Tag: Afghanistan
Photographer Ebrahim Noroozi wins Visa d’Or Magazines for his work in Afghanistan
In Perpignan, in the south of France, an Iranian photographer has just won the Visa d’Or Magazine during the Visa pour l’Image festival. Ebrahim Noroozi is rewarded for a long-term…
Threatened by the Taliban, these Afghan women who count on the reception of France
This is a symbolic first: France welcomes, this Monday, September 4, a handful of Afghan women threatened by the Taliban and exiled in neighboring Pakistan. They are for the moment…
Remarkable decision about Afghans who are considered ‘stateless’ from Switzerland! A special passport will be issued: That decision was a turning point
Spokesperson of the Swiss State Secretariat of Migration (SEM), Daniel Bach, said in a statement to SRF television broadcasting in Switzerland that they will grant the right to a special…
Universities, parks and even beauty salons are banned – check out this story for what’s allowed for women in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Today, Tuesday, exactly two years have passed since the extremist Islamist Taliban movement took power in Afghanistan and began severely restricting the rights of women and girls. The…
Afghanistan under the Taliban regime: “A bloodless country, a nightmare of the contemporary world”
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, after two decades of American intervention. Since their fall in 2001, they have managed to rebuild their strength and consolidate…
Afghanistan: “I feel like I’m in prison and my crime is being a woman”
While the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan two years ago to the day, August 15, 2021, Khatera Amine is today deprived of a place to learn and listen. Activist for…
at least six Afghans dead in Channel shipwreck
At least six Afghans died on Saturday August 12 in the sinking in the Channel of a boat of about sixty migrants trying to reach England. One to two passengers…
“There were signs of danger” – Europe made the same mistakes in Africa as it did in Afghanistan, says a Finnish researcher
Soldiers seized power in the giant West African nation of Niger just over two weeks ago. After the coup, the EU countries were in a hurry. They began to evacuate…
Afghanistan was shaken by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake!
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred near Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that the epicenter of the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that occurred at 17:53 local time was the Curm…
5.8 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan! It was felt from neighboring countries as well.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced the epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 20:31 local time, as Curm district of Badakhshan province and its magnitude as 5.8. Earthquakes occur…