A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremor, recorded at a depth of 160 km, was confirmed…
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban’s oppression of women. New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed an ultra-strict vision of Islamic law, modelled on their…
Meeting between top diplomats from three countries signals Tehran may be ready for renewed negotiations on its nuclear programme. Diplomats from Iran, Russia and China are meeting in Beijing for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme that could lead to negotiations following years of delay. Beijing said the three countries hope to find a “diplomatic” solution…
In August 2021, Tamim Satari raced to the Kabul International Airport to evacuate Afghanistan after working with the American military as an intelligence officer, helping U.S. forces coordinate aerial bomb campaigns against the Taliban. But in the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal, his wife and newborn son were left behind. “It was so hard, and…
A former Australian prime minster said the Trump administration’s treatment of long-time allies was providing an opportunity for China, in remarks that came shortly before the US president delivered a personal rebuff. Malcolm Turnbull, who led Australia from 2015 until 2018, said the world is seeing a more “undiluted” version of Donald Trump in his…
This is part two of the Post’s exclusive wide-ranging interview with Ashley Westwood, Hong Kong’s football head coach. You can read part one here. Football loves a rivalry, and pitting Hong Kong against its fellow financial hub of Singapore works on multiple levels. These two “Asian tigers”, drawn together in qualifying matches for the 2027…
He is the Taxman of Kabul, a bearded, black-turbaned Talib with a genial manner and the calculating mind of a computer-savvy accountant. As director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi has the unenviable task of raising revenue for the government of a wretchedly poor, isolated nation. From his perch behind an enormous…
Ashley Westwood asked for advice from Alex Ferguson when weighing up his Hong Kong job offer, but the Englishman has said he knew he could not resist trying to improve an “underperforming” team. In a wide-ranging interview with the Post six months after replacing the popular Jorn Andersen as the city’s football head coach, Westwood…
Inside Kabul over 3 years after U.S. withdrawal Inside Afghanistan more than 3 years after U.S. withdrawal 04:21 U.S. officials told CBS News that Mohammad Sharifullah is being extradited to the U.S. in connection with the August 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, which killed 13 American service…
A British couple who spent almost two decades running education programs in Afghanistan were detained by the Taliban earlier this month, their children said in interviews with a number of British news outlets. The couple, Peter Reynolds and Barbie Reynolds, were arrested on Feb. 1 when returning to their home in the country’s Bamiyan province,…