TORONTO( REUTERS)-Canada is planning to take in hundreds of vulnerable Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and their families as the United States draws down its military presence in Afghanistan after two decades, a government source said on Wednesday( July 7). Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan ended a decade ago, after which the country resettled about 800 Afghans who had worked for the country as interpreters or in other roles. Now, interpreters who remained in Afghanistan and Afghan staff

KABUL( Reuters)-The Taliban administration has released a set of restrictions on Afghan media, including banning television dramas that included female actors and ordering women news presenters to wear" Islamic hijab".... The rules drew criticism from international rights watchdog Human Rights Watch( HRW), which said media freedom was deteriorating in the country.... Though Taliban officials have sought to sought to publicly assure women and the international community that women's rights will

Image source, EPA Image caption, Taliban soldiers in the outskirts of Kabul earlier this month.... The Taliban have a long history of killing members of the security forces and civil society figures. The group is widely held responsible for a ruthless and bloody campaign of assassinations in the 18 months between early 2020 and their takeover of the country in August.... Has there been any example of this?...

Mullah Hassan Akhund, right, then Afghanistan's Foreign Minister is received by then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Aug.... Taliban forces have hunted down former officers using government employment records and have targeted those who surrendered and received letters guaranteeing their safety, the report said.... " The pattern of killings has sown terror throughout Afghanistan, as no one associated with the former government can feel secure they have escaped the threat of

Has there been any example of this?... He admitted he had been an NDS member, but pointed out the amnesty.... Residents later brought his body to his home, telling relatives he had been killed on the road by armed men they believed were Taliban. The Taliban leadership in September announced the creation of a commission to investigate reports of rights abuses and crimes by their own fighters....

“ I feel threatened and my family is in shock.” The Taliban swept into towns and districts, often without a shot fired, making diplomatic assurances to their opponents and the public.... 29, 2021, 12: 44 p.m.ET Senators criticize Biden and Trump, saying decisions undermined U.S. security.... U.S. diplomats are unlikely to stay in Afghanistan after troops leave....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for November 29 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... The organization said it interviewed 40 individuals in person and nearly 30 by telephone.... Their bodies are often collected by either family members or by people in their communities....

“ The burden is on the Taliban to prevent further killings, hold those responsible to account, and compensate the victims’ families.” Ms.... Far From Home: Some Afghans who were abroad when the country collapsed are desperate to return, but have no clear route home.... The Taliban have not banned art outright....

PANJSHIR, Afghanistan — In this lush strip of land — walled off from potential invaders by high mountain peaks and narrow, ambush-prone passes — former mujahedeen fighters and Afghan commandos regrouped in the days after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government, vowing to fight to the last man.... With its history of resistance and its reputation for impenetrability, the Panjshir Valley seemed an ideal place for a determined force of renegades to base an insurgency.By Sept.... “ The Soviets a

TWO Afghan journalists were brutally beaten with cables for four hours by the Taliban for covering the women's protests in Kabul, it has been revealed. Shocking photos show the injuries Nemat Naqdi and Taqi Daryabi sustained after they were detained by the jihadi forces on Tuesday.... We want the Taliban to bring their soldiers to justice.... “ When we arrived there in front of the police station door, suddenly Taliban fighters arrested us by force.“ They didn't give us a second and chance to