We'll Never Even Think of Going Back to Afghanistan Now: Women Refugees in India
3 years, 4 months ago

We'll Never Even Think of Going Back to Afghanistan Now: Women Refugees in India

News 18  

On August 15, when her native city Kabul fell to the Taliban, 19-year-old Mariam Arzo Nooyar was crying at her house in south Delhi’s Bhogal, saying all hope of redemption for her war-torn Afghanistan was replaced by nightmares. But this August 15, when India was celebrating its 75th Independence Day, we lost our, as Kabul fell to the Taliban that very day. She was among the hundreds of Afghan refugees, mostly youths, who gathered and vociferously protested in front of the UNHCR office here amid deepening crisis in Afghanistan in the wake of takeover of the strife-torn nation by the Taliban. Yusufi and Nooyar shouted slogans during the protest as they are both volunteers of the Afghan Solidarity Committee, an umbrella organisation of Afghan refugees in India, which led the demonstration.

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Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban
4 months ago

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban

Live Mint  

THE STREETS of Kabul used to be riotously, almost headache-inducingly colourful. There were billboards advertising Western wear and Punjabi salwar kameez, murals promoting women’s and children’s rights, and everywhere the black-red-green tricolour of the Afghan Republic. Black-and-white also describes Western countries’ approach to Afghanistan since their humiliating exit from the country on August 15th 2021. Islamic State Khorasan Province, a …

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive
4 months, 1 week ago

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive

India Today  

It has been three years since the fall of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to Taliban forces. Over this period, the region has witnessed significant changes, including shifts in Afghanistan itself and alterations in India’s policies towards both the Taliban and Afghanistan. In an insightful discussion with India Today Global, Kabir Taneja, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, …

'The Fall of Kabul': A first-person account of Afghanistan's troubled history
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'The Fall of Kabul': A first-person account of Afghanistan's troubled history

New Indian Express  

Whether in real life or fiction, most Indians have grown up knowing kabuliwalas. When global superpowers chose Afghanistan to stage their war drama, India became too close to the violence geographically and metaphorically. News outlets as well as social media provided the headlines and snapshots: the retreat of the US military, an unstable government, and its takeover by Taliban amid …

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban
1 year ago

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban

The Independent  

Forced to gather in exile, Afghanistan’s resistance movement is working in the shadows on ways to oust the Taliban from its grip on Kabul, knowing it can no longer trust or rely on the Western allies who so hastily pulled out of the country in August 2021. “The West is watching the Taliban close schools and ban education, but it …

Explained: How a humanitarian crisis unfolded in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How a humanitarian crisis unfolded in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover

Firstpost  

The Taliban had taken over Kabul on 15 August in 2021 following which former President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation. Sticking to their hardline policies Taliban authorities issued an order soon after they seized power asking shopkeepers in several provinces of Afghanistan to hack the heads off their mannequins because “they are idols.” Shops in Afghanistan’s western Herat province were …

The two Afghanistans: Beware of Taliban but common Afghans love India
2 years, 3 months ago

The two Afghanistans: Beware of Taliban but common Afghans love India

Firstpost  

For those of us who are old enough to remember that day in 1986, Javed Miandad’s six off the last ball of the match from Chetan Sharma remains seared in the mind. Sharma, who is now head of the BCCI’s selection committee, may have got some much-overdue satisfaction on Sunday when in the India-Pakistan T20 Asia Cup match, Hardik Pandya …

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair
2 years, 3 months ago

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair

LA Times  

Standing on the side of a mud-crusted street by a sewage canal, Shafiullah heaved a 110-pound bag of flour into the trunk of his battered Toyota Corolla and sighed. “She can’t go to school,” Husseini said, gesturing at her sister, who stood silently by her side. Yes, there are less intihaari bombings because the Taliban themselves were the intihaaris and …

one year of taliban rule | the view from india
2 years, 4 months ago

one year of taliban rule | the view from india

The Hindu  

Last week marked one year of Taliban rule, a rather grim anniversary for Afghanistan that the Taliban celebrated as victory day, even as many Afghan women came out bravely to protest, calling for freedom and for jobs for women. This month, Afghanistan’s Ariana airlines will follow Kam Air, which has been operating weekly flights every Thursday between Kabul and Delhi …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. While the Afghan people are known for their resilience and ability to survive, he said, unfortunately “negative coping strategies” …

A year after Taliban, Afghans who chose to stay fear grim future
2 years, 4 months ago

A year after Taliban, Afghans who chose to stay fear grim future

Al Jazeera  

A judge and a professor say they decided to stay back – despite threats and adverse conditions – to help other Afghans. Even as her friends and colleagues fled fearing the new regime, Alimi, one of only 270 female judges in the country, chose to stay back despite the threats against her. “I can’t even imagine what would they would …

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'
3 years, 3 months ago

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'

Deccan Chronicle  

On August 15 this year, India’s Independence Day, an unspeakable event occurred in Afghanistan, taking the world by storm. In 2004, an assembly of 502 Afghan delegates adopted a constitution, creating a strong presidential system intended to unite the country’s various ethnic groups. “Afghans have seized the opportunity provided by the United States and its international partners to lay the …

