Afghanistan - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/z/654 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Afghanistan https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png Afghanistan - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/z/654 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:49:07 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Five Years After Fleeing Taliban Rule, At-Risk Afghans Live In Hiding In Pakistan Tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans, including journalists and activists, fled to neighboring Pakistan after the Taliban takeover. But many face deportation to their homeland, where they fear reprisals. https://www.rferl.org/a/at-risk-afghans-pakistan-deportation-taliban/33846365.html https://www.rferl.org/a/at-risk-afghans-pakistan-deportation-taliban/33846365.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:19:45 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesPakistanThe Rundown Stories RFE Panel: No War, But No Real Security For Afghans Under 5 Years Of Taliban Rule The absence of war in Afghanistan in the five years since the Taliban retook power as international forces withdrew from the country doesn't mean security for the Afghan people, according to a panel discussion hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-panel-security-afghans-taliban-rule-afghanistan-us/33835564.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-panel-security-afghans-taliban-rule-afghanistan-us/33835564.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:56:45 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Five Years Of Crisis, Isolation, And Growing Resistance A lack of rights, falling wages, deteriorating living conditions: Five years of Taliban rule have brought changes to Afghanistan, but not the ones most Afghans hoped for. https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-afghanistan-five-years-isolation-growing-resistance/33825977.html https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-afghanistan-five-years-isolation-growing-resistance/33825977.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:55:47 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Headline Shock And Fear: RFE/RL Afghan Journalist Remembers Taliban Takeover In Kabul Five Years Ago Malali Bashir, the managing editor of RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, recalls how she and her colleagues in Prague and Afghanistan covered the Taliban takeover of Kabul and collapse of the Afghan government on August 15, 2021. https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-takeover-kabul-rferl-remembers/33829677.html https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-takeover-kabul-rferl-remembers/33829677.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:18:33 +0200 VideosAfghanistanThe Rundown Stories The Day Kabul Fell: Five Years After The Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan On August 15, 2021, as US troops were nearing the end of their military withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban militants reestablished control over the country. In interviews with RFE/RL, Afghan and US officials described the militant takeover as Afghan civilians tried to flee Kabul in desperation. https://www.rferl.org/a/the-day-kabul-fell-5-years-after-the-taliban-takeover-in-afghanistan/33828419.html https://www.rferl.org/a/the-day-kabul-fell-5-years-after-the-taliban-takeover-in-afghanistan/33828419.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:43:02 +0200 VideosAfghanistanVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Five Years After Taliban Takeover, Young Afghans Learn To Live Under Its Repressive Rule Just before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, RFE/RL spoke with several young Afghans in Kabul who voiced their fears and anxieties about the future. We have since followed how their lives have unfolded. We reconnected with them on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s seizure of power. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-kabul-young-professionals-taliban/33827745.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-kabul-young-professionals-taliban/33827745.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:42:47 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Headline Taliban Official Killed As Violence Flares In Northern Afghanistan A senior Taliban official has been assassinated in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, where violence has flared in recent weeks. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-badakhshan-assassination/33830288.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-badakhshan-assassination/33830288.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:15:54 +0200 NewsAfghanistanTajikistanThe Rundown Stories 'All Our Hopes Have Been Destroyed': Afghanistan's Maternal Mortality Crisis Under Taliban Several thousand women die during childbirth every year in Afghanistan, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-healthcare-maternal-mortality-taliban-kabul/33827032.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-healthcare-maternal-mortality-taliban-kabul/33827032.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:22:03 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Headline Under Taliban Rule, Pregnancy Brings Deadly Risks To Afghan Women Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, due in large part to poverty, poor infrastructure, and inadequate health care. After five years of Taliban rule, international groups say the risks to mothers and babies are greater than ever. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-women-maternal-mortality/33825295.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-women-maternal-mortality/33825295.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:14:58 +0200 AfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories