Afghanistan Government

• Ex-Afghanistan President Ghani fled ‘to prevent the destruction of Kabul,’ he says

  Former President Ashraf Ghani said in a BBC interview that aired Thursday that an adviser gave him just minutes to decide to abandon the capital city.

  World

  Dec 30, 2021
  
• Continue to fund health care in Afghanistan, WHO asks international donors

  The deteriorating situation underscored the dilemma faced by many international donors, many of which are reticent to fund the Taliban-led administration.

  World

  Sep 23, 2021
  
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• Taliban expand cabinet, double down on all-male Afghanistan government

  With the Taliban takeover, there's been widespread fear among girls and women that they would lose the gains of the past 20 years, and many of their concerns have materialized.

  World

  Sep 21, 2021
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• Tension grows among Taliban moderates, hard-liners in Afghanistan government

  The wrangling has taken place behind the scenes, but rumors quickly began circulating about a recent violent confrontation between the two camps.

  World

  Sep 16, 2021
• New Afghanistan interim government stacked with veteran Taliban rulers

  The Cabinet selection defied the many voices that had urged inclusivity and moderation. Instead, it seemed to be a bow to the Taliban’s tens of thousands of fighters.

  World

  Sep 8, 2021
• President Ghani has left Afghanistan, official says, as Taliban fighters enter Kabul

  The Taliban has defeated, co-opted or sent Afghan security forces fleeing from wide swaths of the country.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2021
• Gunmen under siege after seizing Afghan government building

  Gunmen have seized control of a government building and taken dozens of hostages in eastern Afghanistan, after a suicide bomber blew open the security gate.

  World

  Jul 31, 2018