have stepped up security. That means the campus has the look and feel of a military compound. Credit: Farzanah Wahidy/PRI)

The women of Afghanistan are elected officials, school teachers, actors, TV contest winners, ancient rug weavers, and whisperers of forbidden poetry. The Taliban are starting to put down their thumb. But these women want you to know they are more than the timid victim under a burqa.

Original Air Date: October 02, 2021

Guests: 

Humaira Ghilzai — Eliza Griswold — Anna Badkhen — Rafia Zakaria

Interviews In This Hour: 

What's the future of culture in Afghanistan? — For Afghan weavers, the world is a carpet — Generations of Afghan women sharing the landay — How Afghanistan became America's 'first feminist war'

Philadelphia – The incidence of spinal injuries suffered by U.S. soldiers in modern warfare may exceed previous conflicts, according to a new study from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

At the beginning of the last century, the news about the death of Afghan Emir Abdur-Rahman made headlines all over the world. It was reported that his death could lead to most unpleasant consequences for both Russia and England, and, consequently, for the whole world politics. Kabul - Russia - Kabul Everything flows, but nothing changes. The topic of the Afghanistan crisis has become important again, especially for Russia. England is no longer the same, and the successor - the United States - is a far cry from the current rulers of Afghanistan. After Shir Ali Khan's accession to the throne in 1864, Abdur-Rahman participated in the troops of his father, Afzul Khan, and uncle Azim Khan in the fight against his other uncle, the powerful Emir Shir Ali. He conquered Kabul in 1866, where his father established himself.

While the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides mental health care of comparable or superior quality to care provided in private and non-VA public sectors, accessibility and quality of services vary across the VA health system, leaving a substantial unmet need for mental health services among veterans of the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

When the Taliban captured Kabul last year, a group of scientists and engineers with ties to the National Academies were desperately seeking a way out of Afghanistan. During a recent webinar, Vaughan Turekian recounted the effort to get these scientists and their families to safety.

The presidents of the U.S. National Academies warn that the Taliban’s decision to prevent Afghan women and girls from participating in higher education or attending secondary school ignores the scientific evidence on the benefits of education for women and could have “potentially disastrous consequences” for the future of Afghanistan.

The CEO of Taleam, Ahmadzai, firmly believes that Afghanistan desperately craves everlasting peace, rather than the relentless continuation of war.

Educational Equity for Girls and Women in Afghanistan: Bridging Gaps with Technology, English, and Peace Initiatives by Taleam Systems.

Ahmadzai says, let there be stable peace forever in Afghanistan amid tensions and global poverty rates high after recent visit to the war-torn country.

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It's a Sunday in late August, eight days before the last American soldier will leave Afghanistan…

Panelistas analizaron los efectos a nivel geopolítico de una posible llegada de los talibanes al poder en Afganistán; también debatieron sobre el futuro de las negociaciones de la oposición y el oficialismo en Venezuela.

Panelistas plantean que es el inicio del fin del rol de Estados Unidos como potencia; algunos consideran importante mantener el papel de instituciones internacionales para consolidar sistemas democráticos.

Photo by Nk Ni  The Taliban has not stopped their aggressive efforts of restricting and regulating women’s lives. Late August of 2024, the Taliban released a 114 page, 35-article that proved to be the “first formal declaration of the vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan since the takeover.” Edicts in the article include: a mandatory call […]

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