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Hundreds of refugees touched down in Calgary Friday on a chartered flight from Afghanistan. After a warm Calgary welcome, many are carrying on to destinations across Canada. But about 40 of them will now call Calgary home — and on this International Women’s Day their arrival can’t come soon enough. Sarah Offin explains.

This week marks one year since the Taliban banned women in Afghanistan from attending post-secondary schools. It’s part of a crackdown on women and girls’ rights, where they are not allowed to learn, work or even go to beauty salons. To escape all of this, a growing number of female Afghan students are seeking scholarships...

In tonight’s top story: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dismissing reports that the U.S. has convinced Israel to not expand its military offensive in Gaza. “Israel is a sovereign state,” Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday, adding that “Our decisions are not dictated by external pressures.” Also, in the Middle East, the Taliban marks...

The selection of the design for the National Monument to the Mission in Afghanistan by the Trudeau government has sparked controversy. The decision-making process for this monument has come under fire, with plans for a separate military tribute in Ottawa already in motion. The House of Commons Veterans Affairs Committee has even issued a motion...

More than one million Afghan refugees fled to Pakistan after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021. Now all these people face deportation as part of Pakistan’s new anti-migrant crackdown. As Touria Izri reports, some of them are waiting for Canada to process their refugee applications, as pressure mounts on the Immigration, Refugees and...

Afghan villagers who were asleep in tents after their homes were toppled by an earthquake on Saturday, were jolted awake Wednesday by a second 6.3 magnitude aftershock. In Chah Aab, the village’s some 500 houses were reduced to rubble and residents were in shock.

This week, Global News is highlighting stories of Afghans struggling to survive and start over. Shogofa Danish begins our series on life under the Taliban.

Two years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan again, the country’s economy has been pushed to the brink of collapse, with most of Afghanistan’s population now living in poverty. Shogofa Danish looks at the struggle to survive under Taliban rule.

In Ottawa, a crowd marched on Parliament Hill for the rights of people in Afghanistan. This week marks two years since Kabul’s violent fall to Taliban forces. That takeover has proved particularly frustrating for women and girls. As Touria Izri reports, protesters are calling for action.

WARNING: Video contains disturbing images not suitable for all viewers. Discretion is advised. At least 54 people were killed when an alleged suicide bomber detonated their device at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said. An Afghan branch of Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The Canadian government is concerned about the fate of some of the thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan, who escaped out of fear of arrest or even death at the hands of the Taliban who now rule Afghanistan. But now, Pakistani authorities are questioning their right to be in the country, leading Afghan nationals...

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration ordered beauty salons to close within a month on Tuesday, according to its morality ministry. The order is the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women, following 2021’s closure of almost all girls’ high schools and the banning of women from university.

The Canadian military is mobilizing to help B.C. fight against fires that have already burned thousands of square kilometres of forest in the province, already making this the worst fire season the province has ever seen. In Winnipeg, a determined group of protestors remain defiant in the face of a court order to stop a...

With the Russian military seeing significant losses on the battlefield of its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin appears to be looking for recruits outside Russia. Touria Izri and Shogofa Danish speak with former Afghan special forces, who say their comrades have now taken up arms to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Fire-ravaged Alberta is bracing for more hot, dry weather, which could further fuel more than 70 active wildfires across the province. We hear from a couple whose property was devastated by the flames, and why they’re now too afraid to leave. In an effort to expedite the process, the federal government will soon allow Canadians...

The Pentagon has confirmed a senior ISIS leader responsible for a deadly attack on Americans and Afghans during the U-S withdrawal from Afghanistan has been killed.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Univeristy of Manitoba in Winnipeg on Wednesday to promote his government’s federal budget. Trudeau responded to concerns regarding issues like assistance for Afghan refugees, Indigenous communities’ right to natrual resources, and inflation challenges facing families.

More than a year ago, hundreds of pets from Afghanistan landed in B.C., as their owners prepared to escape the return of Taliban rule. Many of the animals were adopted by new families but as Travis Prasad reports, one dog and its owner have been reunited after a long and complicated journey.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the tabling of a new bill on Thursday that would amend parts of the Criminal Code to make it easier for humanitarian organizations to deliver “desperately needed aid” to Afghanistan. Mendicino said under Bill C-41, “stringent measures” to prevent finances from reaching the Taliban will remain in place.

Women and girls in Afghanistan have been banned from going to school, just one of the many rights taken away by the Taliban. Global’s Touria Izri and Shogofa Danish explain how Canadian aid agencies are working to reach and help female Afghan students.