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A child reportedly suffering from malnutrition receives treatment at the Mirwais hospital in Kandahar

Warning over impact of malnutrition in Afghanistan

Children are dying of starvation in Afghanistan, local and international sources has said, following warnings that a million youngsters there could face life-threatening malnutrition by the end of the year.

World • 02 Oct 21

Roderic O'Gorman said those arriving from Afghanistan will not go into direct provision (Kabul airport file image)

Up to 500 extra places for Afghan family members

The Government has agreed to provide up to 500 additional places for Afghan family members.

Ireland • 28 Sep 21

Queues for a bank in Kabul earlier this month

Afghan economy on brink of collapse, diplomat warns

The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council has warned that Afghanistan's economy is on the brink of collapse.

World • 27 Sep 21

Taliban fighters stand guard along a road in Herat (File pic)

Taliban hang bodies of 'kidnappers' in Herat city

The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat, a senior official said.

World • 25 Sep 21

When the Taliban last ruled, the ambassador of the Afghan government they toppled remained the UN representative

Taliban asks to address world leaders at UN Assembly

The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.

World • 21 Sep 21

The Taliban said they were 'finalising things'

Afghan girls to be allowed return to school 'soon'

Girls in Afghanistan will be allowed to return to school as soon as possible, the have Taliban said, after announcing the remaining positions in its all-male cabinet.

World • 21 Sep 21

Afghan women staged a 'silent protest opposite the Ministry of Education in Kabul

Afghan women 'beside themselves' over new restrictions

The Taliban's effective ban on women working has sparked outrage over the dramatic loss of rights after millions of female teachers and girls were barred from secondary school education.

World • 20 Sep 21

Simon Coveney said coordination will continue with key partners in the coming period to return the citizens back to Ireland

Further 11 Irish citizens are moved out of Afghanistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has confirmed that a further 11 Irish citizens and direct family members have been moved out of Afghanistan, and are currently in Doha.

Ireland • 19 Sep 21

Most of the protesters are drawn from Ireland's Afghan community, many of who came here when the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in the 1990s

Ireland's Afghan community protests against Taliban

Several hundred people gathered at the GPO in Dublin this afternoon to protest against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Ireland • 19 Sep 21

Aimal, brother of Ezmarai Ahmadi, stands next to the wreckage of a vehicle that was damaged in a US drone strike

US must compensate over drone killings, relatives say

Relatives of the victims of a US drone strike that killed 10 members of an Afghan family in a "tragic mistake" demanded a face-to-face apology and compensation.

World • 19 Sep 21

Boys attend their class at a school in Kabul today

Girls excluded from secondary school in Afghanistan

Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan today, after the country's new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers back to the classroom.

World • 18 Sep 21

Sigrid Kaag speaking to reporters after resigning

Dutch foreign minister quits over Afghan crisis censure

Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigned from her job today after the Netherlands parliament formally condemned her handling of the Afghanistan evacuation crisis.

World • 16 Sep 21

The increasing economic crisis following the Taliban takeover has led some low-income Afghans to sell their household goods

UN envoy meets Afghan interior minister wanted by US

Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN refugee agency has said.

World • 16 Sep 21

The Taliban banned women from playing all sport during their first rule in the 1990s

Afghan girls' football team flees to Pakistan

Members of Afghanistan's national girls' football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, a month after the Taliban swept back into power.

World • 15 Sep 21

While it's unclear who the dogs belonged to, many were found in the section of the airport that was used by American forces (Getty Images)

Afghan dogs find new home after US evacuation

In a makeshift training centre at Kabul airport, dozens of dogs that were left behind during last month's evacuations from Afghanistan have found a new home - and new handlers.

World • 13 Sep 21

Women students show their support for the Taliban at a Kabul university

Taliban ban women from studying at university with men

Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban's new higher education minister has said.

World • 12 Sep 21

A child lies in a malnutrition treatment ward at the Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital in Kabul (pic: UNICEF)

Afghan children facing threat of malnutrition - UNICEF

UNICEF is warning that close to one million children in Afghanistan are facing the threat of acute malnutrition, as a result of drought and the ongoing conflict there.

World • 12 Sep 21

The number of girls in primary school jumped from 'almost zero' in 2001 to 2.5 million in 2018, according to UNESCO's latest report

Afghanistan risks education 'catastrophe', UN warns

Afghanistan risks backsliding on nearly two decades of schooling gains for children, especially girls, as the prospect of violence looms with the return of Taliban rule, the UN's education agency has said.

World • 10 Sep 21

Happiness, hope, and concern for family members back home are the main emotions they are feeling, an aid worker said

'Traumatised' - Afghan evacuees begin life in Australia

The first of about 3,500 people who were evacuated from Afghanistan are beginning life in Australia.

World • 10 Sep 21

The view of One World Trade Center and lower Manhattan in New York City

20 years since the day that changed the world

It is often referred to as the day that changed the world, but the repercussions of the 9/11 attacks US were felt far beyond the locations of New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

US • 10 Sep 21

Journalists Nemat Naqdi, 28, (left) and Taqi Daryabi, 22, show their wounds sustained by Taliban fighters

Afghan journalists tell of beatings over protests

Two Afghan journalists are reported to have been badly beaten after being arrested by the Taliban for covering a protest by women demanding the right to work and education.

World • 09 Sep 21

Passengers sit inside the departure terminal at the airport in Kabul

First evacuation flight since US exit lands in Doha

Around 100 passengers, including Americans, have arrived in Doha on the first flight carrying foreigners out of Kabul since a US-led evacuation of Afghanistan ended on 30 August.

World • 09 Sep 21

ACB revived the team last year and gave contracts to 25 players (File)

Afghan cricket board awaits word on women's game

Afghanistan cricket chiefs are still awaiting instructions from the country's new Taliban government on the future of the women's game and are not anticipating a decision any time soon, a top cricket official has said.

World • 08 Sep 21

Hardliners in top Afghan roles as women protest again

The international community greeted the make-up of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay today after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to top positions.

World • 08 Sep 21

Mary Robinson was speaking at a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security

Mary Robinson calls on UN not to fail Afghan women

The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, has called on the UN Security Council not to fail the women and girls of Afghanistan.

World • 07 Sep 21