Afghanistan Female Cricketer Dejected by Lack of Support from ICC
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan Female Cricketer Dejected by Lack of Support from ICC

The Quint  

"In the last year, it was not so difficult for us. Before that it was difficult, people would not accept us, the ACB said that we must not go out with the cricket equipment. Samim and her two sisters fled Afghanistan two days before Taliban took over the country. "Leaving Afghanistan, it was a sad day for me. I really …

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Nov. 13, 2001. “I found the people relieved fresh and full on energy to start anew,” the economist said from his home in Geneva, as he watched the Taliban’s return to power last month. ___ The return last month of the Taliban, with their long beards and flowing traditional turbans, has created widespread fear among …

The last US plane has departed Kabul, so what now for the people of Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

The last US plane has departed Kabul, so what now for the people of Afghanistan?

ABC  

After the last American plane left Kabul, the city's skyline lit up with gunfire — a Taliban celebration of the "complete independence" they have achieved over Afghanistan. Key points: A financial and humanitarian crisis is gripping Afghanistan As the last US flight left, citizens of Kabul were left feeling betrayed, while several women told the ABC they were in imminent …

India holds talks with Taliban, seeks early return of nationals from Afghanistan, raises terrorism issue
3 years, 3 months ago

India holds talks with Taliban, seeks early return of nationals from Afghanistan, raises terrorism issue

India TV News  

India on Tuesday held a meeting with a Taliban leader in Doha on latter’s request. Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said early Tuesday that “American soldiers left the Kabul airport, and our nation got its full independence.” The US confirmed its last forces …

Majority Indian nationals brought back from Afghanistan, situation being carefully monitored: MEA
3 years, 3 months ago

Majority Indian nationals brought back from Afghanistan, situation being carefully monitored: MEA

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs said a majority of Indian nationals who wished to return from Afghanistan have been brought back to India. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India's focus has been to evacuate its citizens who are stranded in Afghanistan, adding that the last evacuation flight had only about 40 people. Asked whether India will recognise …

With no hopes left to flee Kabul, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

With no hopes left to flee Kabul, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban

India Today  

Teacher Shirin Tabriq spent five days and nights outside Kabul airport trying to get on a flight from Afghanistan. READ: 'Afghan Hindus allowed, not me,' says woman MP deported at Delhi airport, India expresses regret Tabriq, the second wife of a former Afghan government official who fled to Pakistan in February, is furious with what she sees as the United …

'No bright future': Afghan women share their concerns for a future under Taliban rule
3 years, 3 months ago

'No bright future': Afghan women share their concerns for a future under Taliban rule

ABC  

As the dust settles on the Taliban's swift and decisive move into the Afghan capital Kabul, millions of people are coming to terms with a different future. Key points: Women in Afghanistan say they fear for their futures under Taliban rule The brother of a female lawmaker says she's received direct threats Others have tried to leave via Kabul airport …

Staying invested: on India's relations with Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Staying invested: on India's relations with Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to ask the MEA to brief all parliamentary parties on the Government’s actions in Afghanistan comes as questions grow about the Government’s planning for contingencies there, with the Taliban’s takeover. With most of the Indians based in Afghanistan returning home, or expected to soon, the Government must face the larger strategic questions over whether the …

No hope for future, challenging life ahead: Afghans speak of uncertainty after evacuation
3 years, 4 months ago

No hope for future, challenging life ahead: Afghans speak of uncertainty after evacuation

India Today  

Afghans who fled their country this week have spoken about their despair at leaving loved ones behind and the uncertain future ahead of them after the Taliban's rapid takeover. The woman said she fled with her husband, a dentist, and three children, fearing that her work with international humanitarian organisations would make them a Taliban target. "The most disturbing part …

'We are people without a country': Afghan nationals protest at UNHCR office in Delhi
3 years, 4 months ago

'We are people without a country': Afghan nationals protest at UNHCR office in Delhi

India Today  

It’s past 10 in the night. Hamidi says they have not only lost their country but also a source of income as many of these Afghan nationals were running business operations between Kabul and Delhi. “We feared that Taliban would strike on our family again and hence we left Afghanistan in 2018 with hopes of getting status in countries such …

Afghanistan going through difficult time, international support will end miseries, says Envoy to India
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan going through difficult time, international support will end miseries, says Envoy to India

The Hindu  

Asserting that the “suffering” of Afghanistan is man-made, the war-torn nation’s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Sunday said his country is going through a difficult time, and only good leadership, compassionate attitude and international support to the Afghan people would bring an end to “miseries”. Mr. Mamundzay also appreciated the words of sympathy and support messages from all “Indian …

Opinion: I fled Kabul in 1992, and I’m having disturbing flashbacks
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: I fled Kabul in 1992, and I’m having disturbing flashbacks

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Zarlasht Halaimzai is the founder of the non-profit Refugee Trauma Initiative and an Obama Fellow. Watching the fear and panic of family and friends in Afghanistan brought back memories of my family’s own escape from Kabul in 1992, when civil war broke out in the country following the collapse of the Soviet Union-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. During …

