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Afghanistan

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule since 2021, following the withdrawal of the US and NATO-allied troops. The country's mountain passes were an important trade route along the Silk Road.

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December 11, 2024

Afghanistan: Taliban minister killed in suicide bombing

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Reports & Analysis

A Taliban member destroys poppy fields in Afghanistan

Taliban poppy ban is economic hit to farmers

Taliban poppy ban is economic hit to farmers

The Taliban haven't offered alternatives after banning the growing of opium poppy — a key cash crop for rural Afghans.
PoliticsDecember 6, 2024
Angela Merkel before giving her testimony

Merkel addresses Bundestag Afghanistan inquiry

Merkel addresses Bundestag Afghanistan inquiry

Angela Merkel was chancellor when Germany pulled troops out of Afghanistan and the Taliban conquered Kabul in 2021.
PoliticsDecember 5, 2024
Young Afghan girls are seen in a classroom

Taliban overhaul Afghanistan's education system

Taliban overhaul Afghanistan's education system

The Taliban are rewriting school and university curricula in line with their deeply conservative version of Islam.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2024
Nazima Khairzad in her element in the mountains

Afghanistan refugees in Germany: 'Sport is freedom'

Afghanistan refugees in Germany: 'Sport is freedom'

Athletes Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled Afghanistan — now they are trying to help their countrywomen.
SportsNovember 28, 2024
A boy lifts dry raw bricks and takes them to a kiln where they will be burned during work to earn money in Lilongwe, central Malawi

Children's rights neglected amid conflict, climate change

Children's rights neglected amid conflict, climate change

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child guarantees universal rights for all. But many children remain overlooked.
Human RightsNovember 20, 202411 images
A man works behind a computer inside a recording studio as one woman talks to another woman in front of a green screen

Exiled journalist produces TV for women in Afghanistan

Exiled journalist produces TV for women in Afghanistan

For many Afghan women Begum TV is the only link to the outside world, as the Taliban clamps down on women's rights.
Freedom of SpeechNovember 16, 202405:53 min
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A photo of the last US soldier climbing the last US plane out of Kabul, taken with a nightvision filter

What does Trump's election win mean for Afghanistan?

US President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the Afghanistan pullout, but will he actually change America's approach?
ConflictsNovember 13, 2024
A radio broadcast booth in Khost, Afghanistan, seen in September 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban impose new restrictions on media

Journalists in Afghanistan say there is little left of press freedom in their country under the Taliban.
Press FreedomSeptember 27, 2024
Relatives of a Balochistan attack victim carry a wrapped body out of a vehicle

Pakistan: Why are militant attacks on the rise?

Hundreds of lives were lost in Pakistan in August 2024 as militants ramp up attacks in provinces bordering Afghanistan.
ConflictsSeptember 12, 2024
A document, obtained by DW, with letterhead reading, 'Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Kabul'

Taliban pressures Germany for more diplomatic control

The Taliban wants more control over Afghanistan's diplomatic mission in Germany, a move apparently accepted by Berlin.
PoliticsSeptember 5, 2024
A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan refugees line up to register in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan

Life in Afghanistan dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule

No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban government due to the group's hard-line policies.
ConflictsAugust 14, 2024
Pashtun protesters in Bannu, Pakistan

What is behind 'Pashtun uprising' in northwestern Pakistan?

Islamabad accuses a Pashtun rights movement of conspiring against the state. The group says its demands are legitimate.
ConflictsJuly 31, 202404:00 min
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