Afghanistan

Afghan men collect their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Ghor province killed dozens of people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)

Heavy rains set off flash floods in Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people

Around 1,500 houses completely or partially destroyed, hundreds of hectares of farmland washed away

 

Ottawa has plans to ensure Canadian aid can finally flow to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years. A woman wearing a burqa begs while carrying her daughter inside a tea shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rodrigo Abd

Canada still bars Afghanistan aid, but plans coming this year

The U.S., U.K. created carve-outs to their own terrorism laws by February 2022 to allow aid to flow

 

Taliban security personnel stand guard to receive Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody at the Kabul international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. (AP Photo/ Siddiqullah Alizai)

Double public execution carried out by Taliban in public stadium

Relatives of stabbing victims executed the two men

 

This undated photo released by the Taliban Interior Ministry on Sunday Feb. 11, 2024, shows Afghan prisoner Abdul Karim. Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for more than 13 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday Feb. 11, 2024. Abdul Zahir Saber and Abdul Karim were released as a result of the efforts made by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said. (Taliban Interior Ministry via AP)

2 Afghans who were kept at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years released, Taliban says

Men were under house arrest since leaving Guantanamo Bay in 2017

This undated photo released by the Taliban Interior Ministry on Sunday Feb. 11, 2024, shows Afghan prisoner Abdul Karim. Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for more than 13 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday Feb. 11, 2024. Abdul Zahir Saber and Abdul Karim were released as a result of the efforts made by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said. (Taliban Interior Ministry via AP)
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Afghan arrests of women for dress code violations drawing UN attention

‘Detentions carry an enormous stigma that put Afghan women at even greater risk’

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
Afghan children climb on a destoryed building in Zindan Jan, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, three months after a massive earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/ Omid Haqjo)

Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives following Afghanistan’s earthquake

Thousand were killed or injured in October

Afghan children climb on a destoryed building in Zindan Jan, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, three months after a massive earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/ Omid Haqjo)
FILE - Taliban fighters ride in the back of a vehicle during a night patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2021. Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report published Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Taliban sending women to prison to protect them from violence: UN report

Women and girls have been increasingly confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover in 2021

FILE - Taliban fighters ride in the back of a vehicle during a night patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2021. Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report published Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
Afghan refugees wait at the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border to be transferred to a camp near the border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. A huge number of Afghan refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan

Pakistan is arresting and expelling all foreigners it says are in the country illegally

Afghan refugees wait at the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border to be transferred to a camp near the border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. A huge number of Afghan refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
An Afghan girl cries in front of her house that was destroyed by the earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Devastating Afghanistan quake claims mostly women and children

United Nations officials say Saturday’s earthquake killed more than 2,000 people

An Afghan girl cries in front of her house that was destroyed by the earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Afghans bury hundreds of people killed in an earthquake to a burial site, in a village in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Saturday’s deadly earthquake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where an earlier quake killed over 2,000

Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier…

Afghans bury hundreds of people killed in an earthquake to a burial site, in a village in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Saturday’s deadly earthquake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A man searches through rubble after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.The federal Minister of Foreign Affairs is offering support to people in Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake rocked the western part of the Asian country on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Omid Haqjoo

Afghan Canadians unite to offer support following deadly earthquake

More than 2,000 people reported dead

A man searches through rubble after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.The federal Minister of Foreign Affairs is offering support to people in Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake rocked the western part of the Asian country on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Omid Haqjoo
Asylum seeker Taiba Nuri is followed by her husband Mahamed Yusef Niazi, from Afghanistan, carrying their seven-month-old daughter Sahaba, cross the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada Friday March 24, 2023 in Champlain, NY.. The federal government plans to fight allegations of discrimination for the disparate way it approached the Ukrainian and Afghan refugee crises on a single legal front, as another Canadian-Afghan sues for the right to rescue their family from the Taliban.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canadian who served in Afghanistan files discrimination lawsuit against feds

This follows a case filed in May by 2 former language, culture advisers who served in the military

Asylum seeker Taiba Nuri is followed by her husband Mahamed Yusef Niazi, from Afghanistan, carrying their seven-month-old daughter Sahaba, cross the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada Friday March 24, 2023 in Champlain, NY.. The federal government plans to fight allegations of discrimination for the disparate way it approached the Ukrainian and Afghan refugee crises on a single legal front, as another Canadian-Afghan sues for the right to rescue their family from the Taliban.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A supporter of Taliban shows off portraits of Taliban leader and flags he placed on his clothing during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)

Taliban say their rule of Afghanistan open-ended, as year 3 begins

Zabihullah Mujahid says status quo on restrictions on girls and women will remain

A supporter of Taliban shows off portraits of Taliban leader and flags he placed on his clothing during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
A lock is seen on a beauty salon door after Taliban announced bans beauty salons in Afghanistan, is seen in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The Taliban announced Tuesday that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Khan)

Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close

Edict enforced despite UN concern and rare public protest

A lock is seen on a beauty salon door after Taliban announced bans beauty salons in Afghanistan, is seen in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The Taliban announced Tuesday that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Khan)
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. The Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Senate passes long-delayed bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid in Afghanistan

The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws

The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. The Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian soldiers help a comrade get on a helicopter after he was injured in an IED blast during a patrol outside Salavat, in the Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, June 7, 2010. Two Canadians who served the military in Afghanistan are suing the federal government over allegations of discrimination when it comes to rescuing their family members from the Taliban. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Anja Niedringhaus

Canadian Afghan advisers take government to court over alleged discrimination

Application alleges the government provided ‘superior immigration benefits’ to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion

Canadian soldiers help a comrade get on a helicopter after he was injured in an IED blast during a patrol outside Salavat, in the Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, June 7, 2010. Two Canadians who served the military in Afghanistan are suing the federal government over allegations of discrimination when it comes to rescuing their family members from the Taliban. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Anja Niedringhaus
Hassan Soroosh, the pre-Taliban ambassador of Afghanistan is seen in a portrait at the Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

The Taliban has tried to rename the country since it seized Kabul in August 2021

Hassan Soroosh, the pre-Taliban ambassador of Afghanistan is seen in a portrait at the Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
CW4WAfghan hopes to bring higher education to Afghan women. (Photo courtesy of CW4WAfghan)

B.C. universities to support women in Afghanistan seeking education

Campaign calls for virtual enrollment options, financial aid

  • Feb 14, 2023
CW4WAfghan hopes to bring higher education to Afghan women. (Photo courtesy of CW4WAfghan)
Taliban security personnel carry a damaged bus after a roadside bomb blast in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. A Taliban official says that a roadside bomb went off near a government bus in northern Afghanistan, killing several people. (AP Photo)

Refugee group says Ottawa will help bring 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada

Immigration department would not confirm the move, citing security risks

Taliban security personnel carry a damaged bus after a roadside bomb blast in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. A Taliban official says that a roadside bomb went off near a government bus in northern Afghanistan, killing several people. (AP Photo)
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Taliban say women banned from universities in Afghanistan

Women also restricted from most employment and ordered to wear head-to-toe clothing in public

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)