America has abandoned the women of Afghanistan (opinion)
3 years, 4 months ago

America has abandoned the women of Afghanistan (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.” Follow her on Twitter. Afghan women have been used as political pawns and treated more as symbols than humans by powerful people on all sides of the conflict – too many of them American …

‘Prisoners in homes’: The women in Afghanistan barred from leaving home without a man
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Prisoners in homes’: The women in Afghanistan barred from leaving home without a man

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are turning women into prisoners in their own …

Afghan refugees flock to Canadian embassy in Delhi with hope of migration
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan refugees flock to Canadian embassy in Delhi with hope of migration

India Today  

After the Canadian government announced that it will take in up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, about 20-25 Afghan nationals living in India flocked to the High Commission of Canada in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri on Tuesday to register themselves for the same. 'DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE IN INDIA' Speaking to India Today, the Afghans gathered at the Canadian embassy stated that they have …

As Kabul falls, Afghan lawmakers turn to India to take refuge
3 years, 4 months ago

As Kabul falls, Afghan lawmakers turn to India to take refuge

India Today  

Even as Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his aides fled to Tajikistan, other countries have opened their borders to Afghan citizens who are fleeing violence and conflict. The tide of the takeover by the Taliban has meant that India, often regarded as a safe refuge of learning, education and health for Afghans, is also housing political refugees from the country …

Afghanistan: Taliban going door-to-door, forcibly taking girls as young as twelve to be their sex slaves
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban going door-to-door, forcibly taking girls as young as twelve to be their sex slaves

Op India  

As the Taliban continues its onslaught on the Afghan population, the radical Islamic terrorists are now going door-to-door to forcibly ‘marry’ girls as young as 12 and forcing them into sex slavery. According to a report by Daily Mail, the Taliban commanders, after capturing some of the provincial capitals, have ordered local Imams to bring the lists of unmarried women …

Thousands Are Fleeing War-Torn Afghanistan, But India Isn’t the Destination
3 years, 4 months ago

Thousands Are Fleeing War-Torn Afghanistan, But India Isn’t the Destination

The Quint  

“These are not human beings, these are the worst barbarian terrorists,” said a resident of Kabul, who has been at the forefront of trying to relocate hundreds of those fleeing the Taliban brutality. To whom can we turn?” The sudden and complete withdrawal of the US and NATO troops has only given the Taliban the licence to throw every civilised …

Taliban: Covered almost 85% of Afghanistan, will capture rest soon | Exclusive
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban: Covered almost 85% of Afghanistan, will capture rest soon | Exclusive

India Today  

Amid an ongoing conflict between the Taliban and security forces in Afghanistan, the spokesperson of the radical Islamist group spoke exclusively to India Today TV and gave their version on some important points about the help from Pakistan, the death of Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui and ISI's instructions to target Indian assets. On the current status of the conflict, the …

‘I definitely want to stay’: Afghan women grapple with prospect of life under the Taliban again
3 years, 5 months ago

‘I definitely want to stay’: Afghan women grapple with prospect of life under the Taliban again

LA Times  

Since the day the Taliban and the U.S. began negotiating almost two years ago, Laila Haidari hasn’t had a good night’s sleep. “The Taliban mention an ‘Islamic framework.’ But there are no details as to what that looks like,” said Hosna Jalil, former Afghan deputy minister of women’s affairs. On board were figures as disparate as actor Angelina Jolie and …

Return of Taliban is not a headache for India only. Here's why.
3 years, 5 months ago

Return of Taliban is not a headache for India only. Here's why.

India Today  

Last week, Pakistan taunted India over its decision to temporarily close consulates in Afghanistan with fighting intensifying and the Taliban gaining control of much of the country. Pakistan Army spokesperson indirectly addressed India as “spoilers” in Afghanistan saying that India’s investment was “sinking” in the country with the return of the Taliban. READ: Taliban wins close consulates; Tajikistan reinforces border …

Former US president George Bush criticises Afghanistan withdrawal, fears for women
3 years, 5 months ago

Former US president George Bush criticises Afghanistan withdrawal, fears for women

India Today  

Former US president George W Bush criticised the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster released Wednesday, saying he fears that Afghan women and girls will “suffer unspeakable harm.” Asked in an interview with German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle whether the withdrawal is a mistake, Bush replied: “You know, I think it is, yeah, because I …

What civilians in Afghanistan say about America’s withdrawal
3 years, 8 months ago

What civilians in Afghanistan say about America’s withdrawal

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — America plans to “close the book” on its 20-year war in Afghanistan – but the departure of US troops will usher in an uncertain chapter for Afghan civilians. CNN A UN report out Wednesday said there has been a 29% increase in the number of civilians killed and injured during the first three months of 2021 …

Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights
3 years, 8 months ago

Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights

CNN  

CNN — Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women’s rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society in Afghanistan could be lost if the United States makes a precipitous withdrawal from the country. Progress ‘could evaporate’ Gailani told those at the virtual discussion that an American troop withdrawal from the country must be “extremely …

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