Afghanistan
Whistleblower Claims Kabul Evacuation Was Even Worse Than It Looked
A UK Foreign Office whistleblower sheds new light on the disastrous evacuation, including claims the UK prime minister intervened to help evacuate animals when people were still waiting at the airport.
The Taliban Thinks Banning Forced Marriage Makes Men and Women Equal. It Doesn’t.
The group banned forced marriages – but didn’t mention education or work rights. Many remain unconvinced that they will follow through.
The Taliban Are Banned by Facebook. Then Why Are They Allowed to Post?
Just one more example of Facebook’s selective community standards policy.
The Nat Geo 'Afghan Girl’ Joins Thousands of Afghans Who’ve Taken Refuge in Europe
Sharbat Gula’s story continues to be symbolic of the challenges Afghans face.
Afghanistan Is Starving to Death
The double threat of the Taliban and climate change is turning Afghanistan into the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
We Spoke to the Unlucky Company With the Same Name as the Investor of Taliban’s Marijuana Center
Shortly after the Taliban claimed it found an investor for their hashish-processing factory, Cpharm’s phones started ringing.
Afghan Girls’ Football Team Arrives in UK On Flight Paid for By Kim Kardashian
A rabbi, a football chairman, and Kim Kardashian West walk into a Zoom meeting, and help evacuate 30 girls and young women and their families to safety.
Lesbian Couple Who Fled Taliban Now Dream of Getting Married in the US
They faced marginalisation and repression under Afghanistan’s previous governments, forced to conceal their sexuality from their families. But when the Taliban took over, they feared for their lives.
‘The Graveyard of Dreams and Hopes’: Inside Afghanistan’s Brain Drain
Afghanistan's state institutions face the risk of collapse after a mass exodus of educated professionals under the Taliban.
Intimate Portraits of Life Inside Taliban-Run Afghanistan
Afghan people hoped there'd be a silver lining to the Taliban takeover – long-awaited stability. But for now, the situation is as volatile as ever.
'A Slow Death': How the Taliban Crushed Afghanistan's Flourishing Media
VICE World News talked to Afghan journalists and media workers on the future of the sector under the second round of Taliban rule.
‘My Dreams Are Dead’: Afghan Women On Life Under Taliban Rule
Three months after the Taliban seized power, most of the leaders of women-led street protests in Afghanistan have fled the country.