Tag: Afghanistan
carpet merchant and weaver of threads, words, and ties
Jean-Michel’s story is a story of transmission and sharing. At 75, this merchant runs an oriental art gallery in the heart of Nîmes. A passion he has nurtured since he…
First public execution in Afghanistan since the change of power
The executed man was convicted of killing another man five years ago and stealing his motorbike and mobile phone. According to reports, the man was shot dead by the victim’s…
Afghanistan in humanitarian crisis: “A fight for survival”
The survey in which Afghans had to rate their quality of life was carried out by analysis company Gallup a year after the Taliban came to power. That the population…
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…
Armed attack in Afghanistan! They targeted the Pakistani embassy
An armed attack was carried out on the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the attack, Kabul Police Spokesperson Khalid Zadran said, “After the attack, fire was opened from a…
In Afghanistan, families have to choose between food and heating
In Afghanistan, living conditions have worsened and poor families are trying to survive the harsh winter. Up to 20 million Afghans suffer from acute food shortages. 25.11. 16:35•Updated 25.11. 16:52…
Oberthur Fiduciaire will manufacture 390 million banknotes for Afghanistan
Fifteen months after the Taliban took power, in a very delicate legal context, the French group specializing in secure documents sealed a $15 million deal with the Afghan Central Bank.…
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,…
opium poppy cultivation on the rise since the return of the Taliban
Opium poppy cultivation has increased by 32% year on year in Afghanistan, according to the first report on the subject published Tuesday by the UN since the Taliban took power…
five girls’ schools have reopened in eastern Afghanistan
In one province in the east of the country, five public secondary schools for girls have reopened in one province in the east of the country. Until then, they were…