Tag: Afghan
The Swedish Migration Agency: No more deportations of Afghan women
All women and girls from Afghanistan who apply for a residence permit in Sweden will now receive it. This is stated by the Swedish Migration Agency for TV4 Nyheterna. The…
Chékéba Hachémi, the insolent girl from Kabul: an ode to the resistance of Afghan women
In 1986, Chékéba, eleven years old, crossed alone with a smuggler the mountains that separate Afghanistan from Pakistan. The Soviet occupation and the Islamist guerrillas are destabilizing the country. Exiled…
Zarif Design, a company that seeks to save Afghan textile heritage
Until next February, the National Museum of Asian Arts is honoring Afghanistan in two exhibitions. The first explores a century of Franco-Afghan archaeological research, the other focuses on contemporary creation,…
In Switzerland, Afghan cyclists get back in the saddle
Far from the great cycling tours, far from the major competitions, it was a rather special race that was held last week in Switzerland, in Aigle, at the headquarters of…
Russia recruits elite Afghan soldiers
Published: Less than 50 min ago full screen Newly trained Afghan special forces at a ceremony in Kabul in 2021 after completing a three-month training program. Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP/TT Russia…
Russia recruits elite Afghan soldiers
The information that Russia is trying to recruit the former elite soldiers comes from three former Afghan generals, whom the AP news agency interviewed. They testify that Russia – with…
They were specially trained by the USA! Now they will fight for Putin, 30 thousand Afghans are waiting in the aport
Top officials in the Russian army manage the recruitment process of 30,000 soldiers trained by the British army. A new communication has begun between the Afghan National Army and Russian…
In Switzerland, Afghan cyclists relish competition and freedom
A somewhat special race took place in Switzerland, in Aigle, at the headquarters of the International Cycling Union, this Sunday, October 23. Fifty participants took part in the Afghanistan Women’s…
Several dead in Afghan earthquake
Published: Just now full screen In June, eastern Afghanistan was hit by the deadliest earthquake in the country in over two decades. File photo from the province of Paktika. Photo:…
Explosion in an Afghan mosque – 18 dead
The explosion occurred in the Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday. More than 20 people are said to have been injured and at least…