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The Taliban breaks with the UN's Afghanistan mission

Afghanistan's Taliban regime breaks with the UN's mission in Afghanistan, Unama. .

The Taliban breaks with the UN's Afghanistan mission

Germany: Demands for refugee stop after knife attack

The knife attack at a city festival in German Solingen on Friday is shaking the country. With five days to the state election, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is promising stricter weapon laws, while the opposition is demanding a total stop for refugees from Syria, the suspected perpetrator's home country.

Germany: Demands for refugee stop after knife attack

UN concerned about Afghanistan's tightened morality laws

The Taliban in Afghanistan presented expanded moral laws for the country last week, including even stricter dress codes for women, and increased control of the population. The UN is now expressing concern over the development.

UN concerned about Afghanistan's tightened morality laws

Trump Mocks US Soldiers

Donald Trump is being criticized for an argument that a civilian medal he gave to a donor is better than the USA's highest military honor – because soldiers can get shot or killed, while his supporters remain "healthy and beautiful". .

Trump Mocks US Soldiers

Three years with the Taliban: Forced labor and secret schools

Millions and millions of teaching hours have been lost for girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan three years ago. Not attending school increases the risk of both child labor and forced marriage.

Three years with the Taliban: Forced labor and secret schools

The Taliban Celebrate Three Years Since Takeover

In Afghanistan, hundreds of people, including Chinese and Iranian diplomats, have gathered at a former American airbase to celebrate three years since the Taliban regained power in the country. The Taliban government has "the responsibility to maintain an Islamic rule, protect property and people's lives, and respect for our nation", says the Taliban movement's acting Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund in a statement.

The Taliban Celebrate Three Years Since Takeover

Expert: "Not surprised about the terror plan"

Two young people are suspected of having planned a terrorist attack against Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. One of them had sworn allegiance to IS in a video.

Expert: "Not surprised about the terror plan"

The Swedish Afghanistan Committee lays off all employees in Afghanistan

The Swedish Afghanistan Committee (SAK) is forced to lay off all remaining employees in Afghanistan, a total of 1,400 people, writes [Global Bar Magazine](https://globalbar. se/2024/08/afghanistan-sak-sager-upp-alla-anstallda/).

The Swedish Afghanistan Committee lays off all employees in Afghanistan

USA: The Mastermind Behind 9/11 to Plead Guilty

The man accused of being the mastermind behind al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, has agreed to plead guilty following an agreement with the US. This is reported by the Defense Department in Washington.

USA: The Mastermind Behind 9/11 to Plead Guilty

The Taliban cuts ties with embassies

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is severing ties with a number of the country's embassies around the world – including in Sweden. Documents issued by these diplomatic missions are no longer valid, it is stated.

The Taliban cuts ties with embassies

"It feels great to represent 120 million refugees"

Amir Ansari, 24, came to Sweden after a flight from Afghanistan that was about to cost him his life. On Saturday, he makes his Olympic debut for the refugee team in the time trial.

"It feels great to represent 120 million refugees"

Al-Qaida top arrested in Pakistan

Al-Qaida leader Amin ul-Haq has been apprehended by Pakistani anti-terrorism authorities in the province of Punjab. He is accused of planning "sabotage activities targeting important installations" in the country.

Al-Qaida top arrested in Pakistan

17 dead in bus crash in Afghanistan

At least 17 people have died and 34 been injured in a bus accident in Afghanistan. The accident occurred on a motorway between the capital Kabul and the northern parts of the country.

17 dead in bus crash in Afghanistan

At Least 35 Dead in Rainstorm in Afghanistan

At least 35 people have been killed and 230 injured in a rainstorm in eastern Afghanistan, according to local authorities. Among the dead are five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house collapsed in Nangarhar province.

At Least 35 Dead in Rainstorm in Afghanistan

Leopard cubs born at Nordens Ark

The Persian leopards at Nordens Ark in Bohuslän have had an addition. The cubs will now contribute to saving the highly endangered species.

Leopard cubs born at Nordens Ark

Tens of thousands of Afghans are still waiting for a decision

Around 44,000 Afghans are still stuck in limbo in Pakistan nearly three years after the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan. They are waiting to be granted asylum in various Western countries that they have been promised to be allowed to enter.

Tens of thousands of Afghans are still waiting for a decision

Afghanistan does not recognize Olympic-selected women

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited six Afghan athletes to the Olympics in Paris, three women and three men. The Taliban government, however, only recognizes the men.

Afghanistan does not recognize Olympic-selected women

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video

A female human rights activist from Afghanistan says that she was raped in prison there, and that the Taliban have threatened to publish a recording of the assault if she speaks out against their regime. .

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video

Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

Representatives of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have met with American envoys at a UN-led meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar. .

Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

Putin and Xi in a Friendly Meeting

Russia and China have never had such a good relationship as today. This says President Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan, where he met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Putin and Xi in a Friendly Meeting

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

There are increasingly more synthetic opioids in circulation, warns the UN. The increase is believed to lead to more fatal overdoses.

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

All the Twists and Turns Surrounding Julian Assange

Spy according to some, freedom of speech champion according to others. He has been accused of rape in Sweden, threatened with extradition to the USA and spent seven years confined to Ecuador's embassy.

All the Twists and Turns Surrounding Julian Assange

Stella Assange on her husband: He needs time

Julian Assange has landed in his home country of Australia. After 14 years of legal wrangling, the WikiLeaks founder is a free man, since he pleaded guilty to spreading military secrets in an agreement with the USA.

Stella Assange on her husband: He needs time

All the Twists and Turns Surrounding Julian Assange

Spy according to some, freedom of speech champion according to others. He has been accused of rape in Sweden, threatened with extradition to the USA and spent seven years confined to Ecuador's embassy.

All the Twists and Turns Surrounding Julian Assange